Senior Linux Sensor Engineer - Detection & Security

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

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive compensation

Wellness programs

Vacation & holidays

Parental leave

Professional development

Employee networks

Office culture

Job summary

CrowdStrike is seeking a research-driven engineer to develop detection techniques for Linux systems as part of the Endpoint Protection team. You will collaborate with Linux engineers and sometimes share code with Windows and macOS sensors, building production-ready solutions.

A strong background in Linux kernel/user-space, high-concurrency C/C++, and a passion for learning in a fast-moving threat landscape will help you thrive.

Qualifications

• 3+ years in reverse engineering, threat detection, or malware analysis with on-device development experience.
• Strong knowledge of Linux OS internals: processes, storage, networking, memory management.
• Proficiency in C/C++ with high-concurrency, performance, and low-memory usage requirements.
• Experience delivering enterprise software with cross-functional collaboration and CI/CD.

Responsibilities

• Design and build detection logic leveraged across CrowdStrike teams to detect cyber attackers and stop breaches.
• Research techniques for detecting malicious activity, including some reverse engineering and/or big-data analysis.
• Own features from design to delivery, developing them into production-level solutions for deployment.
• Apply engineering best practices—secure coding, testing paradigms, debugging, performance, code reviews, CI/CD, and OS internals—to ensure our sensor code is fast and reliable.
• Collaborate with a cross-functional team spread across geographies.
• Respond to and troubleshoot product issues reported by customers.
• Be an energetic self-starter with the ability to take ownership and be accountable for individual deliverables.
• Take on other projects as assigned.

Skills

C/C++ programming

Reverse engineering

Threat detection

Linux kernel internals

Multithreading

Security

Big-data telemetry

AI-assisted workflows

Job description

CrowdStrike is seeking a research-driven engineer to develop detection techniques for Linux systems as part of the Endpoint Protection team. You will collaborate with Linux engineers and sometimes share code with Windows and macOS sensors, building production-ready solutions.

A strong background in Linux kernel/user-space, high-concurrency C/C++, and a passion for learning in a fast-moving threat landscape will help you thrive.