Staff Software Engineer, Stream Control Plane (Backend)

About the Role

Key Responsibilities

• Develop software that powers the reliable and scalable operation of Cribl Stream, including deployment, configuration, and orchestration of distributed nodes at high scale
• Work with a cross functional team of engineers, product managers, and designers to translate feature requirements into technical designs and implementable code
• Develop, test, and maintain robust code that effectively delivers customer value
• Work closely with peers to provide feedback on design and code reviews
• Take the lead on feature development while balancing high quality software development and delivering value quickly to customers
• Develop automated tests and comprehensive test plans to ensure high quality code and product features
• Champion teamwork, engineering best practices, and a customer-focused mindset
• Provide technical and thought leadership to products and tools
• Introduce performance and efficiency improvements across products and processes
• Mentor and coach junior engineers
• Engage users by contributing to internal and external blogs related to the products
• Help maintain and support SaaS products, including participating in 24x7 on-call rotations
• Participate in stand-by, on-call, or off-hours duties as required

Requirements

• BS in CS/EE with 7+ years of experience or MS with 4+ years
• Expert knowledge and experience in building enterprise-grade, highly available distributed systems at scale
• Expert knowledge of designing, building, and using APIs (e.g., REST and RPC)
• Strong understanding of data structures, algorithms, and distributed systems
• Experience developing and using products in cloud platforms such as AWS, Azure, GCP
• Strong sense of ownership and focus on high-quality deliverables
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills, especially in remote/distributed environments
• Self-driven with a demonstrated ability to learn new technologies and develop prototypes quickly
• Ability to maintain focus on outcomes
• Ability to write clean, testable code; JavaScript/TypeScript and NodeJS preferred
• Experience with testing frameworks such as Jest, MochaJS, CodeceptJS
• Willingness to perform stand-by, on-call, or off-hours duties

Nice to Have

• Experience developing unit tests, integration tests, end-to-end tests
• Knowledge of JavaScript/TypeScript and NodeJS

Qualifications

• BS in CS/EE with 7+ years of experience or MS with 4+ years

Benefits & Perks

• Competitive salary ($200,000 - $225,000 depending on location and experience)
• Health, dental, and vision insurance
• Short-term disability and life insurance
• Paid holidays and paid time off
• Fertility treatment benefit
• 401(k) plan and equity options
• Discretionary company-wide bonus