Backend Engineer III – Cloud at CrowdStrike

Backend Engineer III – Cloud
USA – Remote
Full time
#WeAreCrowdStrike and our mission is to stop breaches. As a global leader in cybersecurity, our team changed the game. Since our inception, our market leading cloud-native platform has offered unparalleled protection against the most sophisticated cyberattacks. We work on large scale distributed systems, processing over 1 trillion events a day with a petabyte of RAM deployed in our Cassandra clusters – and this traffic is growing daily. We’re looking for people with limitless passion, a relentless focus on innovation and a fanatical commitment to developing and shaping our cybersecurity platform. Consistently recognized as a top workplace, CrowdStrike is committed to cultivating an inclusive, remote-first culture that offers people the autonomy and flexibility to balance the needs of work and life while taking their career to the next level. Interested in working for a company that sets the standard and leads with integrity? Join us on a mission that matters – one team, one fight.
About the Role:
On the Managed services team you will work on the Falcon Forensics product, building a tool that allows users to triage data collection for investigation and compromise assessments. You’ll work closely with UI engineers, UX designers and professional services to improve workflows and product capabilities.
About Us:
We are a growing team distributed across the United States and the United Kingdom.  Slack is our primary communication method and much of our work is done in an asynchronous manner.  We try to sync up as a team once daily and everyone on the team is always game to catch up in real-time when needed.
What You’ll Do:

 
Help lead and work on backend engineering and LogScale support for the Falcon Forensics Product
 
Improve the effectiveness of monitoring and proactively address issues
 
Identify and resolve performance and reliability issues
 
Write automation to reduce operational load within the team
 
Take part in the design and implementation of new features and product enhancements

 We rely on these tools and languages to do our jobs:

 
Golang
 
Falcon LogScale
 
K8s, Docker
 
Kafka, Elasticsearch, Cassandra & Redis
 
AWS
  

 
Git, Jenkins, Slack  

 What You’ll Need:

 
Professional experience with at least one of the following programming languages, Golang, Python, C++, Java, and/or a willingness to learn and use Golang
 
Comfort and experience working within the constraints of existing software applications and architectures
 
Experience with Splunk and willingness to learn LogScale
 
Practical experience building web services and data pipelines at scale
 
Practical experience building services within a microservices architecture
 
Operational knowledge of relational, NoSQL and graph databases
 
Operational knowledge of messaging systems such as Kafka or Kinesis
 
Linux programming fundamentals
 
Experience with distributed and scalable systems
 
Experience with cloud native technologies
 
You possess excellent written and verbal communication skills
 
You are able to be successful in a highly asynchronous environment
 
Ability to distill high level feature requests into concrete engineering requirements
 
Enjoy working with a diverse team
 
You are a self starter and able to thrive in a remote environment

Bonus Points: 

 
You proactively seek to improve team productivity with automation
 
You have a passion for reliability and quality
 
You have a strong desire to continue to learn and grow
 
Experience with AWS, AZURE or GCP
 
Experience building products in the security domain
 
Passion to mentor and help other grow
 
Experience doing high-level design and architecture

Benefits of Working at CrowdStrike:

 
Remote-first culture
 
Market leader in compensation and equity awards
 
Competitive vacation and flexible working arrangements
 
Comprehensive and inclusive health benefits
 
Physical and mental wellness programs
 
Paid parental leave, including adoption
 
A variety of professional development and mentorship opportunities
 
Offices with stocked kitchens when you need to fuel innovation and collaboration

CrowdStrike, Inc. is committed to fair and equitable compensation practices. The base salary range for this position in the U.S. is $115,000 – $180,000 per year + variable/incentive compensation + equity + benefits. A candidate’s salary is determined by various factors including, but not limited to, relevant work experience, skills, certifications and location.