Sr. Software Engineer, Cloud - Ingestion (Remote)

Company: CrowdStrike Holdings, Inc.
Location: San Jose
Posted on: February 21, 2025

Job Description:

Sr. Software Engineer, Backend - Ingestion (Remote)Sr. Software Engineer, Backend - Ingestion (Remote)Apply locations USA - Remote time type Full time posted on Posted 2 Days Ago job requisition id R22132As 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. 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. Ready to join a mission that matters? The future of cybersecurity starts with you.About the Role:Our Ingestion group at CrowdStrike manages all network communications event traffic between our security cloud and customer resources. This means ultra-high volume services (all written in Golang) supported by Kafka, and plenty of work with network connections and protocols (negotiating TLS, balancing network connections, managing virtual sessions, distributing dynamic content, managing datastreams, etc.).CrowdStrike is seeking a backend software engineer who wants to grow at scale, is comfortable with being technically stretched, and would like to positively impact our mission to stop breaches. Your experience working with large-scale distributed systems will be applied across a range of services.What You'll Do:As a Major Initiative Lead you will have high autonomy with high expectations, often serving as a guiding hand in designing proprietary Cloud Protocol(s), and working closely with Falcon Sensor teams for each of the platforms (Windows, Mac, Linux, iOS, Android). Your details-oriented mindset and performance focus will allow CrowdStrike to scale into the future. Solid experience with large-scale distributed systems, network protocols, performance optimization, open source tools and libraries, and multi-tenant architecture is highly desirable but not required.If you want a job that makes a difference in the world and operates at high scale, you've come to the right place.What You'll Need:

• Degree in Computer Science (or commensurate experience in data structures/algorithms/distributed systems).
• Over 7 years' experience in a full-time backend software development role.
• Ample experience building high volume services and systems for a cloud-delivered SaaS product.
• Solid grounding in the technology of at least one cloud environment (AWS, Azure, GCP).
• The ability to scale backend systems - sharding, partitioning, and scaling horizontally are second nature to you.
• The ability to troubleshoot and pinpoint system failures across a pipeline of services.
• The desire to ship code and the love of seeing your bits run in production.
• Deep understanding of distributed systems and scalability challenges, multi-threading, concurrency, and parallel processing technologies.
• Team player skills - we embrace collaborating as a team as much as possible.
• A thorough understanding of engineering best practices from appropriate testing paradigms to effective peer code reviews and resilient architecture.
• The ability to thrive in a fast-paced, test-driven, collaborative, and iterative programming environment.
• The skills to meet your commitments on time and produce high quality software that is unit tested, code reviewed, and checked in regularly for continuous integration.
• Ability to brainstorm, define, and build collaboratively with members across multiple teams.
• Solid design and problem-solving skills with demonstrated passion for engineering excellence, quality, security, and performance.
• Strong cross-group collaboration and interpersonal communication skills working with a variety of roles; including engineering, product management, support, and sales engineering.Bonus Points:
  • Industry experience in implementing web servers and load balancers.
  • Authored and led successful open source libraries and projects.
  • 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 fields.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 for all employees regardless of level or role.
    • Employee Resource Groups, geographic neighbourhood 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.If you need assistance accessing or reviewing the information on this website or need help submitting an application for employment or requesting an accommodation, please contact us at recruiting@crowdstrike.com for further assistance.CrowdStrike participates in the E-Verify program.Notice of E-Verify ParticipationRight to WorkCrowdStrike, Inc. is committed to equal pay for equal work in its compensation practices. The base salary range for this position in the U.S. is $135,000 - $215,000 per year + variable/incentive compensation + equity + benefits. A candidate's salary is determined by various factors including, but not limited to, relevant work experience, skills, certifications, job level, supervisory status, and location.Expected Close Date of Job Posting is:04-13-2025
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