Sr. Software Engineer - Cloud Platform Reliability (Remote)

CrowdStrike Holdings, Inc.; Sunnyvale (CA); Remote; USD 135,000 - 215,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a forward-thinking company as a Sr. Software Engineer focused on Cloud Platform Reliability. In this remote role, you will contribute to the development of scalable and reliable services, enhancing architecture and performance across a leading cybersecurity platform. You'll have the opportunity to work with cutting-edge technologies, mentor peers, and drive impactful projects that protect organizations globally. If you are passionate about coding and want to make a difference in cybersecurity, this is the perfect opportunity for you.

Benefits

Remote-friendly, flexible work culture

Competitive compensation and equity

Wellness programs

Paid leave for parental and adoption needs

Professional development opportunities

Employee resource groups

Vibrant office culture with amenities

Qualifications

• 7+ years in backend service-oriented roles.
• Expertise in Golang and microservices.
• Strong skills in scaling backend systems.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain scalable, reliable services.
• Enhance monitoring systems and architecture.
• Mentor colleagues on backend technologies.

Skills

Golang

Java

Microservices

Distributed Systems

Concurrency

Scalability

AWS

Education

Degree in Computer Science

Tools

Cassandra

Kafka

Elasticsearch

Job description

Sr. Software Engineer - Cloud Platform Reliability (Remote)

Apply locations: USA - Remote | Full time | Posted 11 Days Ago | Job requisition id R20722

About CrowdStrike:

As a global leader in cybersecurity, CrowdStrike protects the people, processes, and technologies that drive modern organizations. Since 2011, our mission has been to stop breaches with our advanced AI-native platform. We work on large-scale distributed systems, processing nearly 3 trillion events daily, with 3.44 PB of RAM across our servers. Our customers span all industries, relying on us to keep their businesses and communities safe.

We foster a culture of flexibility and autonomy, encouraging talent with passion, innovation, and commitment to our mission. Join us to make a meaningful impact in cybersecurity.

About the Role:

We are building the next-generation infrastructure and security platform, including scalable distributed data storage, application and service delivery platforms, and advanced search systems. Help us scale our infrastructure to support rapid growth and product usage.

If you enjoy algorithmic thinking and optimization, this role offers the chance to work directly on our core codebase, enhancing platform capabilities and architecture.

CrowdStrike Falcon is a leading cloud-native cybersecurity platform processing trillions of events daily. You will have ownership of core components like Unified Search and shared architectural libraries, influencing all feature development teams.

What You'll Do:

1. Develop and maintain scalable, reliable services.
2. Enhance monitoring systems.
3. Build and extend libraries for cross-cutting concerns across our platform.
4. Continuously evaluate and improve architecture, performance, and stability.
5. Contribute to open source projects.
6. Promote best practices in software development, especially in Go.
7. Collaborate across teams to brainstorm and implement solutions.
8. Mentor colleagues on web, backend, and storage technologies.
9. Update dependencies and security measures.
10. Guide and learn about web security, authentication, and authorization strategies.
11. Take ownership of deliverables as a proactive self-starter.

What You'll Need:

1. US Citizenship or Permanent Residency (access to AWS GovCloud resources).
2. 7+ years experience in a backend service-oriented role.
3. 5+ years experience with microservices in languages like Golang, Java, Scala, Kotlin, Python, Node.js.
4. Degree in Computer Science or equivalent experience.
5. Expertise in Golang.
6. Strong skills in scaling backend systems, sharding, and horizontal scaling.
7. Passion for shipping high-quality, production-ready code.
8. Deep understanding of distributed systems, concurrency, and scalability challenges.
9. Team-oriented mindset and best practices in testing, code review, and resilient architecture.
10. Ability to thrive in a fast-paced, collaborative environment.
11. Commitment to meeting deadlines and maintaining high standards.

Bonus Points:

1. Open source contributions (GitHub, Stack Overflow, blogging).
2. Experience with Go, Java, AWS, Cassandra, Kafka, Elasticsearch.
3. Background in cybersecurity or intelligence fields.

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This role requires periodic background and fingerprint checks per government client requirements.

Benefits:

• Remote-friendly, flexible work culture
• Competitive compensation and equity
• Wellness programs
• Paid leave for parental and adoption needs
• Professional development opportunities
• Employee resource groups and volunteer programs
• Vibrant office culture with amenities
• Great Place to Work Certified

CrowdStrike is an equal opportunity employer committed to diversity and inclusion. We support veterans and individuals with disabilities. For assistance or accommodations, contact [e-mail].

Position salary range: $135,000 - $215,000/year + variable incentives, equity, benefits.

Expected close date: 12-18-2024

About Us:

CrowdStrike was founded to address sophisticated attacks with a new approach combining endpoint protection and intelligence. Our mission: We stop breaches.