Cribl

Technical Support Engineer

Germany full-time Mid Salary not listed
full-time Mid level Technology & IT Curated
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About the role

Join the company that’s building the telemetry infrastructure for the AI era. At Cribl, we partner with IT and Security teams at many of the world’s biggest enterprises, including half of the Fortune 100, to bridge the gap between AI ambition and infrastructure reality. As the AI Platform for Telemetry, we give customers the choice, control, and flexibility to manage and analyze telemetry for both humans and agents, so they can build what’s next.

We’re one of the fastest‑growing private companies and a leading player in a massive, fast‑moving market. With a global workforce, we’re remote‑first and grounded in a simple idea: software is a people business. Cribl is the place where curious, collaborative people can do their best work, grow fast, and bring their full selves to the herd.

Why You’ll Love This Role

Cribl is seeking Technical Support Engineers to ensure customer success by providing enterprise-level support to our customers and partners. We are a fast-growing, remote-first company with a mission to unlock the value of all observability data. At our core, we believe in shipping phenomenal products and doing good by our customers and communities. We provide our customers with a new and unprecedented level of observability, intelligence, and control over their real-time data. We're backed by Sequoia and CRV, and our products are deployed in some of the largest organizations in the world processing 100s of TB and PB of IT & Security data, and managed by Site Reliability Engineers, System Engineers, and Technical Operations teams.

In this role, you will be joining a highly technical and collaborative team that is committed to shipping high quality software and enjoying all the goat gifs the internet has to offer. The ideal candidate for this role has a mixture of strong technical chops, an innate desire to help customers, and a natural affinity for collaboration.

As An Active Member Of Our Team, You Will…

Deep technical understanding of Cribl Products.

Provide extraordinary technical support to our Enterprise customers and across various channels such as Slack, Email, online meetings, etc.

Research, diagnose, troubleshoot, and identify solutions to resolve customer issues.

Document and share knowledge inside and outside the company via Slack, Cribl Curious, and team share sessions.

Follow standard procedures for reproducing and escalating unresolved issues to the appropriate internal teams.

Provide prompt and accurate feedback to customers, set achievable expectations, and ensure proper recording and closure of all issues.

Provide and document knowledge in the form of knowledge base tech notes, articles, Curious and participate in real-time forums (e.g., Slack) for real-time questions.

Enable the team(s) around you with created/updated reference-able materials and work alongside Support Engineers as a mentor.

Engage and direct technical success on customer escalations and product insight.

This position will require stand-by, on-call, or off-hours duties.

If You’ve Got It - We Want It

2+ years experience with Cribl Products

8 -15 years supporting distributed, Big-Data, solutions.

BS degree in Computer Science, similar degree, or equivalent work experience.

Passionate about working on and detailing out complex technical issues.

Expert-level troubleshooting & problem-solving skills; proven critical thinker.

Excellent client-facing skills, excellent written and verbal communication skills.

Strong experience with BigData, BigData housing solutions, Linux, AWS, Azure, Networking, API, certificates

Some windows chops are a plus.

Experience with Regular Expressions and JavaScript

BONUS:

Experience with Splunk, Elastic, Kafka, Kinesis, or related technologies

Experience with AWS, Azure, GCP, and other cloud platforms

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The salary for this role is dependent on country of employment 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 offers a benefits package that may include retirement/pension support, paid holidays and paid time off, remote office setup support, equity, and other wellness and support programs. Benefits vary by country in accordance with local requirements and market practice.

Base Salary Range

€92.200—€120.000 EUR

Bring Your Whole Self

Diversity drives innovation, enables better decisions to support our customers, and inspires change for the better. We’re building a culture where differences are valued and welcomed, and we work together to bring out the best in each other. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, or any other applicable legally protected characteristics in the location in which the candidate is applying.

Interested in joining the Cribl herd? Learn more about the smartest, funniest, most passionate goats you’ll ever meet at cribl.io/about-us.

Interview prep

Walk in with sharper answers.

Use this as a quick practice sheet before you speak with the employer.

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Technology & IT API integration Javascript Operations Remote Collaboration Sales Mid level

Likely questions

  1. Tell us about work you have done that is close to the Technical Support Engineer role.
  2. How would you approach your first 30 days at Cribl?
  3. Which of API integration, Javascript and Operations have you used recently, and what did it help you achieve?
  4. Describe a time you solved a problem without waiting to be told exactly what to do.
  5. How do you handle busy days, changing priorities, or pressure at work?

Prepare before the call

  • A recent example that proves your experience with API integration, Javascript and Operations.
  • One short story with a problem, your action, and the result.
  • Two examples that show the strengths listed on your CV.
  • A clear reason why this role and company interest you.
  • Your availability, preferred work style, and salary expectations.

Ask them

  • What would success look like in the first 90 days?
  • What are the main problems this hire should help solve?
  • How does the team give feedback and measure good work?
  • What does a normal working week look like for this role?
Practice line

I am interested in the Technical Support Engineer role because I can bring practical experience in API integration, Javascript and Operations, learn the team quickly, and contribute to the outcomes Cribl needs from this hire.

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