Senior Software Engineer, Platform Backend

$175,000 - $210,000/Yr

Cribl - Madison, WI

Full-time - Mid Level

Remote - Madison, WI

About the position

As a Senior Backend Engineer at Cribl, you will play a crucial role in setting the technical direction for the Stream product. This position involves collaborating with a talented team of engineers and product managers to design, develop, and deliver high-quality software solutions that meet customer needs. You will have the opportunity to influence internal tools and processes while working on scalable, robust, and high-performing distributed systems that process large data sets in real time. This role is fully remote, reflecting Cribl's commitment to empowering employees to excel in their work from anywhere.

Responsibilities

• Develop software for projects and features with an emphasis on backend systems and APIs responsible for ingesting, processing, and routing data.
• Design, develop, test, and maintain clear, concise, and robust code that produces the desired outcomes for customers.
• Partner with a cross-functional team of engineers, designers, and product managers to translate feature specifications into product designs and implementable code.
• Ensure product features are working as expected by creating rich test plans paired with comprehensive automated tests.
• Mentor and coach junior engineers on the design and implementation of their code.
• Have end-to-end ownership of the software you develop, regularly participating in your team's on-call/support rotation.
• Take the initiative to help the larger team reach desired outcomes even if it's outside your job description.

Requirements

• Demonstrated experience building products that leverage large scale data sets (Node.js/Typescript).
• Strong knowledge of data structures, algorithms, and distributed systems.
• Enjoy learning new technologies and ability to understand how to root cause complex problems.
• Experience with Agile processes and rapid iterative development.
• Strong sense of ownership with focus on high quality and high performing deliverables.
• Experience developing software or services for cloud based platforms.

Nice-to-haves

• Master's degree in Computer Science or similar field.
• Prior experience working on data intensive applications and/or data streams processing.
• Experience using Docker and cloud platforms such as AWS, Azure, GCP.
• Linux and/or systems knowledge and experience.
• Open source contribution.
• Good jokes, or maybe better, bad jokes.
• A love for goats.

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 company-wide bonus