Distinguished Software Engineer, Sensor (Remote)
About The Position
CrowdStrike’s Falcon Host is a two-component security product. Its sensor is a driver installed on client machines that observes system activity, recognizes malicious behavior, provides on-device prevention, and sends telemetry to the Falcon Host cloud. The sensor processes thousands of events per second, correlating and analyzing endpoint activity to identify and block malicious behavior. The cloud component aggregates customer telemetry, correlates threats across machines, and presents operations teams with prioritized threat summaries. This Distinguished Software Development Engineer role is on the CTIO team, which delivers technology innovation for CrowdStrike’s lightweight sensor across Linux, Windows, and macOS. The role owns the design and development of core platform features, including features that cross operating-system subsystems such as filesystems, memory, processes, and networking. Some features use shared components across platforms. The team follows Agile development principles and ships frequently. The CTIO team defines and executes the company’s technology vision and strategy, drives innovation, and oversees the Falcon platform’s development and evolution. The team works to maintain CrowdStrike’s technology leadership through engineering excellence, alignment with business objectives, and anticipation of emerging threats and market trends.
Requirements
- Deep knowledge of C/C++.
- Extensive understanding of Linux, Windows, or macOS internals.
- Experience debugging memory corruption issues, process contentions, and system performance bottlenecks.
- Experience collaborating with teams to deliver major features and releases.
- Ability to lead, mentor, communicate, and collaborate effectively within a geographically distributed team.
- Experience using AI technologies to enhance decision-making, streamline workflows and processes, improve efficiency, and drive business outcomes.
Nice To Haves
- Strong background developing scalable, lightweight, high-performance systems.
- In-depth operating-system expertise, including core concepts and subsystems.
- Familiarity and experience with Agile methodologies.
- Knowledge of security principles.
- Experience with eBPF.
Responsibilities
- Collaborate with sensor development teams across the company on architecture and strategic initiatives.
- Conceptualize and develop new product features.
- Guide and support development teams in designing and implementing software for delivery across Windows, macOS, and Linux.
- Own features throughout their lifecycle, from initial design through final delivery, including presenting product demonstrations at the end of each sprint.
- Collaborate across functions with teams in various locations.
Benefits
- Market-leading compensation and equity awards.
- Comprehensive physical and mental wellness programs.
- Competitive vacation and holidays.
- Paid parental and adoption leaves.
- Professional development opportunities for employees at all levels and in all roles.
- Employee Networks, geographic neighborhood groups, and volunteer opportunities.
- Office culture with world-class amenities.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Principal
Education Level
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