Senior Platform Engineer – Sensor Dev Tooling & CI

CrowdStrike Inc.; Sunnyvale (CA); Hybrid; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive compensation

Equity opportunities

Health insurance

Job summary

CrowdStrike, a global leader in cybersecurity, seeks a Software Engineer to build the development infrastructure powering its Falcon sensor platform. You will design test frameworks, deployment pipelines, and developer tools for scalable, cross-platform systems across Windows, Linux, and macOS.

This hybrid role requires 5+ years in platform engineering, strong Python, and experience with cross-platform challenges.

Qualifications

• 5+ years building production systems with platform engineering focus
• Extensive Python expertise
• Cross-platform development experience Windows/Linux/macOS
• Test frameworks experience across platforms
• Strong collaboration with distributed teams
• Experience with GenAI-assisted development workflows
• Proven use of AI to improve workflows and outcomes

Responsibilities

• Build cross-platform production systems for sensor development
• Architect test and release infrastructure for fast, reliable builds
• Design dev-facing APIs and tools to abstract platform complexity
• Develop CI systems with fast feedback and frequent merges
• Identify bottlenecks and ship improvements to boost productivity
• Collaborate with sensor teams to streamline workflows

Skills

Python

Cross-platform development

Test frameworks

Collaboration

GenAI workflows

Tools

Jenkins

GitHub Actions

Job description

CrowdStrike, a global leader in cybersecurity, seeks a Software Engineer to build the development infrastructure powering its Falcon sensor platform. You will design test frameworks, deployment pipelines, and developer tools for scalable, cross-platform systems across Windows, Linux, and macOS.

This hybrid role requires 5+ years in platform engineering, strong Python, and experience with cross-platform challenges.