Manager, Software Engineering (Product Platform)

Cribl; United States; Remote; USD 215,000 - 255,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading technology company is seeking an Engineering Manager for the Platform Core Team. You will lead a team focused on building scalable systems, ensuring high-quality deliveries, and collaborating across departments. The ideal candidate has significant experience in engineering management, strong technical skills, and a passion for team development. This remote-first role offers a competitive salary and benefits package.

Benefits

Generous benefits package including health, dental, and vision insurance

Paid holidays and time off

401(k) with company matching

Equity opportunities

Qualifications

• 2+ years as an engineering manager or technical lead.
• Strong technical background in backend systems.
• Experience running production systems with on-call rotations.
• Strong understanding of Linux and cloud infrastructure.

Responsibilities

• Build and grow exceptional teams.
• Drive projects from design to production.
• Collaborate across teams to align priorities.
• Establish a culture of observability and reliability.
• Provide hands-on code reviews and debugging support.

Skills

Team building

Project delivery

Collaboration

Operational excellence

Technical leadership

Job description

Manager, Software Engineering (Platform Core)

Remote - United States

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

As the Engineering Manager for the Platform Core Team at Cribl, you\'ll lead the team building foundational technology that powers our products at scale. The Core team supports the scale and reliability requirements needed by both enterprise customers as well as internal engineering teams within Cribl.

You\'ll work with a driven team that balances technical excellence with operational discipline. This is a hands-on technical leadership role where you\'ll help shape design decisions, mentor engineers, and ensure we deliver robust distributed systems that run at scale in production. If you enjoy building high-performing teams and solving hard problems, this role is for you.

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

• Build and grow exceptional teams - Recruit, mentor, and retain top engineering talent.
• Deliver with excellence - Drive projects from design to production, with a focus on on-time delivery and high quality.
• Navigate complexity - Collaborate across engineering, product, SRE, and architecture teams to align priorities, clarify requirements, and deliver outcomes.
• Champion operational excellence - Establish a culture of observability, reliability, and quality. Ensure systems are built with monitoring, alerting, and operational discipline baked in.
• Stay technical - Provide hands-on code reviews, architecture guidance, and debugging support. Jump into production issues when needed and identify design problems early

If You\'ve Got It - We Want It

• 2+ years as an engineering manager or technical lead, managing high-performing teams with systems level knowledge.
• Strong technical foundation - Prior experience as a tech lead or staff+ engineer building backend systems. You can debug production issues, review complex code, and make sound architectural decisions.
• Operational mindset - Deep experience running production systems with on-call rotations. You know how to build observable, reliable systems and have managed on-call as an EM
• Proven team builder - Track record of hiring, developing, and retaining strong engineers across all levels
• Collaborative leader - Skilled at working across teams, driving alignment in ambiguous situations, and communicating technical tradeoffs to diverse audiences
• Systems depth - Strong understanding of Linux, cloud infrastructure, and performance optimizations, with a built-in curiosity to go deeper into the system to understand the “why”.

Salary Range ($215,000 - $255,000)

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.

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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