Senior Backend Engineer – Cloud

CrowdStrike

Senior Engineer - Cloud developing data ingestion platform at CrowdStrike. Building scalable data connectors and solving complex distributed systems problems in a hybrid role.

Posted 6/13/2026full-timeNew York City • New York • 🇺🇸 United StatesSenior💰 $140,000 - $215,000 per yearWebsite

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

AWSAzureDistributed SystemsGoGoogle Cloud PlatformPython

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Work on building a platform that powers developing and running data connectors at scale with quality.
Build generic data connectors such as file ingestion framework, websocket, Rest APIs that can process large amounts of data with low latency
Developer platform features like integrations certification, easy development, testing and deployment
Solve hard problems in distributed systems, including high availability, reliability, performance and cost optimizations
Develop platform / systems in Go & Python. Support globally available, multi-region systems in production
Lead and participate in cross-team platform-level initiatives and projects
Work in a team of friendly, trustworthy and knowledgeable colleagues
Do best practices in software development; code review, automated tests, agile development, retrospective, incremental improvements and continuous deployment
Troubleshoot critical production issues
Participate in scoping, designing and developing of new features
Continuous improvement of internal tools and processes
Contribute to internal SDKs and connector runtime infrastructure to enable other developers to build and deploy integrations for new 3rd party data sources.

Requirements

What you’ll need

Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science or related field or equivalent work experience
8+ years of experience designing, implementing, and maintaining complex software applications, products, systems, preferably in a SaaS delivery model, across all phases of the development lifecycle
Hands on experience in large-scale (distributed) system architecture, high scalability and availability, and optimization
Fluency in at least one programming language, preferably in Go / Python
Experience with commercial clouds (AWS, Azure, GCP)
Can-do attitude, and you thrive when collaborating in a team and are not afraid of taking on responsibilities
Demonstrated track record of operational excellence when operating services that span many components across several geographical regions
Strong communication skills; working collaboratively and confidently with internal stakeholders.

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

GoPythondata connectorsfile ingestion frameworkwebsocketREST APIsdistributed systemshigh availabilityperformance optimizationSaaS

Soft Skills

collaborationproblem-solvingleadershipcommunicationteamworkresponsibilityadaptabilityoperational excellencetrustworthinessknowledge sharing

Certifications

Bachelor’s degree in Computer ScienceMaster’s degree in Computer Science