CrowdStrike

Senior Engineer – Backend/Cloud, SCP

CrowdStrike

full-time

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Location Type: Hybrid

Location: SunnyvaleCaliforniaTexasUnited States

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Salary

💰 $140,000 - $215,000 per year

Job Level

About the role

  • Lead backend engineering efforts from rapid prototypes to large-scale applications across CrowdStrike products.
  • Leverage and build cloud based systems to detect targeted attacks and automate cyber threat intelligence production at a global scale.
  • Brainstorm, define, and build collaboratively with members across multiple teams.
  • Obsess about learning, and champion the newest technologies & tricks with others, raising the technical IQ of the team.
  • Be mentored and mentor other developers on web, backend and data storage technologies and our system.
  • Constantly re-evaluate our product to improve architecture, knowledge models, user experience, performance and stability.
  • Be an energetic ‘self-starter’ with the ability to take ownership and be accountable for deliverables.
  • Use and give back to the open source community.

Requirements

  • Degree in Computer Science (or commensurate experience in data structures/algorithms/distributed systems).
  • The ability to scale backend systems – sharding, partitioning, scaling horizontally are second nature to you.
  • The desire to ship code and the love of seeing your bits run in production.
  • Deep understanding of distributed systems and scalability challenges.
  • Deep understanding of multi-threading, concurrency, and parallel processing technologies.
  • Team player skills – we embrace collaborating as a team as much as possible.
  • A thorough understanding of engineering best practices from appropriate testing paradigms to effective peer code reviews and resilient architecture.
  • The ability to thrive in a fast paced, test-driven, collaborative and iterative programming environment.
  • The skills to meet your commitments on time and produce high quality software that is unit tested, code reviewed, and checked in regularly for continuous integration.
Benefits
  • 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
Applicant Tracking System Keywords

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Hard Skills & Tools
backend engineeringcloud based systemsdata structuresalgorithmsdistributed systemsmulti-threadingconcurrencyparallel processingscalabilityengineering best practices
Soft Skills
team playerself-starterownershipaccountabilitycollaborationmentoringlearningcommunicationproblem-solvingadaptability
Certifications
Degree in Computer Science