Sr. Software Engineer - Cloud Security (Remote)

Senior Engineer, Cloud Security Product Group

Employment Type: Full time Location Type: Remote

Position Overview

CrowdStrike, a global leader in cybersecurity, is seeking a Senior Engineer to join our Cloud Security Product Group. We are expanding our mission of "stopping breaches" into the public cloud and cloud-native workloads. Our new product offering will empower customers to monitor, track, harden, and protect their cloud-native workloads against attacks prior to deployment, defending against adversary activities involving cloud-native resources. When integrated with CrowdStrike's Falcon endpoint security offering, our Cloud Security Posture Management (CSPM) offering will provide a comprehensive view of how adversaries target key customer infrastructure, ultimately aiming for a single platform to secure the entire lifecycle of cloud workloads and cloud security posture.

About CrowdStrike

CrowdStrike protects the people, processes, and technologies that drive modern organizations. Since 2011, our mission has been to stop breaches. We have redefined modern security with the world's most advanced AI-native platform, processing almost 3 trillion events per day across large-scale distributed systems. Our customers span all industries, relying on CrowdStrike to keep their businesses running, their communities safe, and their lives moving forward. We are a mission-driven company fostering a culture that provides every CrowdStriker with the flexibility and autonomy to own their careers. We seek talented individuals with limitless passion, a relentless focus on innovation, and a fanatical commitment to our customers, community, and each other. The future of cybersecurity starts with you.

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.
• Champion the newest technologies and techniques, raising the technical IQ of the team through continuous learning.
• 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.
• Own your work with autonomy in a high-trust environment.

Technology Stack

• Go (Golang)
• AWS/GCP/Azure/Kubernetes
• Kafka
• GIT
• Cassandra
• ElasticSearch
• Docker
• Redis

What You'll Need

• Degree in Computer Science (or equivalent professional experience in data structures, algorithms, and distributed systems).
• Understanding of scalability and distributed systems concepts (e.g., sharding, partitioning, concurrency).
• Strong team player mentality.
• Thorough understanding of engineering best practices, including appropriate testing paradigms, effective peer code reviews, and resilient architecture.
• Ability to thrive in a fast-paced, test-driven, collaborative, and iterative programming environment.
• Skills to meet commitments on time and produce high-quality, unit-tested software that undergoes code review and 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 field.

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.

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