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Manager, Software Engineering (Cribl AI)

CriblSan Francisco, California, United StatesRemote, Onsite

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


The Cribl AI Team has launched several high-impact products with growing adoption, including Copilot Chat, Pipelines, Search, and Editor.We’re hiring an Engineering Manager to lead their continued development, ensure reliability, and drive operational excellence. You will work closely with the founding team and a group of highly-skilled engineers to shape the future of search and analytics of observability data. You will play a central role in bringing integrating cutting-edge Generative AI technologies with the Cribl Product suite to help solve real customer problems.

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


  • Lead a cross-functional AI product engineering team, owning strategy and execution across multiple Copilot experiences.
  • Drive technical direction and product evolution for the AI stack, inference backend, and user-facing AI products.
  • Oversee infrastructure, on-call rotations, and operational processes.
  • Operate in a player-coach model, contributing 25–40% of your time to hands-on engineering:
  • Writing evals
  • Testing and debugging features
  • Occasionally contributing to inference stack development
  • This position will require stand-by, on-call, or off-hours duties

If You've Got It - We Want It


  • 4–7 years of Engineering Management experience
  • Recent (within 5 years) hands-on engineering experience in: TypeScript / JavaScript, Python or Go
  • Background in B2B SaaS product development
  • Demonstrated interest in AI/ML
  • Can articulate informed opinions about current AI trends
  • Experience working directly with AI products
  • Strong communication skills and leadership presence in a distributed team

Salary Range ($235,000 - $270,000)


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.#LI-JB1#LI-Remote

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. 

Life at Cribl

Cribl is a company built to solve customer challenges and enable customer choice. Its solutions deliver innovative and customizable controls to route security and machine data where it has the most value. We call this an observability pipeline, and it helps slash costs, improve performance, and get the right data, to the right destinations, in the right formats, at the right time. Join the dozens of early adopters, including market leaders such as TransUnion and Autodesk, to take control and shape your data. Founded in 2017, Cribl is headquartered in San Francisco, CA.
Thrive Here & What We Value- Remotefirst company- Fastgrowing- Missiondriven- Serious but not too serious- Emphasis on doing good for customers and communities- Collaborative team committed to high quality software- Deployed in large organizations, managed by experienced teams- Trustworthy Data Engine for IT and Security- Embracing Differences and Valuing Them- Building a culture where differences are welcomited and encouraged

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