Staff Software Engineer, Core Platform

Cribl · Remote - United States · Engineering

Posted 2026-08-28

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Why You'll Love This Role

Platform Engineering at Cribl is responsible for creating and maintaining the foundational software infrastructure that supports our entire ecosystem of products. This includes designing scalable systems, shared services, developer tools, and core components that other product teams rely on to build customer-facing features quickly and reliably.

We are currently seeking a Staff Software Engineer for our Core Platform team. You will work closely with an existing team of 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.

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

Provide technical direction for products, projects, and features with emphasis on back end systems and APIs responsible for ingesting, processing, and routing data

Contribute to architecture discussions and design reviews with others on your team

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

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

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

Mentor and coach junior engineers on the design and implementation of their code

Evangelize our innovation and engage our users by contributing to internal and external 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 building products that leverage large scale data sets (Node.js/Typescript/React)

Enjoy learning new technologies and ability to develop prototypes quickly

Strong knowledge of data structures, algorithms, and distributed systems

Experience with using and developing REST APIs

Experience with Agile processes and rapid iterative development

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

Experience developing 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

$205,000—$245,000 USD

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