Manager, Software Engineering at Cribl in Jackson, Mississippi

Job Description:

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


Are you excited about enabling customers to find, refine, analyze, and leverage their operational data, no matter where it lives, regardless of format or storage medium? Cribl Inc is looking for an Engineering Manager to lead and grow a new, remote-first, diverse, inclusive, cross-functional team of software developers focused on building components that can be used across Cribl products, as we execute on our mission to unlock the value of all observability data. This is a fully remote position.

As a Platform UI Engineering Manager you will be leading a team dedicated to building a robust and scalable component library which can support the front-end platform that powers the user interfaces of all our organization's products. This role combines strong technical expertise, strategic thinking, and people leadership. You will be responsible for guiding the team as they develop a unified component library, ensure a consistent look and feel across our suite of applications, and establish best-in-class frontend standards that elevate both developer productivity and user experience.



If You Got It, We Want It


- Building, coaching, mentoring, and growing a cross-functional scrum team of exceptional engineers who excel at building scalable, extensible, maintainable, performant distributed data processing systems.

- Setting and maintaining the bar for technical excellence in product development with focus on design, robustness, and quality of code. Maintaining consistency with Cribl's existing role, leveling, and SDLC policies / processes.

- Leading the team in the definition, design, testing, implementation, support, and maintenance of your portion of the Cribl UI stack.

- Fostering a "customer first" mindset by aligning your team's effort with customer delight.

- Establishing a strong partnership with product management and product operations team members to refine, prioritize, and execute against the team's roadmap



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


- Have experience with creating the vision, strategy, and roadmap for a platform UI team, ensuring it supports the evolving needs of multiple products.

- Have demonstrable expertise in leading the creation of a robust, well-documented component library that enforces consistent design standards, achieves high unit test coverage, and integrates accessibility best practices - ensuring high-quality UI patterns are consistently applied across all products.

- Have experience collaborating with UX/UI designers, product managers, and other stakeholders to ensure that components are accessible, responsive, and aligned with organizational standards and priorities.

- Have exposure to the observability space, whether as a user of observability technologies or building/extending observability tools.

- Have direct experience building applications on a recent version of React, JavaScript, C++ - bonus points if you have personal experience with TypeScript!

- Be an excellent communicator in both written and verbal English.

- Have a BS and MS, or equivalent practical experience; 10+ years of industry experience, including at least 4 years in a technical leadership role



Salary Range ($215,000 - $245,000)


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.