Engineer II, Advanced Research (Remote)

As a global leader in cybersecurity, CrowdStrike protects the people, processes and technologies that drive modern organizations. Since 2011, our mission hasn’t changed — we’re here to stop breaches, and we’ve redefined modern security with the world’s 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. We're proud to work for a mission-driven company leveraging AI to transform the way we work.

About the role

CrowdStrike's Advanced Research team is expanding. We develop innovative detection capabilities that enable CrowdStrike to stay ahead of the adversary and stop breaches. You'll work within a multidisciplinary team and collaborate with Security, Data Science, Engineering, and Visualization experts, all working toward the goal of developing innovative solutions to long-standing challenges in security. We provide opportunities for creativity, learning new skills, mentoring fellow engineers, and building technologies that meaningfully improve the protection we provide for our customers. We work in a distributed, remote-first, high-trust environment where you manage your own time.

Responsibilities

• Work with industry-leading technologies like Kafka, Flink, Redis, ElasticSearch, Cassandra, and LLMs.
• Develop, maintain, and enhance the capabilities of distributed cloud services.
• Keep services up and running in a healthy state.
• Work closely with other internal engineering teams to integrate new capabilities into our Falcon platform.

Requirements

• United States Citizenship OR Permanent Residency is necessary to retain access to resources for this role (NO Clearance necessary).
• Computer science degree or commensurate experience.
• Programming expertise in at least one language. Java / Scala, Go, or Python experience is preferred.
• Solid understanding of distributed systems, scalability, RESTful patterns, and multithreading concepts.
• Proficiency building and scaling services in production.
• Hands-on experience with CI/CD tools and processes such as Jenkins / Bamboo.
• Experience interacting with major cloud provider APIs to provision cloud infrastructure and monitor it (AWS, GCP, AZURE).
• Effective communication across functions and levels throughout the company.
• Proven experience utilizing AI technologies to enhance decision-making, streamline workflows and processes, improve efficiency, and drive business outcomes.

Skills

• Familiarity with AWS, Kafka, Flink, Grafana.
• Experience with containerization and container orchestration technologies such as Docker and Kubernetes.
• Strong debugging skills.
• Hands-on experience in large-scale (distributed) system architecture, high scalability and availability, and optimization.
• Experience working in cybersecurity or intelligence fields.

This role will require the candidate to periodically undergo and pass additional background and fingerprint check(s) consistent with government customer requirements.

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.

Pay

The base salary range for this position for all U.S. candidates is $100,000 - $145,000 per year, with eligibility for bonuses, equity grants, and a comprehensive benefits package that includes health insurance, 401k, and paid time off.