Sr Software Engineer, Cloud – Platform Foundations (Hybrid)

About the role

The role involves leading backend engineering efforts from rapid prototypes to large-scale applications across CrowdStrike products. It includes leveraging and building cloud-based systems to detect targeted attacks and automate cyber threat intelligence production at a global scale. The position requires collaboration with various teams and a deep understanding of distributed systems and scalability challenges.

Responsibilities

• Leverage and build cloud-based systems to detect targeted attacks and automate cyber threat intelligence production at a global scale.
• Brainstorm, define, and build collaboratively with members across multiple teams.
• Obsess about learning and champion the newest technologies & tricks with others, raising the technical IQ of the team.
• Be mentored and mentor other developers on web, backend and data storage technologies and our system.
• Constantly re-evaluate our product to improve architecture, knowledge models, user experience, performance and stability.
• Be an energetic 'self-starter' with the ability to take ownership and be accountable for deliverables.
• Use and give back to the open source community.

Requirements

• Degree in Computer Science (or commensurate experience in data structures/algorithms/distributed systems).
• The ability to scale backend systems – sharding, partitioning, scaling horizontally are second nature to you.
• The desire to ship code and the love of seeing your bits run in production.
• A deep understanding of distributed systems and scalability challenges.
• A deep understanding of multi-threading, concurrency, and parallel processing technologies.
• Team player skills – we embrace collaborating as a team as much as possible.
• Proven experience utilizing AI technologies to enhance decision-making, streamline workflows and processes, improve efficiency and drive business outcomes.
• The ability to thrive in a fast-paced, test-driven, collaborative and iterative programming environment.
• Proven experience utilizing AI technologies to enhance decision-making, streamline workflows and processes, improve efficiency and drive business outcomes.

Bonus Points

• Authored and led successful open source libraries and projects.
• Contributions to the open source community (GitHub, Stack Overflow, blogging).
• Existing exposure to Go, Scala, AWS, Cassandra, Kafka, Elasticsearch...
• Prior experience in the cybersecurity or intelligence fields.

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