Go/Python Distributed Systems Engineer – Remote

CrowdStrike Inc.; Boise (ID); Remote; USD 120,000 - 185,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Market leader compensation

Comprehensive wellness programs

Generous vacation and holidays

Parental and adoption leaves

Professional development opportunities

Employee Networks and volunteerOpport.

Vibrant office culture (global)

Great Place to Work Certification

Job summary

CrowdStrike Inc. is seeking a highly skilled backend engineer to join the OverWatch Labs (OWL) team. You’ll build and maintain scalable data infrastructure and tooling that processes trillions of events daily, focusing on Go and Python in a remote US setting.

The role emphasizes distributed systems design, cloud deployment (AWS), and collaboration across time zones. You’ll be part of a mission-driven company with a strong emphasis on open source contributions, quality, and adaptability.

Qualifications

• Degree in Computer Science or equivalent experience.
• Proficiency in Golang or similar for web backends.
• Experience with relational and NoSQL databases (Postgres, Redis, Cassandra, Elasticsearch).
• Familiarity with distributed systems in AWS.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with OverWatch engineers to build and maintain platforms.
• Extend the system by developing new components for analysis and hunting.
• Deploy research into production and integrate with OWL systems.
• Work in a devops environment with on-call responsibilities.
• Own deliverables and strive for quality.
• Contribute to open source and work with distributed remote team.

Skills

Golang

Python

AWS

Postgres

Redis

Cassandra

ElasticSearch

Kafka

Kubernetes

Linux

Education

Degree in Computer Science

Job description

CrowdStrike Inc. is seeking a highly skilled backend engineer to join the OverWatch Labs (OWL) team. You’ll build and maintain scalable data infrastructure and tooling that processes trillions of events daily, focusing on Go and Python in a remote US setting.

The role emphasizes distributed systems design, cloud deployment (AWS), and collaboration across time zones. You’ll be part of a mission-driven company with a strong emphasis on open source contributions, quality, and adaptability.