Sr. Software Engineer, CloudBackend SCP (Hybrid)

As a global leader in cybersecurity CrowdStrike protects the people processes and technologies that drive modern organizations. Since 2011 our mission hasnt changed were here to stop breaches and weve redefined modern security with the worlds most advanced AI-native platform. We work on large scale distributed systems processing almost 3 trillion events per day and this traffic is growing daily. Our customers span all industries and they count on CrowdStrike to keep their businesses running their communities safe and their lives moving forward. Were also a mission-driven company. We cultivate a culture that gives every CrowdStriker both the flexibility and autonomy to own their careers. Were always looking to add talented CrowdStrikers to the team who have limitless passion a relentless focus on innovation and a fanatical commitment to our customers our community and each other. Ready to join a mission that matters The future of cybersecurity starts with you.

About the Role:

Crowdstrike is looking for a Senior Cloud Engineer to join our growing Sensor Foundations team. The cloud side of the Sensor Foundations team works in conjunction with on-endpoint code to detect security problems and incidents automatically stop adversaries in their tracks and provide actionable data to customers. We process massive amounts of data distilling it down to the elements that customers need to see. We also provide tools and services that allow other product teams at Crowdstrike to rapidly develop and deploy new functionality. Sensor Control Plane is involved across the entire product line and youll work closely with other groups across the company.

As a Senior Cloud Engineer in the Sensor Control Plane Cloud Detections team youll help us build the next generation of cloud-side detections processing. This may include evolving our near-real-time endpoint-to-cloud communications or integrating with new machine-learning models. Youll be thinking about how to build high-quality systems that scale cleanly and reliably and then implementing those ideas primarily in Go. Prior experience with Go is not required but will be helpful.

CrowdStrike is a computer security company but we do not require candidates for this role to have prior security industry experience. We will mentor and train in security topics as needed. We do expect a strong interest in CrowdStrikes mission and a willingness to engage with the needs of our product teams and customers.

Location:

• This is a hybrid role based out of either our offices in Sunnyvale CA (Bay Area) or Redmond WA (Seattle Area) with the expectation of at least 2 days in office per week.

What Youll Do:

• Leveraging and building cloud based systems to detect targeted attacks at a global scale.

• Brainstorming designing and building collaboratively with members across multiple teams.

• Mentoring and helping your fellow Crowdstrike engineers grow.

• Delivering and accepting feedback with grace and courtesy.

• Building elegant solutions for complex technical problems in Go.

• Reading code in the multiple programming languages in use in our environment (Go Python Unix shell among others).

• Focusing on continual learning raising the bar for both yourself and your teammates.

• Leveraging our understanding of engineering best practices including topics like appropriate testing paradigms effective peer code reviews logging and resilient architecture patterns to ensure that our code is clean.

• Being an energetic self-starter with the ability to take ownership and be accountable for deliverables both individually and when leading a team.

What Youll Need:

• Must be eligible for CJIS/GovCloud clearance (typically requires U.S. citizenship or permanent residency).

• A computer science background or equivalent experience (programming styles data structures algorithms distributed systems etc.)

• 8 years of experience building and scaling back-end systems in production.

• Team player skills we embrace collaboration.

• Deep understanding of distributed systems and scalability challenges.

• Understanding of Cassandra Kafka Elasticsearch/Opensearch and Redis/Valkey.

• Prior experience with any of: Go Scala Python Java C# or C

• Prior experience with cloud services such as AWS GCP or OCI particularly compute and storage offerings.

• Prior experience with Apache Flink or other similar stream processing systems is a plus

• Experience developing and deploying into Linux.

If you have some but not all of the qualifications but bring a passion for cybersecurity wed like to talk.

Bonus Points:

• Computer and/or network security experience.

• Prior implementation experience with Go and Python.

• Prior experience working within scalable microservices architectures.

• Prior experience with containerization and container orchestration technology such as docker and Kubernetes.

#LI-CW1

#HTF

Benefits of Working at CrowdStrike:

• Market leader in compensation and equity awards

• Comprehensive physical and mental wellness programs

• Competitive vacation and holidays for recharge

• Paid parental and adoption leaves

• Professional development opportunities for all employees regardless of level or role

• Employee Networks geographic neighborhood groups and volunteer opportunities to build connections

• Vibrant office culture with world class amenities

• Great Place to Work Certified across the globe

CrowdStrike is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We are committed to fostering a culture of belonging where everyone is valued for who they are and empowered to succeed. We support veterans and individuals with disabilities through our affirmative action program.

CrowdStrike is committed to providing equal employment opportunity for all employees and applicants for employment. The Company does not discriminate in employment opportunities or practices on the basis of race color creed ethnicity religion sex (including pregnancy or pregnancy-related medical conditions) sexual orientation gender identity marital or family status veteran status age national origin ancestry physical disability (including HIV and AIDS) mental disability medical condition genetic information membership or activity in a local human rights commission status with regard to public assistance or any other characteristic protected by law. We base all employment decisions--including recruitment selection training compensation benefits discipline promotions transfers lay-offs return from lay-off terminations and social/recreational programs--on valid job requirements.

If you need assistance accessing or reviewing the information on this website or need help submitting an application for employment or requesting an accommodation please contact us at for further assistance.

Find out more about your rights as an applicant.

CrowdStrike participates in the E-Verify program.

Notice of E-Verify Participation

Right to Work

For detailed information about the U.S. benefits package please click here.