Engineer III - Cloud (Remote) at Crowdstrike

United States

Crowdstrike Logo
Not SpecifiedCompensation
Senior (5 to 8 years)Experience Level
Full TimeJob Type
UnknownVisa
CybersecurityIndustries

Requirements

  • U.S. citizen or Permanent Resident and work solely from U.S. soil
  • Experience programming in at least one object-oriented programming language, featuring strong types (primarily Golang)
  • Experience developing and consuming RESTful API web services
  • Experience working with cloud providers such as AWS, Azure, GCP, and Oracle Cloud
  • Experience with infrastructure-as-code tools such as CloudFormation, Terraform and Azure Templates
  • Hands-on experience deploying, configuring, and using Docker containers in Kubernetes environments with Helm
  • Experience using a message queue (e.g., Kafka and SQS; defining messages, estimating message sizes and rates, monitoring lag)
  • Experience using RDBMS databases, and accompanying knowledge of SQL, such as Postgres
  • Strong debugging skills: ability to spot design flaws, race conditions and performance bottlenecks in complex architectures
  • Bachelor's degree or equivalent work experience. Proficiency with common algorithms, data structures, code whiteboarding

Responsibilities

  • Develop Go-based microservices to support new and existing features which help detect cyber attacks, as well as RESTful APIs to support and expand the CSPM platform
  • Take end-to-end ownership, both individually and as part of a team, for the delivery of projects of increasing complexity
  • Relentlessly pursue quality by following engineering best practices including: appropriate testing paradigms, effective peer code reviews, logging, monitoring, and resilient architecture patterns
  • Utilize Kafka for event-driven workflows; and Cassandra, ElasticSearch, or PostgreSQL for data storage
  • Provide on-call monitoring and operational & customer support for production services owned by the team
  • Reflect thoughtfully to improve architecture, models, user experience, performance, and stability following rapid prototyping and fast-paced decision making
  • Develop a platform to help secure the entire lifecycle of cloud workloads for CrowdStrike customers

Skills

Go
Microservices
RESTful APIs
CSPM
Cloud Security
Distributed Systems
DevSecOps

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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