Remote Senior Software Engineer - AI Telemetry & Observability

Cribl; Springfield (IL); Remote; USD 185,000 - 215,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health benefits

401(k) and equity

Paid holidays and PTO

Job summary

Cribl is seeking a talented software engineer to help shape the future of AI-driven observability by embedding AI features into its core products. You will work across product and backend layers, with strong emphasis on React UIs, backend services, and TypeScript/JavaScript ecosystems to deliver scalable, production-grade AI solutions.

You will collaborate with the founding team and engineers to prototype, evaluate, and integrate cutting-edge Generative AI technologies, including agent-driven

Qualifications

• 5+ years of professional software engineering experience building AI features end to end in production across product, backend, and model integration layers.
• Proven fullstack experience, including designing and scaling React-based UIs and backend services or APIs, with strength in backend and systems thinking.
• Deep expertise in TypeScript or JavaScript plus experience with at least one backend language or runtime such as Node.js, Go, Java, or similar.
• Professional experience building AI agent-driven product experiences, including conversational interfaces, tool-calling patterns, RAG, prompt engineering, evaluation or guardrail techniques, and agent orchestration connected to reliable backend and data systems
• Professional experience with Model Context Protocols (MCPs), agent frameworks, orchestration layers, and integrating external tools and data sources into LLM-based systems
• Machine learning experience, ideally in applied settings where models or AI systems were shipped, integrated, evaluated, or operated in production
• Familiarity with data and infrastructure patterns for AI systems, including databases, APIs, observability, and integrating external tools, services, and data sources in production environments
• Ability to problem-solve from first principles, make sound engineering trade-offs aligned with product and business goals, and drive work independently through ambiguity
• Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written, with the ability to explain complex technical topics to cross-functional stakeholders in a remote or distributed environment

Responsibilities

• Productionize, launch, and operate AI-based technology integrations into Cribl's core products with the goal of solving real customer problems.
• Partner with product & design leaders to prototype and experiment with new AI features.
• Stay up-to-date with the latest AI technologies and trends.

Skills

AI features

Fullstack

React

Node.js

Go

Java

TypeScript

JavaScript

MCPs

LLM integration

RAG

Prompt engineering

Agent orchestration

Tools

Virtual Machines

Docker

Kubernetes

Job description

Cribl is seeking a talented software engineer to help shape the future of AI-driven observability by embedding AI features into its core products. You will work across product and backend layers, with strong emphasis on React UIs, backend services, and TypeScript/JavaScript ecosystems to deliver scalable, production-grade AI solutions.

You will collaborate with the founding team and engineers to prototype, evaluate, and integrate cutting-edge Generative AI technologies, including agent-driven