Senior Software Engineer – Edge Platform (Remote)

Cribl; Springfield (IL); Remote; USD 170,000 - 220,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health

Dental

Vision

Short-term disability

Life insurance

Paid holidays

Paid time off

Fertility treatment benefit

401(k)

Equity

Job summary

Cribl is hiring a Senior Software Engineer for Cribl Edge focused on Windows. You will own the Windows experience—from Event Logs and WMI to installers and service management—while contributing to cross‑platform features on Linux and macOS.

You’ll collaborate with UX, product, and engineering teams to deliver high‑performing data collection agents and maintain robust code through testing and lifecycle management. This remote role supports on‑call rotations.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science or a related field.
• Strong understanding of Windows internals—services, registry, WMI, event logging, permissions models, and MSI/MSIX installers.
• Familiarity with cross‑platform OS fundamentals (memory, CPU, filesystems, processes, networking).
• Exceptional debugging skills; comfortable with Windows tooling (Event Viewer, Performance Monitor, procmon, WinDbg).
• Proven ability to write clean, maintainable, testable code.
• Experience using AI tools to accelerate feature delivery without compromising quality.

Responsibilities

• Own and improve the Windows experience for Cribl Edge, including data sources, installers, upgrades, and service management.
• Design and optimize data collection agents across Windows, Linux, and Mac environments.
• Collaborate with UX, PMs and engineers to translate requirements into high‑performing experiences.
• Own the development lifecycle from design to testing and maintenance with reliable code.
• Develop automated tests and Windows‑specific test plans for service lifecycle and permissions.
• Support our SaaS products and participate in on‑call rotations as needed.

Skills

Windows internals

On-call readiness

Troubleshooting

Team collaboration

Clear communication

AI tooling awareness

Education

Bachelor's / Master’s in CS or similar

Tools

Node.js

TypeScript

Docker

Kubernetes

AWS

Azure

GCP

Mocha

Job description

Cribl is hiring a Senior Software Engineer for Cribl Edge focused on Windows. You will own the Windows experience—from Event Logs and WMI to installers and service management—while contributing to cross‑platform features on Linux and macOS.

You’ll collaborate with UX, product, and engineering teams to deliver high‑performing data collection agents and maintain robust code through testing and lifecycle management. This remote role supports on‑call rotations.