Sr. Software Engineer - Cloud Detection Engine (Remote)

CrowdStrike; United Kingdom; Remote; GBP 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading cybersecurity firm in the United Kingdom seeks a passionate Software Engineer to join their cloud detection engine team. You will architect innovative detection systems using Go and cloud technologies. Ideal candidates will have a background in distributed systems and a degree in Computer Science. The position offers a remote-friendly work culture and competitive benefits.

Benefits

Remote-friendly work culture

Comprehensive wellness programs

Competitive vacation and holidays

Qualifications

• Degree in Computer Science or equivalent experience.
• Strong understanding of scalability and distributed systems.
• Ability to thrive in a fast-paced, test-driven environment.

Responsibilities

• Lead backend engineering efforts on cloud detection systems.
• Automate cyber threat intelligence production.
• Collaborate across teams to build high-quality software.

Skills

Distributed systems

Team collaboration

Strong engineering practices

Education

Degree in Computer Science

Tools

Go (Golang)

AWS

Kafka

Docker

Redis

Cassandra

Job description

Overview

CrowdStrike is a global leader in cybersecurity. Since 2011, our mission has been to stop breaches using the world’s most advanced AI-native platform. We process trillions of events per day across large-scale distributed systems. Our customers span all industries, and we’re committed to a culture that gives every CrowdStriker autonomy to own their careers while delivering value to customers and the community. Ready to join a mission that matters? The future of cybersecurity starts with you.

About the Role

We are building the next generation of cloud security at CrowdStrike and need passionate engineers to help revolutionize threat detection. As a Software Engineer on the cloud detection engine team, you will architect and implement a cutting-edge detection system that processes billions of events across multi-cloud environments. You will work on innovative technologies like custom query languages, event orchestration systems, and advanced correlation engines to detect sophisticated cloud-based threats. Collaborate with security researchers to transform expertise into scalable detection capabilities that protect organizations worldwide. Our team operates at the intersection of distributed systems, data engineering, and security analytics, building a composable and modular architecture that enables continuous innovation. If you are excited about designing elegant systems that identify real-world threats, processing complex event patterns with minimal latency, and working on challenges that impact thousands of organizations, we want to hear from you. Join us in building technology that stops breaches before they happen.

What Youill Do

• Lead backend engineering efforts from rapid prototypes to large-scale applications across CrowdStrike products

• Leverage and build cloud-based systems to detect targeted attacks and automate cyber threat intelligence production at a global scale

• Brainstorm, define and build collaboratively with members across multiple teams

• Obsess about learning, and champion the newest technologies & tricks with others, raising the technical IQ of the team

• Be mentored and mentor other developers on web, backend, and data storage technologies and our system

• Constantly re-evaluate our product to improve architecture, knowledge models, user experience, performance and stability

• Be given the autonomy to own your work in a high trust environment

• The technology stack you will use includes:

  • Go (Golang)

  • AWS/GCP/Azure/Kubernetes

  • Kafka

  • GIT

  • Cassandra

  • Docker

  • Redis

What Youill Need

• Degree in Computer Science (or professional experience in data structures/algorithms/distributed systems)

• Understanding of scalability and distributed systems (e.g., sharding, partitioning, concurrency)

• Being a team player

• Strong engineering practices from testing paradigms to peer code reviews and resilient architecture

• Ability to thrive in a fast-paced, test-driven, collaborative and iterative programming environment

• Ability to meet commitments on time and produce high-quality software that is unit tested, code reviewed, and integrated continuously

Bonus Points

• Contributions to the open-source community (GitHub, Stack Overflow, blogging)

• Exposure to Go, Scala, AWS, Cassandra, Kafka, Elasticsearch

• Prior experience in cybersecurity or intelligence field

• Experience designing or implementing programming languages and/or compilers

• Interesting hobbies

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 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.

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