Sr Staff Software Engineer, Stream Integrations

Cribl•Remote - United States, CA

9d•$230,000 - $280,000•Remote

About The Position

Cribl is seeking a Sr Staff Software Engineer to help build its core data platform and set the technical direction for Stream Integrations. The platform ingests, enriches, transforms, shapes, and routes data to and from third-party systems. This role combines research and development with technical leadership, focused on building scalable, robust, high-performance distributed systems that process large data sets in real time. The role is fully remote. The engineer will lead feature development and collaborate with engineers, product managers, UX designers, and business teams to turn specifications into customer-focused software. The position also includes mentoring, roadmap contributions, improving engineering practices and product performance, writing and maintaining code and tests, supporting SaaS products, and periodically participating in 24x7 on-call rotations. Stand-by, on-call, or off-hours duties are required.

Requirements

BS in Computer Science or Electrical Engineering with 12+ years of experience, or MS with 8+ years of experience.
Expert knowledge of building products that leverage large-scale data sets.
Excellent verbal and written communication skills, including the ability to explain complex technical topics to internal and external stakeholders in remote or distributed environments.
Self-driven and motivated, with the ability to learn new technologies and develop prototypes quickly.
Expert knowledge of data structures, algorithms, operating systems, and distributed systems.
Strong experience optimizing the performance of complex systems.
Expert knowledge of designing, implementing, and interfacing with REST APIs.
Experience with Agile processes and rapid iterative development.
Ability to maintain focus on outcomes.
Experience using cloud platform services such as AWS, Azure, and GCP.
Strong sense of ownership and focus on high-quality, high-performing deliverables.
Expert knowledge of Linux systems.
Working knowledge of Docker and Kubernetes.
Willingness to perform stand-by, on-call, or off-hours duties.

Nice To Haves

Experience with authorization and authentication standards such as OAuth2, OpenID Connect, LDAP, and SAML.
Experience with Microsoft Office 365 APIs.

Responsibilities

Develop features integrating Cribl’s data stream processing engine with third-party systems such as Splunk, Elasticsearch, Kafka, AWS S3, Azure Blob Storage, and Google Cloud Storage.
Build expertise in third-party technologies by provisioning, building, and configuring systems and accounts to support research and development.
Provide technical and thought leadership for products and tools.
Mentor and coach junior engineers.
Contribute to the technical roadmap in partnership with product management and engineering leaders.
Introduce performance and efficiency improvements across products and processes.
Promote teamwork, engineering best practices, and a customer-focused mindset.
Lead feature development while balancing software quality, evangelism, and coaching responsibilities.
Design, develop, test, and maintain clear, robust code that meets customer needs.
Develop expertise in software development with Node.js, JavaScript/TypeScript, Docker, and Git.
Create robust test plans and comprehensive automated tests.
Collaborate with engineers, product managers, UX designers, and business teams to translate feature specifications into implementable code.
Provide feedback on feature design and participate in code reviews.
Contribute to internal and external product-related blogs.
Help maintain and support SaaS products, including periodic participation in 24x7 on-call rotations.

Benefits

Health insurance
Dental insurance
Vision insurance
Short-term disability insurance
Life insurance
Paid holidays
Paid time off
Fertility treatment benefit
401(k)
Equity
Participation in the Cribl Corporate Bonus Program for non-sales and non-sales-adjacent roles