Sr Staff Software Engineer - Developer Productivity
Why you’ll love this role:
Cribl Inc is seeking an experienced Senior Staff Software Engineer to join our mission to unlock the value of all observability data. Cribl provides users a new level of observability, intelligence and control over their real-time data. You will join a team of Engineers who are committed to shipping only high-quality software and enjoying all the goat gifs the internet has to offer. This role is remote and you will be part of the Engineering productivity team, where you will contribute to our goal of building the best Engineering toolchain in existence.
Our Engineering Productivity team sits within the Infrastructure and SRE org, whose charter is to deliver robust, reliable, and secure services to ensure Cribl Engineering & customer success.
If the end-to-end software development experience is your passion, if you have opinions on how to make things better and if you have the desire to build consensus around ideas, let's talk!
As a technical leader on our team, you will...
Chart the future of Cribl’s engineering tools, systems and practices.
Conceptualize and direct the evolution of our Software Development Lifecycle (SDLC) metrics, capabilities and processes based on the state of the art and industry best practices.
Build a deep understanding of our engineering culture, tools and practices. Identify what works and what needs improvement.
Engage with engineers to understand their needs, concerns and desires. Improve the overall development experience, reduce friction, remove bottlenecks and assure quality, security and reliability across the entire SDLC.
Strategize on effectively integrating AI into our SDLC, ensuring clear business value, benefit to engineers, and return on investment.
Uncover risks and seek out inefficiencies, waste and bottlenecks across the SDLC.
Advocate engineering-wide improvements in governance, security and quality.
Participate in on-call.
If You Got It, We Want It:
Extensive experience with enterprise-scale engineering environments.
5+ years of experience in a Devtools, DevOps or Engineering productivity role.
Experience as a tech lead providing technical direction and guidance to a technical domain or team.
Deep understanding of engineering best practices across the tech industry.
Comfortable with a high level of autonomy and working with a distributed team
Passion for software quality and craft.
Development with JavaScript, Node.js or TypeScript in a Linux or Mac environment.
Experience with SCM, SCA, CI/ CD pipelines and Build tools.
Preferred Qualifications
Experience with agentic AI in software development
Knowledge of cloud design patterns for scale, data management, resiliency and performance.
Knowledge of cloud platforms and container & orchestration technologies
Knowledge of Cloud infrastructure and application security
Salary Range ($220,000 - 290,000)
The salary for this role is dependent on geographic location. The salary offered within the range described will be based on the individual candidate’s job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. In addition to a competitive salary, Cribl also offers a generous benefits package which includes health, dental, vision, short-term disability, and life insurance, paid holidays and paid time off, a fertility treatment benefit, 401(k), equity, and eligibility for a discretionary company-wide bonus.
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Sr Staff Software Engineer - Developer Productivity
Why you’ll love this role:
Cribl Inc is seeking an experienced Senior Staff Software Engineer to join our mission to unlock the value of all observability data. Cribl provides users a new level of observability, intelligence and control over their real-time data. You will join a team of Engineers who are committed to shipping only high-quality software and enjoying all the goat gifs the internet has to offer. This role is remote and you will be part of the Engineering productivity team, where you will contribute to our goal of building the best Engineering toolchain in existence.
Our Engineering Productivity team sits within the Infrastructure and SRE org, whose charter is to deliver robust, reliable, and secure services to ensure Cribl Engineering & customer success.
If the end-to-end software development experience is your passion, if you have opinions on how to make things better and if you have the desire to build consensus around ideas, let's talk!
As a technical leader on our team, you will...
Chart the future of Cribl’s engineering tools, systems and practices.
Conceptualize and direct the evolution of our Software Development Lifecycle (SDLC) metrics, capabilities and processes based on the state of the art and industry best practices.
Build a deep understanding of our engineering culture, tools and practices. Identify what works and what needs improvement.
Engage with engineers to understand their needs, concerns and desires. Improve the overall development experience, reduce friction, remove bottlenecks and assure quality, security and reliability across the entire SDLC.
Strategize on effectively integrating AI into our SDLC, ensuring clear business value, benefit to engineers, and return on investment.
Uncover risks and seek out inefficiencies, waste and bottlenecks across the SDLC.
Advocate engineering-wide improvements in governance, security and quality.
Participate in on-call.
If You Got It, We Want It:
Extensive experience with enterprise-scale engineering environments.
5+ years of experience in a Devtools, DevOps or Engineering productivity role.
Experience as a tech lead providing technical direction and guidance to a technical domain or team.
Deep understanding of engineering best practices across the tech industry.
Comfortable with a high level of autonomy and working with a distributed team
Passion for software quality and craft.
Development with JavaScript, Node.js or TypeScript in a Linux or Mac environment.
Experience with SCM, SCA, CI/ CD pipelines and Build tools.
Preferred Qualifications
Experience with agentic AI in software development
Knowledge of cloud design patterns for scale, data management, resiliency and performance.
Knowledge of cloud platforms and container & orchestration technologies
Knowledge of Cloud infrastructure and application security
Salary Range ($220,000 - 290,000)
The salary for this role is dependent on geographic location. The salary offered within the range described will be based on the individual candidate’s job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. In addition to a competitive salary, Cribl also offers a generous benefits package which includes health, dental, vision, short-term disability, and life insurance, paid holidays and paid time off, a fertility treatment benefit, 401(k), equity, and eligibility for a discretionary company-wide bonus.
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#Remote