Software Engineer, Cloud/Backend - Policy (Hybrid)

CrowdStrike Holdings, Inc.$120K — $180K *
Information Technology
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 3+ years of experience in building and scaling production back-end systems
  • Familiarity with Golang and Python; experience with cloud technologies like AWS or Azure
  • Deep understanding of distributed systems and scalability challenges
  • Strong programming background including algorithms and data structures
  • Ability to work collaboratively within teams and embrace learning
  • Must be eligible for CJIS clearance and have U.S. citizenship or Green Card status

Responsibilities

  • Build and evolve cloud-based systems for managing configuration information
  • Collaborate with front-end and endpoint developers across multiple teams
  • Design and implement solutions in Go to solve complex technical challenges
  • Critique and provide feedback on code in various programming languages
  • Engage in continual personal and team learning to raise standards
  • Investigate production outages and implement quality improvements
  • Demonstrate ownership and accountability for both individual and team deliverables

Benefits

  • Market leader in compensation and equity awards
  • Comprehensive physical and mental wellness programs
  • Competitive vacation and paid holidays
  • Paid parental and adoption leaves
  • Professional development opportunities for all employees
  • Employee Networks and volunteer opportunities for connection
  • Vibrant office culture with world class amenities
  • Great Place to Work Certified™ globally
Full Job Description

About the Role:

We’re building a welcoming & flexible team that prizes collaboration over competition, one which provides opportunities to learn new skills, mentor junior and senior developers and contribute to the direction of both the team & the products we’re responsible for. This is a high trust environment where we allow team members to manage their own time, take holidays as they need it and reward them with competitive salaries and equity.

CrowdStrike is seeking an Engineer III for our Policy Management team. This role will join the team responsible for the cloud-side software and user interfaces that provide configuration and settings information to the Falcon endpoint agent. Nearly every module of the Falcon platform offers customer-manageable configuration options, and changes to these options are distributed to the endpoint fleet within minutes. You’ll be thinking about how to build high-quality systems that scale cleanly and reliably, and then implementing those ideas primarily in Go (and also some Python). The Policy Management team is involved across the entire product line and you’ll get to work closely with other groups across the company.

CrowdStrike is a computer security company, but we do not require candidates for this role to have prior security industry experience.  We will mentor and train in security topics as needed. We do expect a strong interest in CrowdStrike's mission and a willingness to engage with the needs of our product teams and customers.

Location:

  • This is a hybrid role based out of either our offices in Sunnyvale, CA or Redmond, WA with an expectation of being in the office twice a week.

What You'll Do:

  • 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.

  • Use AI extensively to leverage your talents and accelerate our processes.

  • 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.

  • CrowdStrike is a distributed company, but we do get together from time to time. Some travel will be required for in-person meetings.

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.)

  • 3+ 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, ElasticSearch, and/or similar technologies. You don’t need all of these, but you need some.

  • Prior experience with cloud services, such as AWS or Azure, particularly compute and storage offerings.

  • Experience developing and deploying into Linux containers.

  • Both a sense of humor and a sense of humility

Bonus Points: 

  • Prior experience managing configuration automation for large endpoint fleets (for example, Microsoft Configuration Manager, JAMF Pro, ChromeOS device management)

  • Prior experience with building, operating, and scaling low-latency internet services.

  • Solid grounding in the technology of at least one cloud environment (AWS, Azure, GCP).

  • Exposure to/experience with cybersecurity and intelligence.


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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

  • Great Place to Work Certified™ across the globe


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 $120,000 - $180,000 per year, with eligibility for bonuses, equity grants and a comprehensive benefits package that includes health insurance, 401k and paid time off.

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