Manager, Software Engineering, Search

$190,000 - $220,000/Yr

Cribl - Topeka, KS

Full-time - Manager

Remote - Topeka, KS

About the position

Cribl Inc is seeking an Engineering Manager to lead a new, remote-first, diverse, and inclusive team of software developers focused on the Cribl Search product. This role is pivotal in enabling customers to find, refine, analyze, and leverage their operational data efficiently. The Engineering Manager will be responsible for building and growing a cross-functional team that maintains end-to-end ownership of a significant portion of the Cribl Search product stack, ensuring high-quality software delivery that delights customers.

Responsibilities

• Build, coach, mentor, and grow a cross-functional scrum team of exceptional engineers.
• Set and maintain the bar for technical excellence in product development with a focus on design, robustness, and quality of code.
• Lead the team in the definition, design, testing, implementation, support, and maintenance of the Cribl Search stack.
• Foster a 'customer first' mindset by aligning the team's efforts with customer delight.
• Collaborate with other leaders to drive alignment between Search teams and cross-functional efforts involving the larger Cribl Engineering team.
• Establish a strong partnership with product management and product operations to refine, prioritize, and execute against the Search roadmap.

Requirements

• 4 or more years of progressive management experience hiring, leading, growing, and mentoring teams of high-performing front- and back-end engineers in a cloud-based or distributed systems environment.
• Demonstrable expertise in high-scale, distributed systems architecture, with experience in high-volume data processing systems.
• Exposure to the observability space, either as a user of observability technologies or by building/extending observability tools.
• Direct experience building applications on a recent version of node.js; experience with TypeScript is a bonus.
• Excellent communication skills in both written and verbal English.
• BS, Masters, or PhD in CS/EE or similar, or equivalent practical experience; 8+ years of industry experience, including at least 4 years in a technical leadership role.

Benefits

• Health insurance
• Dental insurance
• Vision insurance
• Short-term disability insurance
• Life insurance
• Paid holidays
• Paid time off
• Fertility treatment benefit
• 401(k)
• Equity
• Eligibility for a discretionary bonus