Engineering Manager - Core Infrastructure (Remote)

CrowdStrike Holdings, Inc.$140K — $215K *
US-Anywhere
+ 7 other locationsRemote
Enterprise Technology
8 - 10 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 8+ years of industry experience in infrastructure development
  • Experience with Configuration Management tools (Chef, Puppet, Salt)
  • Proficiency in Provisioning & Orchestration tools (Terraform, Ansible)
  • Strong knowledge of SRE principles and practices
  • Proven leadership experience managing Senior Engineers
  • Expertise in Python or Go for software development
  • Familiarity with AI technologies to enhance workflows

Responsibilities

  • Manage and develop a team of engineers to build high-quality platforms
  • Architect large-scale infrastructure services for team use
  • Facilitate retrospectives and planning meetings to foster collaboration
  • Review and approve design proposals from engineering teams
  • Drive cloud cost optimization to balance performance and budget
  • Define standards for service deployments in a multi-cloud environment
  • Participate in ‘lunch and learn’ sessions to share knowledge and innovations

Benefits

  • Market leader in compensation and equity awards
  • Comprehensive physical and mental wellness programs
  • Competitive vacation and holiday policy
  • Paid parental and adoption leave
  • Professional development opportunities for all employees
  • Employee Networks and volunteer opportunities
  • Vibrant office culture with world-class amenities
Full Job Description

About the Role:

Our team builds the foundational platform that powers CrowdStrike’s massive scale. We focus on creating self-service infrastructure-as-a-code primitives, ensuring high availability, and optimizing our cloud footprint to empower our engineering teams to move faster with confidence.

What You’ll Do:

  • Please note that if you are close to one of our office locations we would ask that you partake in a hybrid work schedule.

  • Manage a growing team of engineers focused on building quality platforms.

  • Participate in architecting large scale core infrastructure services for service teams at CrowdStrike.

  • Participate in regular retros, capacity and planning meetings with your team, allowing team collaboration and discussions in a high fidelity manner.

  • Be part of “lunch and learn” demos: for new POCs or design sessions to work out new architectures.

  • Flexible working - with transparent communication, we encourage flexible working and a healthy work life balance.

  • Responsible for reviewing, providing feedback and approving new design proposals from your team.

  • Help plan the product roadmap

  • Drive cloud cost optimization efforts, balancing high-performance requirements with operational efficiency and budget awareness.

  • Define and enforce standards for service deployments, ensuring consistency across our complex, multi-cloud environment.

What You’ll Need (Technical)

  • Experience in Configuration Management (Chef, Puppet, Salt or similar solutions)

  • Experience in Provisioning & Orchestration (Pulumi, Terraform, Ansible, Temporal or similar solutions)

  • Experience with immutable architecture and distributed systems design.

  • Experience in software development, design patterns, data structures and algorithms ( Python or Go )

  • Experience with large-scale, business-critical Linux environments.

  • Experience operating within the cloud, AWS & GCP preferred.

  • Experience with TDD, CI/CD, Chaos Engineering or similar resilience and reliability practices for infrastructure development.

  • Knowledge of SRE, Devops and Gitops practices

  • 8+ years industry experience

  • Experience in building and managing reusable infrastructure modules and internal developer platforms (IDP).

  • Strong understanding of SRE principles, including SLO management, error budget planning, and post-incident analysis.

  • Proven experience utilizing AI technologies to enhance decision-making, streamline workflows and processes, improve efficiency and drive business outcomes.

What You’ll Need (Leadership)

  • Proven ability to work effectively with both local and remote teams.

  • Rock solid communication skills, verbal and written.

  • A combination of confidence and independence, with the prudence to know when to ask for help from the rest of the team.

  • Experience with managing on-call

  • 4+ years of experience as a people manager

  • Led a team of Senior Engineers

  • Proven track record of influencing engineering strategy beyond your immediate team, and acting as a technical consultant to other product engineering groups.

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Benefits of Working at CrowdStrike:

  • 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

CrowdStrike, Inc. is committed to fair and equitable compensation practices. Placement within the pay range is dependent on a variety of factors including, but not limited to, relevant work experience, skills, certifications, job level, supervisory status, and location. The base salary range for this position for all U.S. candidates is $140,000 - $215,000 per year, with eligibility for bonuses, equity grants and a comprehensive benefits package that includes health insurance, 401k and paid time off.

For detailed information about the U.S. benefits package, please .

CrowdStrike Canada ULC is committed to equal pay for equal work in its compensation practices. The base salary range for this position in Canada is $150,000 - $200,000 CAD per year + variable/incentive compensation + equity + benefits. A candidate27s salary is determined by various factors including, but not limited to, relevant work experience, skills, certifications and location. This is Canadian-based employment, and it is expected that all employees maintain legal entitlement to work in Canada.

About CrowdStrike Holdings, Inc.

CrowdStrike Holdings, Inc. Careers

Joining CrowdStrike Holdings, Inc. presents an unparalleled opportunity to advance a career in the tech industry with a company at the forefront of digital security. As a leader in cybersecurity solutions, CrowdStrike Holdings, Inc. offers a range of job opportunities that cater to a variety of skills and experiences, from entry-level positions to senior leadership roles.

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