Cribl

Sr. Engineering Manager, SDET

Cribl$225K — $270K *
US-AnywhereRemote in United States
Information Technology
8 - 10 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 10+ years of industry experience, including 4+ years in a technical leadership role
  • Hands-on experience in establishing testing strategy for SaaS and customer managed environments
  • Strong understanding of SDLC changes for agentic development
  • Expertise in test architecture, automation, CI/CD, observability, and release management
  • Experience with AI-developed tests and workflows
  • BS in Computer Science or Electrical Engineering or equivalent practical experience

Responsibilities

  • Own the quality strategy across all Cribl products
  • Lead continuous improvement in test automation and defect prevention
  • Optimize end-to-end pipelines for quality and velocity
  • Foster a customer-first mindset through failure analysis
  • Establish partnerships with product management and engineering managers
  • Coach and mentor a remote-first team of test engineers
  • Manage potential on-call or off-hours duties as needed

Benefits

  • Health, dental, and vision insurance
  • Short-term disability and life insurance
  • Paid holidays and time off
  • Fertility treatment benefit
  • 401(k) plan
  • Equity opportunities
Full Job Description
Why You'll Love This Role

We are seeking a Senior Engineering Manager to lead a remote-first, cross-functional team of Software Development Engineers in Test (SDETs) responsible for the quality and reliability of all Cribl products. This is a hands-on leadership role in ensuring that quality is built-in from the start of the software development lifecycle, implementing test strategy from design to release with agentic workflows. You'll play a key role in driving engineering excellence, delivering high-quality products to our customers.

As An Active Member Of Our Team, You Will...
  • Own the quality strategy across Cribl products and communicate metrics for data-driven prioritization of the team's roadmap
  • Lead continuous improvement in test automation, CI stability, defect prevention, root-cause analysis, and escape-rate reduction.
  • Continuously optimize end to end pipelines for both quality and velocity, removing bottlenecks for both people and agentic workflows
  • Foster a "customer first" mindset by continuously running failure analysis to close the testing gap with customer deployments
  • Establish a strong partnership with product management and engineering managers to ensure quality standards are implemented from the start
  • Coach, mentor, and grow a remote-first team of exceptional test engineers focusing on agentic workflows
  • This position may include stand-by, on-call, or off-hours duties

If You've Got It - We Want It
  • Hands-on experience in establishing testing strategy and defining quality metrics for products that will be deployed in both SaaS as well as customer managed environments
  • Thorough understanding of the SDLC and the changes required for agentic development
  • Strong understanding of test architecture, automation, CI/CD, observability, release management, and root-cause analysis.
  • Experience with AI-developed tests and workflows
  • BS CS/EE or equivalent practical experience with 10+ years of industry experience, including 4+ years in a technical leadership role


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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.

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), and equity.

Base Salary Range

$225,000-$270,000 USD

About Cribl

Cribl is a provider of observability pipeline software. The company offers a range of products, including LogStream, a platform for processing and routing log data. Cribl serves clients in a variety of industries, including finance, healthcare, and technology. The company was founded in 2017 and is headquartered in San Francisco, California.
Learn more about Cribl
Size
50 employees
Industry
Net Income
$1 million
Founded
2017
5 Year Trend
+50%
Revenue
$5 million
NASDAQ

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