Senior Backend Software Engineer

This is a challenging and rewarding role for a skilled software engineer who can design and develop scalable, high-performance backend systems and APIs. As a remote-first company, we empower our employees to do their best work, wherever they are.

We are seeking a talented Principal Software Engineer, Backend to join our team. In this role, you will be responsible for providing technical direction for products, projects, and features with emphasis on back-end systems and APIs responsible for ingesting, processing, and routing data.

• Design and develop scalable, high-performance backend systems and APIs
• Host 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
• Develop expert-level knowledge of software development using Node.js, JavaScript/TypeScript, Docker, and Git
• Ensure product features are working as expected by creating robust test plans paired with comprehensive automated tests
• Coach and mentor junior developers
• Evangelize our innovation and engage our users by contributing to internal and external blogs related to the products that you help develop

To be successful in this role, you will need:

• Bachelor's degree in CS/EE (MS Preferred) with 12+ years of software development experience
• Ability to problem-solve with holistic approaches; maintain focus on overarching objectives
• Demonstrated experience working directly with clients to solve problems and gather feedback on innovations
• Experience working with data-intensive applications and/or data streams processing
• Strong knowledge of data structures, algorithms, operating systems, and distributed systems
• Self-motivated, proactive, and pragmatic
• Ability to lead projects across the team with little to no additional supervision
• Experience in advanced development, especially in distributed systems and large, complex system environments deployed at scale
• Working knowledge of Linux systems
• Working knowledge of Docker and k8s
• Experience with using and developing REST APIs
• Experience with Agile processes and rapid iterative development
• Experience using services from cloud-based platforms such as AWS, Azure, and GCP
• Strong sense of ownership with focus on high-quality and high-performing deliverables
• Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written; able to explain complex technical topics to both internal and external stakeholders with ease and in remote/distributed environments

Cribl, Inc is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer.