CrowdStrike
CrowdStrike
CrowdStrike is a cybersecurity and SaaS company founded in 2011 that develops cloud-based tools for protecting endpoints, identities, networks, and cloud environments. Its Falcon platform combines artificial intelligence with real-time visibility, threat detection, and response capabilities to help organizations identify and stop sophisticated cyberattacks. CrowdStrike’s work spans cybersecurity, managed detection and response, and applied AI, supporting businesses seeking to strengthen the security of their systems and data.

Senior Cloud Core API Engineer

Build backend APIs and distributed cloud systems for CrowdStrike’s cybersecurity platform. Help detect targeted attacks and automate cyber threat intelligence at global scale.

Description

  • Lead backend engineering across CrowdStrike products, from rapid prototypes to large-scale applications.
  • Build cloud systems to detect targeted attacks and automate cyber threat intelligence production at global scale.
  • Collaborate with teams to define, design, and build solutions.
  • Introduce new technologies and techniques while strengthening the team’s technical expertise.
  • Share knowledge and mentorship across web, backend, and data storage technologies.
  • Reassess products to improve architecture, knowledge models, user experience, performance, and stability.
  • Take responsibility for delivering results.
  • Use and contribute to open-source projects.

Requirements

  • Degree in computer science, or equivalent experience with data structures, algorithms, and distributed systems.
  • Scale backend systems through sharding, partitioning, and horizontal scaling.
  • Understand distributed systems and their scalability challenges in depth.
  • Understand multithreading, concurrency, and parallel processing technologies in depth.
  • Apply engineering best practices, testing approaches, peer code review, and resilient architecture.
  • Work effectively in a fast-paced, collaborative, iterative, test-driven environment.
  • Deliver high-quality software with unit tests, peer review, and regular commits for continuous integration.
  • Have proven experience using AI technologies to support decisions, streamline workflows and processes, improve efficiency, and achieve business outcomes.
  • Collaborate effectively with a team.
  • Experience with Go, Scala, AWS, Cassandra, Kafka, or Elasticsearch is a plus.
  • Experience in cybersecurity or intelligence is a plus.

Benefits

  • Compensation and equity awards.
  • Physical and mental wellness programs.
  • Vacation and holidays.
  • Paid parental and adoption leave.
  • Professional development opportunities for employees at every level and in every role.
  • Employee networks, local groups, and volunteer opportunities.
  • Office culture with amenities.
  • Health insurance.
  • 401(k) plan.
  • Paid time off.
  • Bonus eligibility.
  • Equity grants.

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