[Hiring] Staff Machine Learning Engineer, AI Researcher @Cribl

Role Description

This role involves working closely with the founding team and a group of highly-skilled engineers to shape the future of AI-enabled Security/Observability platforms. You will play a central role in integrating cutting-edge AI/ML technologies into the Cribl Product suite to help solve real customer problems.

• Design, train, and evaluate machine learning models across a range of research and applied AI initiatives
• Run rapid, iterative experiments to test hypotheses and surface insights that drive model improvements
• Collaborate closely with researchers and engineers to translate cutting-edge academic advances into practical, production-ready systems
• Build and maintain robust ML pipelines for data ingestion, feature engineering, model training, and evaluation
• Optimize model performance through fine-tuning, hyperparameter search, and architecture experimentation
• Contribute to a culture of rigorous experimentation; tracking results, documenting findings, and sharing learnings with the broader team
• Stay current with the latest developments in ML and AI research, and proactively identify opportunities to apply them
• This position may require stand-by, on-call, or off-hours duties during critical research or deployment milestones

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Mathematics, Statistics, or a related field with 5+ years of industry or research experience (Master's or PhD a plus)
• Deep hands-on experience training and evaluating ML models, including language models
• Strong proficiency in Python and ML frameworks such as PyTorch or TensorFlow
• Familiarity with MLOps tooling and infrastructure (e.g., MLflow, Weights & Biases, Kubeflow, or similar)
• Solid understanding of modern NLP, computer vision, and/or reinforcement learning techniques
• Strong ability to move fast without sacrificing rigor; you know when to prototype and when to productionize
• Excellent communication skills with the ability to clearly present experimental results to both technical and non-technical stakeholders

Requirements

• Salary Range ($230,000 - $275,000)
• The salary for this role is dependent on geographic location. The salary offered within the range described will be based on the individual candidate’s job-related knowledge, skills, and experience.
• 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), equity, and eligibility for a discretionary company-wide bonus.

Benefits

• Health, dental, and vision insurance
• Short-term disability and life insurance
• Paid holidays and paid time off
• Fertility treatment benefit
• 401(k) plan
• Equity
• Eligibility for a discretionary company-wide bonus

Company Description

Cribl is a remote-first company that empowers its employees to do their best work, wherever they are. We are a serious company that doesn’t take itself too seriously, looking for collaborative, curious, and motivated team members who are passionate about putting customers first.