Senior Engineer, Backend/Cloud – Policy

CrowdStrike

Senior Engineer building scalable cloud management systems for CrowdStrike's cybersecurity products. Collaborating across teams to develop high-quality backend solutions primarily in Go and Python.

Posted 6/10/2026full-timeCalifornia, Washington • 🇺🇸 United StatesSenior💰 $140,000 - $215,000 per yearWebsite

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

AWSAzureCassandraCloudDistributed SystemsGoKafkaKubernetesLinuxPythonRedisTypeScriptUnix

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Build and evolve cloud-based systems to flawlessly manage and distribute configuration information to a fleet of millions of endpoints, collaborating with other cloud, front-end, and endpoint developers
Brainstorm, design, and build collaboratively with members across multiple teams
Build elegant and performant solutions for complex technical problems in Go
Read and critique code in the multiple programming languages in use in our environment (including Go, Python, Unix shell, Typescript, C++, among others), and provide technical guidance and feedback to team members
Focus on continual learning, raising the bar for both yourself and your teammates
Leverage our understanding of engineering best practices, including topics like appropriate testing paradigms, effective peer code reviews, logging, and resilient architecture patterns, to ensure that our code is clean
Be an energetic ‘self-starter’ with the ability to take ownership and be accountable for deliverables, both individually and when leading a team
Deliver and accept feedback with grace and courtesy
Collaborate on determining root causes of production outages and adding quality improvements to prevent outages in the future

Requirements

What you’ll need

Must be eligible for CJIS clearance (requires U.S. citizenship or Green Card/permanent resident status)
A computer science background or equivalent experience (programming styles, data structures, algorithms, distributed systems, etc.)
5+ 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, such as AWS or Azure, particularly compute and storage offerings
Experience developing and deploying into Linux containers
Ability to travel (primarily to the United States) 1-3x per year
Both a sense of humor and a sense of humility

Benefits

Comp & perks

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

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Hard Skills & Tools

GoPythonUnix shellTypescriptC++distributed systemsscalabilitycloud-based systemsback-end systemsLinux containers

Soft Skills

team playercollaborationself-starterownershipaccountabilityfeedbackhumorhumilitycommunicationproblem-solving

Certifications

CJIS clearance