About the Role:Lightning is a suite of services in the CrowdStrike cloud that expose sub-second, near-real-time APIs enabling Falcon Sensors to rapidly obtain threat information. Operating at massive scale, Lightning processes trillions of threat events daily within tight latency constraints - where performance and availability are critical to sensor operation and customer protection.
CrowdStrike is seeking a Senior Software Developer in Test (SDET) for a hands-on, coding-intensive role on par with product development. The Sr. SDET will build and own Lightning-specific test tooling and frameworks, while leveraging and contributing to shared organization-wide testing infrastructure. This critical role owns end-to-end validation across both cloud-side services and Falcon Sensor interactions (e.g., validating interactions between cloud services and lightweight endpoint agents) - ensuring the system behaves correctly at every stage, from individual components to full system behavior. Testing concerns span functional, performance, contract, and chaos/resilience engineering. The Sr. SDET will participate in design discussions and code reviews with a focus on quality, serve as the team's SME for code hygiene, and contribute to service operations - all while continuously expanding test coverage and capabilities. Cybersecurity experience is a plus, not a prerequisite.
This role is hybrid, requiring 2-3 days per week on-site in one of the posted locations. This is a welcoming and flexible team that prizes collaboration over competition, offering opportunities to learn new skills, mentor engineers at all levels, and shape the directiohere team members manage their ownn of both the team and its products. This is a high-trust environment w time, take time off as needed, and are rewarded with competitive salaries and equity.
What You'll Do:- Own end-to-end validation of Lightning services across cloud-side and Falcon Sensor interactions, spanning component, integration, and application levels, while continuously improving test and validation processes
- Build and own Lightning-specific test tooling and frameworks, while leveraging and contributing to shared organization-wide testing tools and infrastructure
- Define and drive testing strategies across functional, performance, contract, and chaos testing concerns
- Participate in technical design reviews and provide clear guidance on testability, quality, and code hygiene
- Participate in code reviews with a focus on quality, serving as the team's SME for code hygiene
- Contribute to service operations, including improving overall service observability and monitoring, root cause analysis of production issues, and implementing quality improvements to prevent future outages
What You'll Need:- 8+ years of experience (Avg. YoE: 11-16 years) as an SDET or Backend Developer (combined)
- Experience building testing frameworks and tooling for a Cloud SaaS product or other SOA with similar cloud components
- Experience contributing to or defining testing strategy at a team or organizational level
- Strong debugging skills: ability to spot design flaws, race conditions, and performance bottlenecks in complex architectures
- Expertise in any of: Golang, Python, Java, Kotlin, Rust, or C/C++ - Go is our primary language, but strong engineers in any of these are welcome and we support ramp-up
- Experience in a cloud distributed systems stack: e.g. Kubernetes, Cassandra, Redis, Kafka, and/or similar technologies - you don't need all of these specifically, but transferable skills in each category are a must
- Experience with distributed systems and scalability challenges
- Experience with cloud services, such as AWS or GCP, particularly compute and storage offerings
- Proven experience utilizing AI technologies to enhance decision-making, streamline workflows and processes, improve efficiency and drive business outcomes.
- Experience with CI/CD pipelines and integrating automated testing into deployment workflows
- Experience developing and deploying in containerized environments (e.g., Docker, Kubernetes)
- Experience mentoring engineers and driving quality culture across a team or organization
Bonus Points:- Experience building, operating, validating, and scaling low-latency cloud services using gRPC and event-driven messaging systems such as Kafka
- Experience building and shipping cloud-connected endpoint software
- Experience with at least one cloud environment, such as AWS, GCP, or OCI
- Experience leveraging AI and agentic tools to enhance testing workflows and automation
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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 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.
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