Staff Software Engineer, Core Platform - Cribl

Join the company that’s building the telemetry infrastructure for the AI era. At Cribl , we partner with IT and Security teams at many of the world’s biggest enterprises, including half of the Fortune 100, to bridge the gap between AI ambition and infrastructure reality. As the AI Platform for Telemetry, we give customers the choice, control, and flexibility to manage and analyze telemetry for both humans and agents, so they can build what’s next.

We’re one of the fastest‑growing private companies and a leading player in a massive, fast‑moving market. With a global workforce, we’re remote‑first and grounded in a simple idea: software is a people business. Cribl is the place where curious, collaborative people can do their best work, grow fast, and bring their full selves to the herd.

Why You'll Love This Role

Platform Engineering at Cribl is responsible for creating and maintaining the foundational software infrastructure that supports our entire ecosystem of products. This includes designing scalable systems, shared services, developer tools, and core components that other product teams rely on to build customer-facing features quickly and reliably.

We are currently seeking a Staff Software Engineer for our Core Platform team. You will work closely with an existing team of engineers and product managers to help identify, design, develop, and deliver products that delight our customers. Additionally, you will be empowered to influence our internal tools, technologies, and processes as we continue to grow. This role is equal parts research and development. If you enjoy the challenges of building scalable, robust, and high performing distributed systems which process large data sets in real time, this position may be right for you.

As An Active Member Of This Team, You Will...

• Provide technical direction for products, projects, and features with emphasis on back end systems and APIs responsible for ingesting, processing, and routing data
• Contribute to architecture discussions and design reviews with others on your team
• Partner with a cross functional team of engineers, designers, and product managers to translate feature specifications into product designs and implementable code
• Design, develop, test, and maintain clear, concise, and robust code that produces the desired outcomes for our customers
• Ensure product features are working as expected by creating robust test plans paired with comprehensive automated tests
• Mentor and coach junior engineers on the design and implementation of their code
• Evangelize our innovation and engage our users by contributing to internal and external blogs related to the products that you help develop
• This position will require stand-by, on-call, or off-hours duties

If You've Got It - We Want It

• Demonstrated experience building products that lev