Senior Engineer - Cloud (Sunnyvale, CA; US Remote)

CrowdStrike Inc.; United States; Remote; USD 265,000 - 285,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Market-leading compensation

Wellness programs

Vacation and holidays

Parental leave

Professional development

Employee networks

Office culture

Great Place to Work

Job summary

CrowdStrike Inc. is seeking a senior backend engineer to design, develop, and maintain cloud-based cybersecurity systems. You will build distributed architectures for endpoint management, focusing on telemetry and debuggability, while ensuring high performance and reliability.

You will collaborate with cross-functional teams, implement microservices, and drive best practices in software architecture. Telecommuting is allowed 100% from anywhere within the US, with a competitive compensation

Qualifications

• Experience building backend modules for distributed systems with microservices and Docker/Kubernetes.
• Experience deploying cloud solutions on AWS/Azure/GCP with IaC and auto-scaling.
• Experience with Redis, Kafka, Postgres, and ElasticSearch/OpenSearch.
• Experience building REST APIs with JWT/OAuth and OpenAPI/Swagger documentation.
• Proficiency in Go, Python, or Java; strong debugging and performance optimization.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and maintain back-end systems for cloud-based cybersecurity solutions.
• Create and implement distributed architecture for endpoint management platforms.
• Lead sensor telemetry, system debugging, and cross-functional collaboration.
• Build high-performance cloud infrastructure components with monitoring and testing.
• Conduct root cause analysis and participate in code reviews and PRs.

Skills

Microservices

Docker/Kubernetes

Cloud platforms

Messaging systems

Postgres

Redis

ElasticSearch/OpenSearch

REST APIs

Go/Python/Java

Observability

CI/CD

Service Mesh

OAuth/JWT

OpenAPI/Swagger

Kubernetes

Kafka/RabbitMQ

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS/Engineering

Tools

Terraform/CloudFormation

AWS/Azure/GCP

RDS

Lambda

S3

ELK

Jaeger

Prometheus/Grafana

OpenAPI/Swagger

Kubernetes

Docker

PostgreSQL

Redis

Kafka

RabbitMQ

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

• Design, develop, and maintain back-end software systems for cloud-based cybersecurity solutions.
• Create and implement distributed systems architecture for endpoint management platforms.
• Participate in strategic technical initiatives focusing on sensor telemetry and system debuggability.
• Create and maintain high-performance cloud infrastructure components. Ensure system reliability and performance through monitoring, testing, and debugging.
• Conduct root cause analysis for critical issues. Collaborate with cross-functional teams to integrate frontend and backend solutions.
• Participate in code reviews and provide technical guidance to team members.
• Implement microservices architecture for scalability.
• Design event driven systems using modern messaging patterns.
• Contribute to best practices for software architecture.
• Telecommuting is permitted 100% of the time from anywhere within the US.

What You’ll Need

Must possess expertise/knowledge sufficient to adequately perform the duties of the job being offered. Expertise/knowledge may be gained through employment experience or education. Such expertise/knowledge cannot be “quantified” by “time.” Required expertise/knowledge includes:

• Experience building backend modules for distributed systems using microservices architecture, containerization (Docker/Kubernetes), message queues (Kafka/RabbitMQ), and implementing service mesh patterns for inter service communication and fault tolerance;
• Experience building and deploying cloud-based solutions using major cloud platforms (AWS/Azure/GCP), leveraging managed services (RDS, Lambda, S3), Infrastructure as Code (Terraform/CloudFormation), and implementing auto-scaling, CI/CD pipelines, and multi-region deployments;
• Experience working with database technologies including Redis for caching/session storage, Kafka for event streaming/message processing, Postgres for transactional data with query optimization, and ElasticSearch/OpenSearch for full-text search, log aggregation, and real-time analytics;
• Experience building REST or equivalent APIs using frameworks (Spring Boot/Gin), implementing proper HTTP methods/status codes, authentication/authorization (JWT, OAuth), API versioning, rate limiting, and comprehensive documentation (OpenAPI/Swagger);
• Proficient in backend development using Go, Python, or Java with experience in frameworks, concurrency patterns, performance optimization, and production-grade application development;
• Excellent troubleshooting and debugging skills for distributed systems using distributed tracing (Jaeger, Zipkin), log aggregation (ELK stack), monitoring tools (Prometheus, Grafana), and root cause analysis across multiple services and data flows;
• Experience working in a collaborative coding environment, refining designs together, working the rough code reviews and managing pull requests.

Education/Experience Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or a closely related computer technical field (or foreign equivalent) plus Five (5) years of experience in the job offered or closely related occupation.

CrowdStrike, Inc. is committed to fair compensation practices. Placement within the pay range is dependent on a variety of factors including, but not limited to, relevant work experience, skills, certifications, job level, supervisory status, and location. The base salary range for this position for all U.S. candidates is $265,000 - $285,000 per year, with eligibility for bonuses, equity grants and a comprehensive benefits package that includes health insurance, 401k and paid time off.

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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Expected Close Date of Job Posting is:11-11-2026