Senior Software Engineer (Backend), Stream Integrations

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 Stream provides users a new level of observability, intelligence and control over their real-time data. Some may say our greatest accomplishment thus far is having our software deployed in some of the largest organizations in the world processing 100s of TB to PB of IT & Security data. Others may attribute that to our massive amount of goat gifs that we’ve harvested from the Internet. It’s difficult to know for sure.

As a Senior Integrations Engineer at Cribl, you will build the software components that enable us to collect and send data between closed and open source systems. This role is equal parts research and development. If you enjoy diving deep into new technologies, understanding how they work, collaborating with other talented engineers, and slinging code to bind them together, this role might be the right one for you. In this role, you will join a team of skilled engineers committed to shipping the highest quality software and ensuring our customers’ satisfaction. This is a fully remote role and Cribl is a remote first company. Our culture embraces the diversity of team members spread all across the globe.

As An Active Member Of Our Team You Will...

• Develop features that integrate Cribl’s data stream processing engine with data systems such as Splunk, Elastic Search, Kafka, AWS S3, Azure Blob Storage, Google Cloud Storage.
• Rapidly develop subject matter expertise in a diverse set of 3rd party technologies by provisioning, building, and configuring all systems and/or accounts necessary to facilitate the R&D process.
• Design, develop, test, and maintain clear, concise, and robust code that produces the desired outcomes for our customers.
• Develop expert level knowledge of software development using NodeJS and TypeScript (and sometimes even C++!), and be willing to become exposed to and work with Node internals from time to time.
• Ensure product features are working as expected by creating robust test plans paired with comprehensive automated tests and writing integration tests.
• Collaborate with other engineers, product managers, UX designers, and business teams to translate feature specifications into implementable code.
• Work closely with peers on your team by providing feedback on feature design and code reviews.
• Contribute and be involved in a weekly 24/7 support on call rotation.
• Initiative and drive to help the greater team, even if it's outside your job description.
• Evangelize our innovation and engage our users by contributing to internal and external community, documentation, and blogs related to the products that you help develop.
• This position will require stand-by, on-call, or off-hours duties.

If You've Got It, We Want It

• Demonstrated experience integrating with third party applications, libraries, and APIs.
• Strong knowledge of data structures, algorithms, operating systems, and distributed systems.
• Experience with using and developing REST APIs.
• Experience interacting with and building on cloud based platforms such as AWS, Azure, GCP, etc.
• Experience with authorization and authentication standards such as Oauth2, OpenID Connect, LDAP and SAML is a plus.
• Comfort with significant research and discovery before coding begins.
• Demonstrated ability to build robust systems in the face of uncertainty.
• Experience with Agile processes and rapid iterative development.
• Strong sense of ownership with focus on high quality and high performing deliverables.
• Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written; ability to explain complex technical topics to both internal and external stakeholders with ease and in remote/distributed environments.
• Insatiable curiosity – one of our core values is a tenet to being a great engineer at Cribl. Be willing and eager to learn new technologies and products built by other companies.

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

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.