Job Description
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 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:
Our Fusion is seeking a Senior-to-Principal (Level 7) backend software Engineer to build out platform products which provide core orchestration and workflow capabilities to all users of Crowdstrike’s Flagship offering, the Falcon Platform.
Fusion – a core ‘tier one’ offering in our Flagship Platform, Falcon – is used by customers to automate 80% of breach remediation actions with the Falcon Platform. It also serves as a runtime engine of Foundry, a sibling product which gives the Falcon Platform users access to our whole suite of components as well as exposed APIs for a plethora of our security partners to instantly create custom-purpose 'Frankenstein' security apps by configuring selections in just a handful of dropdown menus. Fusion is among the most heavily used products in Crowdstrike's Falcon product suite.
This role is for an experienced backend microservices developer adept with cloud engineering principles, user-facing feature design and development ('or' Fine Grained Auth Expertise), and experience with plenty of custom API development as well as high-scale events processing on a msg queue like Kafka. Your passion and meticulous attention to performance, reliability and scalability will be key ingredients to your success here at CrowdStrike.
What You'll Do:
Build highly fault tolerant Golang microservices to add features and functionality to our Fusion product and its supporting ecosystem
Support ultra-high volume Kafka event pipelines managing our customer workflows
Work with industry-leading technologies like Apache Kafka, Cassandra, Elasticsearch, Redis and more
Work on cross-team platform-level initiatives and projects
Troubleshoot critical production issues and implement solutions
What You'll Need:
Experienced building streaming platforms at scale (Note: We process over a trillion events per day)
At least 7 years (average is 10-15) of overall applicable experience in a technical role
4+ years of recent experience building an event-driven, microservices-oriented architecture
Expert knowledge of any of the following backend languages: Go, Scala, Java, Node.js or Python
Proven expertise in building distributed systems, micro services, REST APIs
Knowledge of Knative or similar open source serverless infra-building framework(s)
Production experience with commercial clouds (AWS, Azure, GCP)
BS/MS degree in Computer Science or related field or equivalent work experience
Developing applications using SQL and No-SQL databases
Bonus Points:
Contributed to the open source community (GitHub, Stack Overflow, blogging)
Master’s degree in computer science or related field
Golang experience
Prior experience with cybersecurity
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Benefits of Working at CrowdStrike:
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 Networks, geographic neighborhood 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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CrowdStrike, Inc. is committed to fair and equitable compensation practices. Placement within the pay range is dependent on a variety of factors including, but not limited to, relevant work experience, skills, certifications, job level, supervisory status, and location. The base salary range for this position for all U.S. candidates is $140,000 - $215,000 per year, with eligibility for bonuses, equity grants and a comprehensive benefits package that includes health insurance, 401k and paid time off.
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