[Hiring] Senior Performance Engineer @Cribl

Cribl; United States; Remote; USD 165,000 - 195,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a fast-growing, remote-first company that values innovation and collaboration. As a Senior Performance Engineer, you will play a crucial role in enhancing the observability of real-time data for major organizations. This position offers the chance to work with cutting-edge technologies and contribute to the development of tools that empower teams to achieve exceptional performance. If you are passionate about performance testing and enjoy a dynamic work environment where you can make a real impact, this opportunity is perfect for you. Embrace the chance to work with a team that values humor and diversity while tackling challenging problems.

Qualifications

• 5+ years in software development with a focus on performance testing.
• Expertise in performance tests for data-intensive applications.

Responsibilities

• Communicate performance test plans and results to teams.
• Develop and run tests to identify performance bottlenecks.
• Root cause performance issues and collaborate on improvements.

Skills

Performance Testing

Software Development

Cloud Services (AWS, Azure)

Docker

CI/CD (Jenkins)

Communication Skills

Tools

JS/TS/NodeJS

Playwright

Job description

Apr 16, 2025 - Cribl is hiring a remote Senior Performance Engineer. Salary: $165,000 - $195,000. Location: USA.

Cribl does differently.

What does that mean? It means we are a serious company that doesn’t take itself too seriously; and we’re looking for people who love to get stuff done, and laugh a bit along the way. We’re growing rapidly - looking for collaborative, curious, and motivated team members who are passionate about putting customers first. As a remote-first company we believe in empowering our employees to do their best work, wherever they are.

As the data engine for IT and Security many of the biggest names in the most demanding industries trust Cribl to solve their most pressing data needs. Ready to do the best work of your career? Join the herd and unlock your opportunity.

Why you’ll love this role

Cribl is looking for a Senior Performance Engineer. We are a fast-growing, remote-first company with a mission to unlock the value of all observability data. At our core, we believe in shipping phenomenal products and doing good by our customers and communities. We provide our customers with a new and unprecedented level of observability, intelligence, and control over their real-time data. We're backed by Sequoia and CRV, and our products are deployed in some of the largest organizations in the world processing 100s of TB and PB of IT & Security data, and managed by Site Reliability Engineers, System Engineers, and Technical Operations teams.

As an active member of our team, you will…

1. Effectively communicate performance test plans and results to cross-functional team members and management
2. Develop and Run Tests at scale and complexity to identify performance bottlenecks and uncover anomalous system behavior
3. Root cause performance/scalability issues and work closely with development teams to make improvements
4. Develop tools and frameworks to enable development teams to easily add performance tests, using JS/TS/NodeJS; Docker; AWS; Azure; Jenkins
5. Integrate with our continuous testing systems, testing automation (Playwright), and reporting of performance metrics

If you got it - we want it

1. 5+ years software development experience, focusing on performance/scale testing
2. Expertise in designing and developing performance tests, especially with data intensive applications and/or data streams processing
3. Expertise in identifying and investigating performance issues
4. Hands-on experience with Cloud (AWS, Azure preferred) and Docker is a must
5. Hands on experience with CI/CD Jenkins (preferred) or any other.
6. Knowledge and understanding of resource management in Linux or windows is a must.
7. Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written; able to explain complex technical topics to both internal and external stakeholders with ease and in remote/distributed environments

Preferred Qualifications

1. No fear! Speak your mind
2. Good jokes, or maybe better, bad jokes
3. A love for goats
4. Experience working remotely

Salary Range ($165,000 - $195,000)

Bring Your Whole Self
Diversity drives innovation, enables better decisions to support our customers, and inspires change for the better. We’re building a culture where differences are valued and welcomed, and we work together to bring out the best in each other. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, or any other applicable legally protected characteristics in the location in which the candidate is applying.

Interested in joining the Cribl herd? Learn more about the smartest, funniest, most passionate goats you’ll ever meet at cribl.io/about-us.

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