Manager, Software Engineering, Search Discovery

About the role

The Engineering Manager, Search Discovery position is within the Search Discovery team at Cribl, responsible for developing and enhancing the analytical and investigative surfaces of Cribl Search. This includes dashboards, notebooks, visualizations, AI-assisted investigations, and the discovery layer that helps customers extract insights from their data.

Responsibilities

• Lead and grow a senior team of engineers focusing on user-facing product development.
• 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.

Qualifications

Experience in search, observability, analytics, or data visualization platforms. Strong leadership and mentoring skills. Ability to communicate complex technical concepts clearly to non-technical stakeholders.

Skills

Strong understanding of search, observability, analytics, or data visualization technologies. Excellent communication and collaboration skills. Ability to lead and mentor a team effectively.

Benefits

Cribl offers a comprehensive benefits package including health, dental, vision, short-term disability, life insurance, paid holidays and paid time off, a fertility treatment benefit, 401(k), and equity.

Pay

The salary for this role is dependent on geographic location and will be based on the individual candidate's job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. In addition to base salary, for sales and some sales-adjacent roles, employees are eligible to earn incentive compensation (commission). For all other roles, employees are eligible to participate in the Cribl Corporate Bonus Program.

Schedule

Cribl is remote-first and offers flexible working hours to accommodate different time zones and lifestyles.