Sr. Software Engineer II, Endpoint AI Framework (Hybrid, Canada)

CrowdStrike; Ottawa; Hybrid; CAD 175,000 - 250,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Market-leading compensation

Wellness programs

Vacation and holidays

Parental and adoption leaves

Professional development

Job summary

CrowdStrike, a global cybersecurity leader, seeks a principal engineer to shape an endpoint AI learning framework for the Falcon sensor. You will drive ML/AI capabilities with deep learning, while keeping a light footprint on millions of endpoints worldwide.

You will collaborate with data scientists, researchers and engineers, lead technology direction, and help expand hardware acceleration. Hybrid role in Toronto with remote work until office opens.

Qualifications

• Experience leading ML/AI model development.
• Familiarity with AI platforms like ONNX/OpenVINO.
• Experience handling runtime data in high-performance environments.
• Experience with AI hardware acceleration (NPU/GPU).
• Strong C/C++ and systems programming skills.
• End-to-end ownership from design to delivery.

Responsibilities

• Define capabilities for a next-gen endpoint AI framework for the Falcon sensor.
• Lead framework development as IC, architect, and tech leader.
• Set cross-platform model delivery framework direction.
• Design interfaces between models and the Falcon sensor (Windows/Linux/macOS).
• Define resource limits and maintain lightweight agent footprint while enabling AI-powered security.
• Define testing approaches for efficacy, regression, and performance.

Skills

ML/AI model leadership

ONNX/OpenVINO

runtime data

AI hardware acceleration

Windows/Linux/macOS

C/C++ development

systems programming

cross-team collaboration

engineering leadership

security domain experience

AI utilization in workflows

Tools

NPU/GPU

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 proud to work for a mission-driven company leveraging AI to transform the way we work. CrowdStrikers drive their careers through flexibility and autonomy while also being expected to contribute to a culture of responsible AI adoption, experimentation, and innovation. We use an AI-first mindset as a force multiplier to proactively and continuously accelerate execution, build expertise, uncover insights, and solve complex problems. 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:

CrowdStrike’s Sensor Security Platform team builds foundational security capabilities for Crowstrike’s Falcon sensor, which runs on over 75 million endpoints worldwide. We are significantly expanding our AI and machine learning capabilities on the endpoint.

We are seeking a principal engineer to help define our endpoint AI learning framework. The person who fills this role will help us deliver new security capabilities on the endpoint by leveraging deep learning and machine learning. This job is not about securing AI agents themselves - it is about using AI running on the endpoint as a tool for endpoint security. The Falcon product operates on the endpoint with high reliability and little system impact. As we introduce new ML and AI on the endpoint, we need to maintain our light footprint as well as deliver improved security outcomes.

This role is for a senior individual contributor, but also a technology leader where you will help build a team to support these tools. You will help expand our use of hardware acceleration to open new horizons for how AI can be used in endpoint protection. You will work closely with our in-house data scientists, security researchers, and endpoint engineering teams. This is an opportunity to help shape CrowdStrike’s next generation of endpoint machine learning capability.

Location:

• This role is a hybrid role, working out of future Toronto, ONT, Canada office with an expectation of being in the office 2x days a week once the office is open. It will be Remote until then.

What You Will Do:

• Work with stakeholders in data science, endpoint engineering, and product groups to define the capabilities for a next generation endpoint AI framework for our falcon sensor.
• Lead development of that framework as an individual contributor; architect; and thought leader.
• Lead technology direction for a highly performant and cross platform model delivery framework.
• Design interfaces which our models will use to interact with our falcon sensor, which runs on millions of Windows, Linux, and macOS endpoints worldwide.
• Define resource utilization limits and optimize solutions to provide AI powered security on the endpoint while maintaining our agent’s lightweight footprint.
• Define approaches for testing (efficacy, regression, performance). Define approaches to produce repeatability with testing, while operating with runtime (vs static) data.

What You’ll Need:

• Leadership experience developing and delivering ML and AI models.
• Understanding of common AI platform technologies, such as ONNX, OpenVino, or others.
• Experience working with runtime data and in a high performance environment.
• Familiarity with AI hardware acceleration using the NPU or GPU.
• Strong endpoint development experience on at least one of our major platforms - Windows, Linux, or macOS. Windows platform experience, including kernel development, is preferred but not required.
• Strong C/C++ development experience.
• Experience with systems level programming.
• Ability to work with teams crossing organizational boundaries.
• Track record of owning solutions from design phase through post-delivery.
• Record of engineering technology leadership. People management experience is not necessary.
• Experience in the security industry is a bonus but is not required.
• Proven experience utilizing AI technologies to enhance decision-making, streamline workflows and processes, improve efficiency and drive business outcomes.

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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.

CrowdStrike Canada ULC is committed to equal pay for equal work in its compensation practices. The base salary range for this position in Canada is $175,000 - $250,000 CAD 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 and location.This is Canadian-based employment, and it is expected that all employees maintain legal entitlement to work in Canada. Applicants selected to move forward in the hiring process are subject to background checks, including but not limited to criminal record, credit, and/or reference checks.