Senior Security Engineer
RoSalary not specified
- Full Time
- Senior (5 to 8 years)
Crowdstrike
Sr. Engineer II - Sensor Pipelines and Programmability Tools (Remote)
Not SpecifiedCompensation
Entry Level & New GradExperience Level
Full TimeJob Type
UnknownVisa
Computer SecurityIndustries
Position Overview
- Location Type: Remote-First (with offices in Irvine (CA), Kirkland (WA), Minneapolis (MN), Sunnyvale (CA), London (UK) and Crystal City (VA))
- Employment Type: Full-time
- Salary: Not specified
- Brief Description: CrowdStrike’s Sensor and Language Tooling (SaLT) team is seeking an engineer to work on malware detection and prevention pipelines within the Falcon sensor. The role focuses on improving the sensor’s detection pipelines and programmability tools, contributing to a custom compiler toolchain and core functions of the security detections platform. This role supports other teams at CrowdStrike in writing security detections.
Requirements
- Prior security industry experience is not required. CrowdStrike will provide mentorship and training.
Responsibilities
- Develop and maintain malware detection and prevention pipelines on the Falcon sensor.
- Contribute to a custom compiler toolchain for CrowdStrike’s domain-specific language (DSL).
- Improve the sensor’s programmability tools.
- Collaborate with a wide range of other teams at CrowdStrike to solve security problems.
- Respond to system events, such as process creation and network traffic, on endpoints running the Falcon sensor.
- Collate and filter security-relevant events and transmit them to CrowdStrike’s cloud.
Application Instructions
- Remote candidates living in the US and Canada are encouraged to apply.
- Candidates from the UK, EU, or Australia are welcome to apply, but should be aware of the need for flexible working hours and coordination with US-based teams.
- Occasional travel (less than 10%) may be required.
- No prior security industry experience is required; mentorship and training will be provided.
Company Information
- Company: CrowdStrike
- Industry: Computer Security
- Mission: To stop breaches and redefine modern security.
- Technology: Utilizes an AI-native platform, processing almost 3 trillion events per day with 3.44 PB of RAM deployed across C* servers.
Skills
Malware detection
Security pipelines
Compiler toolchain
DSL (Domain-Specific Language)
Security event handling
Endpoint security
Cloud security
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