Remote Engineering Manager, Endpoint Sensor Platform

CrowdStrike Inc.; Lansing (MI); Remote; USD 140,000 - 215,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Market-leading compensation and equity

Comprehensive benefits and wellness

Paid time off and holidays

Parental and adoption leaves

Professional development opportunities

Employee networks and volunteering

Job summary

CrowdStrike Inc. is seeking an Engineering Manager to lead a team focused on user-mode security architecture on Windows, balancing reliability, performance, and resource footprint. You’ll own major components and drive cross-platform features across Windows, macOS, and Linux.

You’ll guide designs, mentor engineers, and ensure high standards in design, code quality, and testing while optimizing for performance and cost. This role emphasizes ownership, autonomy, and AI-enabled decision making.

Qualifications

• Experience as an Engineering Manager leading a distributed team to ship major features and releases.
• Track record of shipping systems-level software (agents, kernels, drivers, OS components) at scale.
• Hands-on systems programming experience and solid OS internals knowledge, preferably on Windows, though macOS/Linux welcome.
• Comfortable reviewing code and reasoning about memory management, concurrency, and performance.
• Experience with C/C++ preferrably, although other low-level languages like Rust are valuable too.
• Experience driving alignment across teams and organisations.
• Proven experience utilizing AI technologies to enhance decision-making, streamline workflows and processes, improve efficiency and drive business outcomes.

Responsibilities

• Lead and grow engineers across the US and the EU.
• Own your team's roadmap and delivery from design through release, with some components affecting all platforms (Windows, macOS, Linux).
• Guide and drive designs for cross-platform features touching file system, processes, memory, and networking subsystems.
• Collaborate with peer sensor teams across the company, including presenting progress at the conclusion of each deliverable.
• Set the bar for engineering quality: design reviews, code reviews, testing strategy, performance, and safe rollout.
• Coach engineers through career growth, feedback, and performance conversations.
• Build a culture of ownership and independence.

Skills

Distributed team leadership

Systems programming

OS internals

C/C++

Rust

Cross-team alignment

AI in engineering workflows

Tools

C/C++

Rust

Job description

CrowdStrike Inc. is seeking an Engineering Manager to lead a team focused on user-mode security architecture on Windows, balancing reliability, performance, and resource footprint. You’ll own major components and drive cross-platform features across Windows, macOS, and Linux.

You’ll guide designs, mentor engineers, and ensure high standards in design, code quality, and testing while optimizing for performance and cost. This role emphasizes ownership, autonomy, and AI-enabled decision making.