Cloud Engineer III - Spotlight (Remote) at Crowdstrike

Texas, United States

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Requirements

  • 5 years of production-level experience in building, delivering, and maintaining distributed services architecture at scale
  • Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or relevant experience in Data Structures, Algorithms and Distributed Systems
  • Strong programming skills either in Go or in Java, Node.js or similar, with willingness to use Go
  • Deep understand of engineering best practices from appropriate testing paradigms to effective peer code reviews and resilient architecture
  • Experience with Scrum/Agile development methodologies
  • Working with data at scale (Cassandra, Kafka, Elasticsearch, SQL, Redis)
  • Experience with cloud infrastructure (AWS, GCP / Azure)
  • Thorough understanding of multithreading, concurrency, and parallel processing
  • Ability to design scalable and resilient microservice-based architectures
  • Clean REST APIs and streaming communication channels

Responsibilities

  • Design scalable and resilient microservice-based architectures
  • Implement cloud infrastructure (AWS, GCP / Azure)
  • Develop and maintain distributed services architecture at scale
  • Work on large scale distributed systems
  • Implement Instant visibility and vulnerability intelligence for all endpoints
  • Develop features for Falcon Spotlight using Golang
  • Collaborate with cross-functional teams to deliver high-quality products
  • Participate in peer code reviews and contribute to the improvement of the codebase
  • Work on a modern 'end-to-end ownership' model that requires full lifecycle ownership of your services
  • Implement zero impact on performance - Searches take place in the cloud and have zero impact on endpoints and the network

Skills

Crowdstrike

Cloud-native endpoint security solutions provider

About Crowdstrike

CrowdStrike specializes in cybersecurity, focusing on protecting businesses from cyber threats through cloud-native endpoint security solutions. Their main product, the Falcon platform, includes services like Falcon Pro, which replaces traditional antivirus with next-generation antivirus that integrates threat intelligence, Falcon Insight for endpoint detection and response, and Falcon Device Control to manage connected devices. Unlike many competitors, CrowdStrike's services are subscription-based, allowing clients to choose different levels of protection based on their needs. The company serves a diverse clientele, including many Fortune 100 companies, and is recognized as a leader in the cybersecurity field, known for its effectiveness in threat detection and response.

Austin, TexasHeadquarters
2011Year Founded
$468MTotal Funding
IPOCompany Stage
Enterprise Software, CybersecurityIndustries
5,001-10,000Employees

Benefits

Competitive Employee Stock Purchase Plan
Remote-friendly culture
Market leader in compensation and equity awards
Competitive vacation and flexible working arrangements
Comprehensive health benefits + 401k plan
Paid Parental Leave, including adoption
Wellness programs
Professional development and mentorship opportunities
Open offices have stocked kitchens, coffee, soda and treats

Risks

Increased competition from companies like Lumos could challenge CrowdStrike's market share.
Recovery from last year's outage may still affect customer trust and future sales.
Pressure to demonstrate ROI by 2025 could challenge CrowdStrike's financial transparency.

Differentiation

CrowdStrike's Falcon platform offers cloud-native endpoint security solutions, a key differentiator.
The company serves 44 of the Fortune 100, showcasing its strong market presence.
CrowdStrike's proactive threat hunting sets it apart in cybersecurity threat detection.

Upsides

Partnership with SonicWall opens new SMB market segment for CrowdStrike.
Recognition as a leader in ransomware prevention boosts CrowdStrike's market credibility.
Gamified learning initiatives help address cybersecurity skills gap, benefiting future talent pipeline.

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