Backend Engineer III - Cloud (Remote)

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. We have 3.44 PB of RAM deployed across our fleet of C* servers - 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 also a mission-driven company. We cultivate a culture that gives every CrowdStriker both the flexibility and autonomy to own their careers. 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:

On the Managed services team you will work on the Falcon Forensics product, building a tool that allows users to triage data collection for investigation and compromise assessments. You’ll work closely with UI engineers, UX designers and professional services to improve workflows and product capabilities. 

About Us:

We are a growing team distributed across the United States and the United Kingdom.  Slack is our primary communication method and much of our work is done in an asynchronous manner.  We try to sync up as a team once daily and everyone on the team is always game to catch up in real-time when needed.

• US Citizen or Green Card Holder living on US soil

What You’ll Do:

• Help lead and work on backend engineering and LogScale support for the Falcon Forensics Product

• Improve the effectiveness of monitoring and proactively address issues

• Identify and resolve performance and reliability issues

• Write automation to reduce operational load within the team

• Take part in the design and implementation of new features and product enhancements

We rely on these tools and languages to do our jobs:

• Golang

• Falcon LogScale

• K8s, Docker

• Kafka, Elasticsearch, Cassandra & Redis

• AWS

• Git, Jenkins, Slack  

What You’ll Need:

• Professional experience with at least one of the following programming languages, Golang, Python, C++, Java, and/or a willingness to learn and use Golang 

• Comfort and experience working within the constraints of existing software applications and architectures

• Experience with Splunk and willingness to learn LogScale

• Practical experience building web services and data pipelines at scale

• Practical experience building services within a microservices architecture

• Operational knowledge of relational, NoSQL and graph databases

• Operational knowledge of messaging systems such as Kafka or Kinesis

• Linux programming fundamentals

• Experience with distributed and scalable systems

• Experience with cloud native technologies

• You possess excellent written and verbal communication skills

• You are able to be successful in a highly asynchronous environment

• Ability to distill high level feature requests into concrete engineering requirements

• You are a self starter and able to thrive in a remote environment

Bonus Points: 

• You proactively seek to improve team productivity with automation

• You have a passion for reliability and quality

• You have a strong desire to continue to learn and grow

• Experience with AWS, AZURE or GCP

• Experience building products in the security domain

• Passion to mentor and help other grow

• Experience doing high-level design and architecture

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Benefits of Working at CrowdStrike:

• Remote-friendly and flexible work culture

• 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 Resource Groups, geographic neighbourhood 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.

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