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. We have 3.44 PB of RAM deployed across our fleet of C* servers - 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 also a mission-driven company. We cultivate a culture that gives every CrowdStriker both the flexibility and autonomy to own their careers. We’re 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 seeking a Senior Engineer for our Cloud Security Product Group. We’re extending CrowdStrike’s mission of “stopping breaches” into the public cloud and cloud-native workloads.
CrowdStrike’s product offering will give customers the ability to monitor and track their cloud-native workloads as well as hardening and protecting them against attacks prior to deployment. This offering will help with defending against potential adversary activities involving cloud-native resources.
When coupled with Falcon, CrowdStrike’s endpoint security offering, our CSPG offering will provide a more comprehensive perspective on how the adversary is targeting key customer infrastructure. Our ultimate goal is to provide a single platform for securing the entire lifecycle of cloud workloads and cloud security posture.
What You'll Do:
Lead backend engineering efforts from rapid prototypes to large-scale applications across CrowdStrike products
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
Work in a startup-like environment with a small fast-moving 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 given the autonomy to own your work in a high trust environment.
The technology stack you’ll use will include:
Go (Golang)
AWS/GCP/Azure/Kubernetes
Kafka
GIT
Cassandra
ElasticSearch
Docker
Redis
What You'll Need:
Degree in Computer Science (or professional experience in data structures/algorithms/distributed systems)
Understanding scalability and distributed systems i.e. sharding, partitioning, concurrency, etc
Being a team player
A thorough understanding of engineering best practices from appropriate testing paradigms to effective peer code reviews and resilient architecture.
The ability to thrive in a fast-paced, test-driven, collaborative and iterative programming environment.
The skills to meet your commitments on time and produce high-quality software that is unit tested, code reviewed and checked in regularly for continuous integration.
Bonus Points:
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.
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Benefits of Working at CrowdStrike:
Remote-friendly and flexible work culture
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 Resource Groups, geographic neighbourhood 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.
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Irvine, CA, United States
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