# Manager, Software Engineering, Search Discovery

**Company:** [Cribl](https://hotfix.jobs/companies/cribl)
**Location:** Remote
**Role:** Engineering Management
**Salary:** $215k – $255k/yr
**Experience:** 7+ years
**Skills:** Dashboards, Notebooks, Data Visualization, Search Platforms, Observability, Analytics Platforms, Ai-Assisted Workflows, Roadmapping, Mentorship, Scalability
**Posted:** 2026-06-24

> Lead and grow a senior engineering team building dashboards, notebooks, visualizations, and AI-assisted investigation tools for Cribl Search. Partner with Product on roadmaps and mentor staff+ engineers in a fast-paced environment.

## Job Description

## What You'll Do

- 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.

## What We're Looking For

- 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.

## Compensation and Benefits

- Base Salary Range: $215,000—$255,000 USD
- In addition to base salary, employees are eligible to participate in the Cribl Corporate Bonus Program.
- Generous benefits package includes health, dental, vision, short-term disability, and life insurance, paid holidays and paid time off, a fertility treatment benefit, 401(k), and equity.

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