Sr Software Engineer, Edge Agent
Cribl · United States · 3mo ago
Why You'll Love This Role
Cribl Edge is a vendor-neutral multi-platform agent that provides users with an intelligent and highly-scalable solution for edge-based data collection, serving hundreds of thousands of machines with diverse configurations. As a Senior Software Engineer on the Edge team, you will be a go-to engineer for Windows, building and improving the experience of running Cribl Edge across enterprise Windows environments — from data collection sources like Windows Event Logs, performance counters, and WMI, to installation, upgrades, and service lifecycle management. You'll also contribute to cross-platform features that run on Linux and macOS.
As An Active Member Of The Team, You Will...
Own and improve the Windows experience for Cribl Edge — data collection sources (Event Logs, WMI, performance counters), installer/upgrade workflows, and Windows service management
Design, build, and optimize software for data collection agents that run across Windows, Linux, and Mac environments
Collaborate closely with UX designers, Product Managers, and fellow engineers to translate feature requirements into intuitive, high-performance user experiences.
Own the development lifecycle, from design and implementation to testing and maintenance, delivering clean, efficient, and reliable code that meets customer needs.
Develop automated tests and comprehensive test plans, including Windows-specific testing for service lifecycle, permissions, and platform edge cases
Help maintain and support our SaaS products including periodic participation in our 24x7 on-call rotations
This position will require stand-by, on-call, or off-hours duties
If You’ve Got It - We Want It
Bachelor's / Master’s degree in Computer Science or similar field
Strong understanding of Windows internals — services, registry, WMI, event logging, permissions models, and installer technologies (MSI/MSIX)
Familiarity with cross-platform OS fundamentals including memory management, CPU scheduling, filesystems, process lifecycles, and networking
Exceptional troubleshooting and debugging skills, including comfort with Windows-specific tooling (Event Viewer, Performance Monitor, procmon, WinDbg)
Proven ability to write clean, maintainable, and testable code.
Experience leveraging the latest AI tools to accelerate delivery of features without sacrificing quality
Excellent verbal and written communication, ability to clearly and concisely articulate complex technical topics to stakeholders
A steadfast commitment to ownership, ensuring that deliverables consistently meet high standards of quality and performance.
A relentless drive to turn ideas into real, high-quality software that makes a difference.
Professional experience developing software using TypeScript and Node.js, ideally with experience building Node.js applications that run as Windows services
Experience using Docker, Kubernetes, and cloud platforms such as AWS, Azure, GCP
Experience using assertion frameworks and tools to automate regression tests (e.g. Mocha)
Prior experience working on data intensive applications and/or data streams processing
Experience working remotely across timezones
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