Engineer II, Advanced Research (Remote)

CrowdStrike; La Harpe (KS); On-site; USD 100,000 - 145,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

401k

Paid time off

Professional development

Job summary

CrowdStrike, a global cybersecurity leader, is expanding its Advanced Research team to develop and maintain cloud-based services and detection capabilities. You will work with Kafka, Flink, Redis, ElasticSearch, Cassandra and LLMs in a distributed, remote-first environment.

The role requires a CS degree or equivalent, proficiency in Java/Scala, Go or Python, and experience with distributed systems, RESTful APIs, and cloud providers.

Qualifications

• US citizenship or permanent residency required.
• Computer science degree or commensurate experience.
• Programming in Java/Scala, Go or Python.
• Understanding of distributed systems, scalability, RESTful patterns and multithreading.
• Production-grade service deployment experience.
• Experience with CI/CD tools (Jenkins or Bamboo).
• Experience with cloud provider APIs (AWS, GCP, Azure).
• Strong cross-functional communication and collaboration.
• Experience applying AI to improve workflows and decision-making.

Responsibilities

• Build and maintain distributed cloud services; keep them healthy and scalable.
• Collaborate with Security, Data Science, Engineering, and Visualization teams to enhance Falcon platform.
• Develop and improve detection capabilities and integrate new features into CrowdStrike’s systems.

Skills

Java/Scala

Go

Python

Distributed systems

RESTful

Multithreading

CI/CD

Education

Computer science degree

Tools

Kafka

Flink

Redis

ElasticSearch

Cassandra

Docker

Kubernetes

Grafana

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 Advanced Research team is expanding. We develop innovative detection capabilities that enable CrowdStrike to stay ahead of the adversary and stop breaches. We're looking to add a software engineer with experience building and maintaining cloud services.

You’ll work within a multidisciplinary team and collaborate with Security, Data Science, Engineering, and Visualization experts, all working toward the goal of developing innovative solutions to long-standing challenges in security.

We provide opportunities for creativity, learning new skills, mentoring fellow engineers, and building technologies that meaningfully improve the protection we provide for our customers. We work in a distributed, remote-first, high-trust environment where you manage your own time.

What You'll Do:

• Work with industry-leading technologies like Kafka, Flink, Redis, ElasticSearch and Cassandra and LLMs.
• Develop, maintain, and enhance the capabilities of distributed cloud services. Keeping services up and running in a healthy state.
• Work closely with other internal engineering teams to integrate new capabilities into our Falcon platform

What You'll Need:

• United States Citizenship OR Permanent Residency is necessary to retain access to resources for this role (NO Clearance necessary)
• Computer science degree or commensurate experience.
• Programming expertise in at least one language. Java / Scala, Go, or Python experience is preferred.
• Solid understanding of distributed systems, scalability, RESTful patterns, and multithreading concepts.
• Proficiency building and scaling services in production.
• Hands on experience to any of the CI/CD tools and process such as Jenkins / Bamboo
• Experience interacting with major cloud provider APIs to provision cloud infrastructure, and to monitor it. (AWS, GCP, AZURE)
• Effective communication across functions and levels throughout the company
• Proven experience utilizing AI technologies to enhance decision-making, streamline workflows and processes, improve efficiency and drive business outcomes.

Bonus Points:

• Familiarity with AWS, Kafka, Flink, Grafana
• Experience with containerization and container orchestration technologies such as Docker and Kubernetes
• Strong debugging skills
• Hands on experience in large-scale (distributed) system architecture, high scalability and availability, and optimization
• Experience working in cybersecurity or intelligence fields

This role will require the candidate to periodically undergo and pass additional background and fingerprint check(s) consistent with government customer requirements.

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.

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Right to Work

The base salary range for this position for all U.S. candidates is $100,000 - $145,000 per year, with eligibility for bonuses, equity grants and a comprehensive benefits package that includes health insurance, 401k and paid time off.

Bonus Points:

• Familiarity with AWS, Kafka, Flink, Grafana
• Experience with containerization and container orchestration technologies such as Docker and Kubernetes
• Strong debugging skills
• Hands on experience in large-scale (distributed) system architecture, high scalability and availability, and optimization
• Experience working in cybersecurity or intelligence fields