Cribl · 3 days ago
Product Manager, Stream Data Plane
United States
Full-time
Remote
Senior Level
$162K/yr - $250K/yr
5+ years expCribl is a remote-first company focused on empowering employees to excel in their roles. As the Product Manager for the Stream Data Plane, you will oversee the core functionalities of data movement within Cribl Stream, collaborating with various teams to enhance performance and reliability.
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Responsibilities
Drive the Stream Data Plane roadmap — from core routing and pipeline performance to scale, resiliency, and observability of distributed systems
Deeply understand deployment models for Cribl Stream across cloud, hybrid, and customer-managed environments — including Kubernetes, containers, and on-prem orchestrations
Collaborate closely with engineering to define technical priorities around scalability, reliability, and performance tuning
Partner with UX and documentation to create intuitive, low-friction experiences for configuring and operating large-scale streaming environments
Engage with enterprise customers to understand their operational, security, and compliance needs across IT and SecOps ecosystems
Analyze usage and performance data to make data-driven decisions that improve reliability, reduce friction, and accelerate adoption
Evangelize internally and externally — translating complex data plane concepts into clear business value for Cribl customers and partners
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
Qualification
Required
5+ years as a Technical Product Manager or similar role in enterprise data or infrastructure software
Proven experience with data streaming, observability, or distributed data systems (Kafka, Flink, Logstash, Splunk, Cribl, etc.)
Strong understanding of modern deployment architectures — cloud-native, hybrid, and containerized (Docker, Kubernetes, Helm)
Experience with enterprise IT and security products, including integrations across complex ecosystems of data sources and destinations
Ability to translate technical performance and scalability concepts into clear product strategy and customer outcomes
Hands-on curiosity — you enjoy running your own labs, learning new technologies, and understanding how things actually work under the hood
Excellent written and verbal communication skills in a remote-first environment
Able to demo and explain products both at a conceptual level and with technical depth
Preferred
Experience in remote-first, distributed organizations
Background in observability, log management, or data pipeline platforms
Familiarity with enterprise compliance and security frameworks (e.g., FedRAMP, SOC 2, ISO 27001)
No fear — speak your mind, share your ideas
Good jokes (or better yet, bad ones)
A love for goats. 🐐
Benefits
Health
Dental
Vision
Short-term disability
Life insurance
Paid holidays
Paid time off
A fertility treatment benefit
401(k)
Equity
Eligibility for a discretionary company-wide bonus
Company
Cribl
Cribl is a software company that designs a unified data management platform for exploring, collecting, processing, and accessing data.
501-1000 employees
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Funding
Current Stage
Late StageTotal Funding
$721.21MKey Investors
Google VenturesTiger Global ManagementSequoia Capital
2025-06-19Secondary Market
2024-08-27Series E· $200M
2024-08-27Secondary Market· $119M
Leadership Team
Dritan Bitincka
Co-Founder & Products
Ledion Bitincka
Co-Founder & CTO
Recent News
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