Manager, Software Engineering (Product Platform IAM)

Cribl is a remote-first company focused on providing exceptional data solutions for IT and Security. As the Engineering Manager for the Platform IAM Team, you will lead the development of the identity platform, ensuring high-quality delivery and operational excellence while mentoring engineers and fostering a collaborative team environment.

Responsibilities:

• Build and grow exceptional teams - Recruit, mentor, and retain top engineering talent while keeping a high bar
• Deliver with excellence - Drive projects from design to production, with a focus on on-time delivery and high quality
• Navigate complexity - Collaborate across engineering, product, SRE, and architecture teams to align priorities, clarify requirements, and deliver outcomes
• Champion operational excellence - Establish a culture of observability, reliability, and quality. Ensure systems are built with monitoring, alerting, and operational discipline baked in
• Stay technical - Provide hands-on code reviews, architecture guidance, and debugging support. Jump into production issues when needed and identify design problems early

Requirements:

• 2+ years as an EM or Technical Lead - Experience managing high-performing teams, specifically those focused on product-facing platforms or SaaS foundations
• Strong technical foundation - Prior experience as a Tech Lead or Staff+ engineer building backend systems. You can debug production issues, review complex code, and make sound architectural decisions
• Operational mindset - Deep experience running production systems with on-call rotations. You know how to build observable, reliable systems and have managed on-call as an EM
• Proven team builder - Track record of hiring, developing, and retaining strong engineers across all levels
• Collaborative leader - Skilled at working across teams, driving alignment in ambiguous situations, and communicating technical tradeoffs to diverse audiences
• Systems depth - Strong understanding of cloud infrastructure, scalable and highly available system design, with a built-in curiosity to go deeper into the system to understand the 'why'
• IAM experience - Experience building Identity and Access Management systems is not required, but is a great bonus!