Senior Backend Engineer – Lightning

CrowdStrike

full-time

Posted on: 9/30/2025

Location Type: Hybrid

Location: 🇺🇸 United States

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💰 $140,000 - $215,000 per year

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About the role

Build and evolve cloud-based systems to detect and disrupt targeted attacks at a global scale
Design and implement elegant, performant backend solutions primarily in Go (and some Python)
Work on services that provide near-real-time security information to endpoint agents, addressing tight latency and scaling constraints
Develop caching, backpressure, and partial response strategies for large-scale systems
Collaborate across multiple teams to brainstorm, design, and build features
Read and critique code across languages and provide technical guidance
Apply engineering best practices: testing paradigms, code reviews, logging, and resilient architecture patterns
Take ownership of deliverables, mentor team members, and raise quality standards
Investigate production outages and add improvements to prevent future outages
Participate in occasional travel for in-person meetings and team events

A computer science background or equivalent experience (programming styles, data structures, algorithms, distributed systems, etc.)
8+ years of experience building and scaling back-end systems in production
Team player skills – we embrace collaboration
Deep understanding of distributed systems and scalability challenges
Experience with Golang, Python, Kubernetes, Cassandra, Redis, Kafka, Elastic Search, and/or similar technologies
Prior experience with cloud services (AWS or Azure), particularly compute and storage offerings
Experience developing and deploying into Linux
Willingness to undergo periodic background and fingerprint checks consistent with government customer requirements
Interest in CrowdStrike's mission and willingness to engage with product teams and customers
Sense of humor and humility

Benefits

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 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
Eligibility for bonuses, equity grants and a comprehensive benefits package that includes health insurance, 401k and paid time off

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