Staff Software Engineer, Platform & Infrastructure
Qualified.com- Full Time
- Expert & Leadership (9+ years)
Candidates should possess at least 4 years of engineering management experience, with a proven track record of hiring, mentoring, and developing engineers within distributed systems environments. They should have expertise in cloud-native storage systems, object storage (such as S3), and familiarity with file formats like Parquet or JSON, alongside experience with high-throughput ingestion architectures. Furthermore, candidates must be comfortable operating in fast-paced environments and balancing delivery with quality and technical debt management, and demonstrate proficiency in Go, Node.js, or similar technologies, or a demonstrated ability to lead in unfamiliar technical stacks.
As the Engineering Manager for Cribl Lake, the individual will be responsible for building, leading, and supporting a diverse and inclusive engineering team focused on the core platform, encompassing ingestion, schema management, storage organization, and search enablement. They will collaborate with product management and engineering leadership to define and deliver the roadmap for Lake, guide the team in designing, implementing, testing, and maintaining scalable features, ensuring engineering best practices are followed, and driving cross-team collaboration with teams such as Cribl Search, Stream, and internal infrastructure. Additionally, they will foster a strong DevOps culture with a focus on observability, operational readiness, and proactive incident prevention, and contribute to Cribl’s long-term data strategy.
Data observability solutions for tech businesses
Cribl operates in the data observability market, helping tech businesses monitor, analyze, and visualize their data for better operational and security insights. The company offers two main products: Cribl Stream and Cribl Edge. Cribl Stream enables businesses to efficiently route and transform logs and metrics, either on their own infrastructure or through cloud services, ensuring timely data delivery. Cribl Edge focuses on collecting and processing real-time observability data from edge devices, which can then be sent to Cribl Stream or other destinations. Cribl distinguishes itself by integrating seamlessly with platforms like Office 365 and Microsoft Azure, allowing clients to enhance their data management capabilities. The company's goal is to create effective data ecosystems that empower organizations to make sense of their data.