Engineering Manager - Observability (Hybrid, London)

CrowdStrike

Aarhus

On-site

DKK 897,000 - 1,345,000

Full time

11 days ago

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Benefits offered by this job

Equity awards

Wellness programs

Generous vacation

Parental leave

Professional development

Employee networks

Office culture

Great Place to Work certification

Job summary

CrowdStrike is seeking an Engineering Manager - Observability to elevate our metrics and tracing capabilities. You will lead a highly technical team focused on building quality platforms and scalable observability solutions in a hybrid setup across Europe.

You will mentor engineers, shape architecture for large-scale tracing/metrics, and participate in design reviews while promoting DevOps practices and reliability across the org.

Qualifications

Experience in Observability and Tracing (Otel, Tempo, Sentry or similar solutions).
Experience in Observability and Metrics (Prometheus, Thanos or similar solutions).
Experience in software development, preferably with building Kubernetes operators using ( Python, Bash or Go ).
Experience with large-scale, business-critical Linux environments.
Experience operating within the cloud, AWS & GCP preferred.
Experience with TDD, CI/CD, Chaos Engineering or similar resilience and reliability practices for infrastructure development.

Responsibilities

Manage a growing team of engineers focused on building quality platforms.
Participate in architecting large scale distributed tracing/metrics platforms for service teams at CrowdStrike.
Participate in regular retros, capacity and planning meetings with your team, allowing team collaboration and discussions in a high fidelity manner.

Skills

Observability & Tracing

Observability & Metrics

Software development (Python, Bash, Go

Linux environments

Cloud platforms AWS & GCP

TDD/CI/CD/Chaos Engineering

8+ years experience

Tools

Kubernetes operators

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 is hiring an Engineering Manager - Observability to help take our metrics and tracing to the next level. We are looking for a highly-technical engineering leader with experience building distributed teams and experience with open source projects commonly found in large-scale deployments. Our team works to develop infrastructure services to support the CrowdStrike engineering teams’ pursuit of a full DevOps model.

This is a hybrid role based in one of our offices in London (United Kingdom), Aarhus (Denmark) or Dublin (Ireland).

What You’ll Do:

Manage a growing team of engineers focused on building quality platforms.
Participate in architecting large scale distributed tracing/metrics platforms for service teams at CrowdStrike.
Participate in regular retros, capacity and planning meetings with your team, allowing team collaboration and discussions in a high fidelity manner.
Be part of “lunch and learn” demos: for new POCs or design sessions to work out new architectures.
Flexible working - with transparent communication, we encourage flexible working and a healthy work life balance.
Responsible for reviewing, providing feedback and approving new design proposals from your team.

What You’ll Need:

Experience in Observability and Tracing (Otel, Tempo, Sentry or similar solutions)
Experience in Observability and Metrics (Prometheus, Thanos or similar solutions)
Experience in software development, preferably with building Kubernetes operators using ( Python, Bash or Go )
Experience with large-scale, business-critical Linux environments.
Experience operating within the cloud, AWS & GCP preferred.
Experience with TDD, CI/CD, Chaos Engineering or similar resilience and reliability practices for infrastructure development.
8+ years industry experience

Bonus Points:

Proven ability to work effectively with both local and remote teams.
Rock solid communication skills, verbal and written.
A combination of confidence and independence, with the prudence to know when to ask for help from the rest of the team.
Contributions and involvement in OSS projects
Experience with being on-call
Knowledge of SRE, Devops and Gitops practices

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

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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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Location:

London (Finsbury)

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