Manager, Software Engineering, Search Discovery

Cribl is a company building the telemetry infrastructure for the AI era, partnering with IT and Security teams at major enterprises. They are seeking an Engineering Manager for the Search Discovery team to lead the development of analytical tools, ensuring high performance and scalability while mentoring a team of engineers.

Responsibilities:

• Lead and grow a senior team of engineers building Cribl's dashboards, notebooks, visualizations, investigations, and analytical discovery capabilities
• Partner closely with Product to translate vision into execution -- surfacing ideas, shaping direction, and communicating the 'why' to your team with clarity and energy
• Drive the team's delivery rhythm across dashboards, notebooks, visualizations, scheduled searches, AI-assisted workflows, and performance improvements that directly shape how customers interact with Cribl Search
• Shape technical direction alongside staff+ engineers, ensuring architectural decisions balance speed, quality, and long-term scalability
• Mentor and develop engineers at all levels, creating shared ownership and clarity across a technically deep, senior team
• Act as a storyteller for the team -- connecting individual work to broader product vision and customer value

Requirements:

• 7+ years of engineering experience, with at least 3 years managing a team focused on user-facing product development
• Background in search, observability, analytics, or data visualization platforms
• Experience leading senior/staff-level engineers who operate with high autonomy
• Strong PM partnership skills -- comfortable co-creating roadmaps, translating product vision, and navigating ambiguity
• Comfort with fast-paced environments where priorities shift and the team is central to the product's identity