Data Engineering Manager

Why You’ll Love This Role

We are hiring a Manager, Data Engineering to lead and grow our Data Engineering function—building infrastructure that fuels analytics, enables self-service, and scales with Cribl’s hyper-growth. This is a unique opportunity to shape the future of Cribl’s data landscape. Reporting to the Senior Director of Data & Analytics, you will manage and mentor a high-impact team, set the direction for our modern data stack, and partner closely with Analytics, Security, and IT to deliver resilient pipelines and high-quality data products. 

We pride ourselves on fostering a collaborative and innovative culture where team members enjoy working together—whether remotely or over a meal at a foodie hot spot. If you're someone who thrives in an entrepreneurial environment and is eager to contribute to a company poised for legendary success in the tech industry, we want to hear from you!

As An Active Member Of Our Team, You Will…

• Lead, mentor, and grow a team of data engineers, fostering a collaborative and high-performing culture
• Translate high-level business goals into clear, prioritized execution plans—establishing a roadmap, allocating resources effectively, and adapting project plans as needed to ensure timely, high-quality delivery, even when inputs are unclear
• Balance strategic direction with hands-on contributions in development of scalable and resilient data engineering solutions using modern cloud platforms (e.g., AWS, GCP, Azure) and tools (e.g. Snowflake,Redshift, dbt, Airflow, Prefect)
• Standardize team operations (workflows, documentation, packages) and improve visibility with metrics and alerts
• Collaborate regularly with cross-functional teams such as Product, Analytics, Security, IT, and external stakeholders to ensure delivery of high-quality data products
• Ensure data quality, security, and governance standards across pipelines and platforms to drive operational excellence and visibility
• Stay up to date with emerging technologies, trends, and best practices to drive adoption of new tools or approaches as needed
• We are a remote-first company and work happens across many time-zones – you may be required to occasionally perform duties outside your standard working hours

If You’ve Got It - We Want It

• 7+ years of experience in data engineering, including 2+ years in a team-lead or management role with a positive track record of recruiting, developing, and mentoring high-performing teams
• Experience with DevOps principles, monitoring, and automation for data infrastructure and deep knowledge of data modeling techniques and programing fundamentals (Python e.g).
• Hands-on expertise with SQL and modern data tools (e.g., Snowflake, dbt, Spark)
• Experience designing and deploying scalable ETL/ELT pipelines and schema management solutions
• Deep knowledge of AWS cloud ecosystems, networking/security, common IaC tools (Terraform) and building systems for scale
• Ability to provide architectural guidance (e.g., API gateways, cloud-native systems), making trade-offs to unblock critical decisions that balance engineering scalability with business vision
• High degree of ownership and adaptability—proactive in identifying opportunities, driving improvements, and navigating ambiguity with strong project planning and organizational skills to anticipate risks, rework plans as needed, and successfully guide multiple initiatives simultaneously
• Excellent communicator and collaborator, skilled at translating business needs into scalable technical solutions from a variety of stakeholders, from engineers to executives
• Proven track record delivering end-to-end analytics solutions to support Data Science, Experimentation, and Machine Learning applications

Salary Range ($144,000 - $230,000)

The salary for this role is dependent on geographic location. The salary offered within the range described will be based on the individual candidate’s job-related knowledge, skills, and experience.  In addition to a competitive salary, Cribl also offers a generous benefits package which includes health, dental, vision, short-term disability, and life insurance, paid holidays and paid time off, a fertility treatment benefit, 401(k), equity, and eligibility for a discretionary company-wide bonus.
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