Cloud Software Engineer II

CrowdStrike

full-time

Posted on: 10/1/2025

Location Type: Remote

Location: Remote • District of Columbia, Kentucky, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Virginia • 🇺🇸 United States

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💰 $100,000 - $145,000 per year

Mid-LevelSenior

AWSCassandraCloudCyber SecurityDistributed SystemsDockerElasticSearchGoKafkaKubernetesMicroservicesNoSQLPostgresPythonRedisSQL

About the role

Write secure and maintainable code that powers one of CrowdStrike’s flagship products
Be part of a global team of highly skilled and passionate engineers, building and maintaining cloud services
Collaborate with others across multiple teams to brainstorm, research, and build solutions that are driven by our Product roadmap
Build, maintain, and improve backend microservices written in Go and Python
Launch and support features that will be used by millions of users around the world
Understand business and engineering requirements so that you can be proactive in sharing ideas and solutions
Constantly be aware of our customers and keep them front of mind while planning and releasing features
Have a strong focus on quality of code through best practices, testing, logging and metrics
Have the autonomy to own your work in a high trust environment
Work closely with Cloud Engineers, UI Engineers, Product, and QA to help build and improve the product

A minimum of 3+ years of production-level experience in building, delivering, and maintaining systems at scale
Strong programming skills in Golang, Python, Cassandra, Elasticsearch, Kafka, or similar
Expertise in distributed systems, micro-service architectures, multi-region architectures, software development best practices, observability and reliability engineering
Hands of experience with SQL/NoSQL databases and caching technologies – Cassandra, PostgreSQL, Elasticsearch, Redis
Expertise in scalability such as queues, concurrency, sharding, partitioning, etc.
A thorough understanding of engineering best practices from appropriate testing paradigms to effective peer code reviews and resilient architecture
Experience debugging complex issues at every level of the stack
The ability to work independently, but also collaboratively
BS in Computer Science or a related major (or equivalent experience) is strongly preferred
Bonus Points: Existing exposure to Go, AWS, Cassandra, Kafka, Elasticsearch
Bonus Points: Docker and Kubernetes experience
Bonus Points: Prior experience in the cybersecurity or intelligence fields

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

Tip: use these terms in your resume and cover letter to boost ATS matches.

GolangPythonCassandraElasticsearchKafkaSQLNoSQLRedisDockerKubernetes

collaborationproblem-solvingindependencecommunicationquality focusproactivitycustomer awarenessownershipteamworkadaptability

BS in Computer Scienceequivalent experience