Engineer III, Cloud Native - AI Detection and Response (AIDR) (Hybrid)

CrowdStrike; Austin (TX); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Market leader in compensation and equity awards

Comprehensive wellness programs

Paid parental and adoption leave

Professional development opportunities

Vibrant office culture

Job summary

CrowdStrike is looking for a Test Automation Engineer to design and implement robust testing frameworks for our cloud SaaS products in Austin, Texas. You will collaborate closely with engineering teams, expanding our test coverage significantly while modernizing our testing infrastructure. The ideal candidate has significant experience in software development and test automation, possesses strong programming skills in Python, Go, and JavaScript, and understands cloud architectures. Our competitive compensation ranges from $120,000 to $180,000 annually, inclusive of bonuses and a comprehensive benefits package.

Qualifications

• 5‑7+ years of combined software development and test automation experience.
• Experience building testing frameworks and tooling for Cloud SaaS products.
• Strong computer science fundamentals including algorithms, data structures.

Responsibilities

• Design and implement contract testing framework to verify API contracts.
• Contribute comprehensive test strategies covering unit, integration, and E2E tests.
• Develop comprehensive E2E test scenarios covering multi‑collector deployments.

Skills

Test automation

Software development

Python

Go

JavaScript

Cloud architectures

CI/CD pipelines

Data storage systems

Tools

Docker

Kubernetes

PostgreSQL

Redis

JMeter

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. Our customers span all industries and rely on CrowdStrike to keep their businesses running, keep communities safe, and keep lives moving forward. We’re also a mission‑driven company cultivating a culture that gives every CrowdStriker flexibility and autonomy to own their careers.

About The Role

You’ll work closely with engineering teams to expand test coverage across unit, integration, contract, and end‑to‑end layers while modernizing our test infrastructure. This role combines deep technical expertise in test automation with strategic thinking about quality at scale. You’ll be building the testing foundation that ensures reliability and performance as we deploy AI security controls across browser extensions, API gateways, cloud platforms, and agentic systems.

Success Means

• Contract Testing Excellence: Implement and scale contract testing across all services and API boundaries, reducing integration testing dependencies.
• Coverage Expansion: Work with service owners and independently to improve test coverage from current baseline—unit, integration, and E2E tests.
• Team Velocity: Onboard rapidly and contribute meaningfully within the first 60 days to an already fast‑paced engineering environment.
• AI Quality Framework: Establish and/or contribute to efficacy testing of LLM models with measurable accuracy metrics.

What You’ll Do

• Design and implement contract testing framework to verify API contracts between various system components.
• Contribute comprehensive test strategies spanning unit, integration, contract testing layers.
• Establish testing patterns and best practices for AI‑powered detection capabilities and model efficacy.
• Develop comprehensive E2E test scenarios covering multi‑collector deployments and policy enforcement workflows.
• Implement quality telemetry through observability with detailed reporting. Create metrics dashboards and alerting. Work with SRE and developers to create playbooks and support documentation.

What You’ll Need

• 5‑7+ years of combined software development and test automation experience with a proven track record of establishing quality frameworks and delivering reliable, scalable test coverage for enterprise‑grade cloud SaaS products at scale.
• Experience building testing frameworks and tooling for Cloud SaaS products.
• Strong computer science fundamentals (algorithms, data structures, distributed systems).
• Expertise in Python, Go, and JavaScript.
• Deep understanding of cloud architectures and microservices.
• Web Services: REST, gRPC, Protocol Buffers or similar API technologies.
• Data storage systems: PostgreSQL, Redis or similar databases.
• Container technologies: Docker, Kubernetes or similar orchestration platforms.
• Experience with CI/CD pipelines and testing in cloud environments (AWS, Azure, GCP). Strong debugging skills with ability to troubleshoot complex distributed systems.
• Experience with cloud performance testing and monitoring tools such as JMeter, Gatling, New Relic, Datadog, Prometheus/Grafana.

Bonus Points

• Experience testing AI/ML systems, LLM applications, or prompt‑engineering security.
• Performance testing experience with large‑scale SaaS products handling high throughput, concurrent users, and distributed architectures.
• Familiarity with ML development lifecycle, model training, evaluation, and deployment.
• Hands‑on experience with AI efficacy testing, adversarial testing, or red teaming.
• Experience with browser extension testing frameworks.
• Background in API gateway testing (Kong, Envoy, LiteLLM, etc.).
• Experience with Model Context Protocol (MCP) or agentic AI systems.
• Experience scaling test infrastructure to support hundreds of engineers.

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.

Compensation: $120,000 – $180,000 per year for all U.S. candidates, with eligibility for bonuses, equity grants, and a comprehensive benefits package that includes health insurance, 401(k) and paid time off.

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.

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