CrowdStrike · 15 hours ago
Sr. Engineer, Backend - Lightning (Hybrid)
USA - Sunnyvale, CA
Full-time
Hybrid
Senior Level, Lead/Staff
$140K/yr - $215K/yr
8+ years expCrowdStrike is a global leader in cybersecurity, dedicated to stopping breaches with an advanced AI-native platform. They are seeking a Senior Software Developer, Backend for their Detections Platform team, responsible for building cloud services that provide security information to endpoint agents in near-real-time.
Artificial Intelligence (AI)Cloud Data ServicesCloud SecurityCyber SecurityNetwork Security
No H1B
U.S. Citizen Only
Responsibilities
Build and evolve cloud-based systems to detect and disrupt targeted attacks at a global scale
Brainstorm, design, and build collaboratively with members across multiple teams
Build elegant and performant solutions for complex technical problems in Go
Read and critique code in the multiple programming languages in use in our environment (Go, Python, Unix shell, among others), and provide technical guidance and feedback to team members
Focus on continual learning, raising the bar for both yourself and your teammates
Leverage 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
Be an energetic ‘self-starter’ with the ability to take ownership and be accountable for deliverables, both individually and when leading a team
Deliver and accept feedback with grace and courtesy
Collaborate on determining root causes of production outages and adding quality improvements to prevent outages in the future
Crowdstrike is a remote-friendly company, but we do get together from time to time. Some travel will be required for in-person meetings
Qualification
Required
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
Experience with Golang, Python, Kubernetes, Cassandra, Redis, Kafka, Elastic Search, Python, and/or similar technologies. You don't need all of these, but you need some
Prior experience with cloud services, such as AWS or Azure, particularly compute and storage offerings
Experience developing and deploying into Linux
Both a sense of humor and a sense of humility
Preferred
Prior experience with building, operating, validating, and scaling low-latency internet services
Experience with building and shipping cloud-connected endpoint software
Prior experience working within scalable microservices architectures
Prior experience with containerization and container orchestration technology such as docker and Kubernetes
Exposure to/experience with cybersecurity and intelligence
Benefits
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
Company
CrowdStrike
CrowdStrike is a cybersecurity technology firm that provides cloud-delivered protection for cloud workloads, identity, and data.
5001-10000 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Public CompanyTotal Funding
$1.24BKey Investors
ARK Investment ManagementAccelCapitalG
2022-12-01Post Ipo Equity· $4.6M
2021-01-12Post Ipo Debt· $750M
2019-06-12IPO
Leadership Team
George Kurtz
President / CEO & Founder
Zeki Turedi
Field CTO Europe
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