Sr. Engineer - Risk Platform (Hybrid, Sunnyvale)

CrowdStrike Holdings, Inc.; Sunnyvale (CA); On-site; USD 160,000 - 250,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity awards

Health insurance

Paid time off

Parental leave

Professional development

Diversity programs

Job summary

CrowdStrike Holdings, Inc. is seeking a senior backend leader to architect and build scalable, high-performance backend services for our AI-native Falcon Exposure Management platform.

You will ingest massive data streams, run risk calculations, and drive remediation automation using Golang, Python, and microservices across hybrid environments. Lead end-to-end delivery, mentor engineers, and collaborate with cross-functional teams to advance our risk intelligence capabilities.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of production experience building and maintaining large-scale distributed systems.
• Strong programming expertise in object-oriented languages with typing (Golang vs Python).
• Proven microservices experience and designing scalable REST APIs.
• Solid cloud infrastructure knowledge across AWS, Azure, GCP.

Responsibilities

• Design and architect scalable backend services for internal and customer apps.
• Develop CLI tools and APIs that integrate with the platform ecosystem.
• Plan infrastructure, pipelines, databases, and monitoring.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams and mentor junior engineers.
• Ensure reliability, high availability, and incident response readiness.
• Drive architectural improvements and performance optimizations.

Skills

Distributed systems

Golang

Python

Microservices

Cloud AWS

Kafka

AI/ML for decisions

REST APIs

Leadership

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS/Engineering or related field

Tools

Docker

Kubernetes

PostgreSQL

Redis

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:

As part of CrowdStrike's cutting-edge Falcon Exposure Management pillar, you'll be at the forefront of cybersecurity innovation, elevating our industry-leading "stopping breaches" mission to unprecedented levels of sophistication and visibility. You'll architect and build the foundational risk intelligence platform that powers next-generation security insights, leveraging advanced algorithms, AI, and machine learning to deliver comprehensive visibility into risk compounding, attack path analysis, and posture scoring across hybrid environments—spanning hosts, cloud infrastructure, and identity assets.

Technical Excellence & Innovation:

In this pivotal role, you'll harness cutting-edge technologies to engineer robust backend services that seamlessly ingest massive data streams, execute complex risk calculations, and deliver intelligent remediation automation. Working primarily with Golang microservices architecture and multiple database ecosystems, you'll build scalable solutions that protect organizations worldwide from evolving cyber threats.

Leadership & Impact:

As a technical leader, you'll drive end-to-end product delivery, architect scalable solutions, and collaborate with cross-functional stakeholders to define priorities and scope. Your expertise will directly influence the cybersecurity landscape, protecting organizations from sophisticated threats while advancing the state of the art in exposure management.

What You'll Do:

• Backend Architecture: Design and develop scalable backend services powering both internal and customer-facing web applications with focus on performance and reliability
• Developer Tools: Create intuitive command-line utilities and APIs that integrate seamlessly with our platform ecosystem
• Infrastructure Design: Architect supporting systems including databases, real-time data pipelines, and monitoring solutions
• Cross-team Collaboration: Partner with UX/UI, Sensors, and other teams to deliver integrated solutions with comprehensive documentation
• Operational Excellence: Configure advanced monitoring, alerting, and maintain high availability for production services
• Continuous Innovation: Drive architectural improvements, optimize performance, and enhance user experience through iterative refinement
• Technical Mentorship: Guide junior engineers and contribute to technical decision-making processes
• Service Reliability: Ensure robust, healthy service operations with proactive maintenance and incident response capabilities

What You'll Need:

• 10+ years of production experience building, delivering, and maintaining large-scale distributed systems processing high-volume data
• Advanced programming expertise in object-oriented languages with strong typing (we primarily use Golang and Python—we'll help you master our stack!)
• Proven microservices experience with designing scalable REST APIs and distributed communication patterns
• Strong cloud infrastructure knowledge with major providers (AWS preferred, plus Azure and GCP) for provisioning, monitoring, and optimization
• Solid distributed systems understanding including concurrency, parallel processing, and scalability patterns (sharding, eventual consistency, caching strategies)
• Message queue proficiency, particularly Kafka (message design, throughput estimation, lag monitoring, and performance considerations)
• Proven experience utilizing AI technologies to enhance decision-making, streamline workflows and processes, improve efficiency and drive business outcomes.
• Database versatility across RDBMS/SQL (PostgreSQL preferred) and distributed caching solutions like Redis
• System troubleshooting expertise for complex distributed architectures with focus on performance and reliability
• Engineering best practices experience including testing strategies, code reviews, and resilient architecture design
• Collaborative technical skills with ability to mentor junior engineers and contribute to technical decisions
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science/Engineering or equivalent professional experience
• Strong foundation in algorithms, data structures, and system design principles

Bonus Points:

• Machine learning or AI implementation experience
• Elasticsearch expertise for full-text search of logs and event data
• Cassandra and CQL experience with wide-column databases
• Graph database knowledge and experience with graph structures (nodes, edges, relationships)
• Cybersecurity industry experience or relevant certifications
• Docker and Kubernetes experience
• Open source contributions or technical community involvement

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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CrowdStrike participates in the E-Verify program. Notice of E-Verify Participation Right to Work CrowdStrike, Inc. is committed to fair and equitable 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 $160,000 - $250,000 per year, with eligibility for bonuses, equity grants and a comprehensive benefits package that includes health insurance, 401k and paid time off. For detailed information about the U.S. benefits package, please click here.

CrowdStrike was founded in 2011 to fix a fundamental problem: The sophisticated attacks that were forcing the world’s leading businesses into the headlines could not be solved with existing malware-based defenses. Founder George Kurtz realized that a brand new approach was needed — one that combines the most advanced endpoint protection with expert intelligence to pinpoint the adversaries perpetrating the attacks, not just the malware. There’s much more to the story of how Falcon has redefined endpoint protection but there’s only one thing to remember about CrowdStrike: We stop breaches.