Software Engineer, Core Platform

Cribl · Remote - United States · Engineering

Posted 2026-08-14

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Why You’ll Love This Role

As a Backend Engineer at Cribl, you will help set the technical direction for Core Platform by working closely with an existing team of awesome engineers and product managers to help identify, design, develop, and deliver products that delight our customers.  Additionally, you will be empowered to influence our internal tools, technologies, and processes as we continue to grow. This role is equal parts research and development.  If you enjoy the challenges of building scalable, robust, and high performing distributed systems which process large data sets in real time, this position may be right 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 software for projects and features with an emphasis on backend systems and APIs responsible for ingesting, processing, and routing data

Design, develop, test, and maintain clear, concise, and robust code that produces the desired outcomes for our customers

Partner with a cross functional team of engineers, designers, and product managers to translate feature specifications into product designs and implementable code

Ensure product features are working as expected by creating rich test plans paired with comprehensive automated tests

Have end-to-end ownership of the software you develop, regularly participating in your team’s on-call/support rotation

Be a driver, take the initiative to help the larger team reach desired outcomes even if it’s outside your job description

This position will require stand-by, on-call, or off-hours duties

If You’ve Got It - We Want It

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or a related field, or equivalent practical experience

Solid CS fundamentals from coursework or experience: data structures, algorithms, basic networking and operating systems concepts, and an interest in distributed systems and scalability principles

Demonstrated experience building products that leverage large scale data sets (Node.js/Typescript)

Strong knowledge of data structures, algorithms, distributed systems, and scalability principles.

Knowledge of systems level debugging, networking, performance profiling and tuning.

Enjoy learning new technologies and ability to understand how to root cause complex problems

Experience with Agile processes and rapid iterative development

Strong sense of ownership with focus on high quality and high performing deliverables

Experience developing software or services for cloud based platforms

Applicants must be able to comply with U.S. government security requirements for access to FedRAMP-authorized systems, which may include U.S. citizenship

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The salary for this role is dependent on geographic location and will be based on the individual candidate's job-related knowledge, skills, and experience.

In addition to base salary, for sales and some sales-adjacent roles, employees are eligible to earn incentive compensation (commission). For all other roles, employees are eligible to participate in the Cribl Corporate Bonus Program.

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), and equity.

Base Salary Range

$150,000—$175,000 USD

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