Engineer III, Cloud - Authentication & Authorization (Hybrid)
About The Position
CrowdStrike is hiring an Engineer III to join its cloud backend team in the Platform product group, which is responsible for authentication and authorization. The team works on internal authentication and authorization, such as service-to-service authorization, as well as external use cases such as user login. It collaborates frequently with other product groups and builds services that can make more than one trillion decisions per day. The role involves applying distributed technologies, algorithms, API design, and systems design to build code and services operating at extreme scale. The platform is designed to scale to millions of events per second and terabytes of data per day. The position is hybrid, requiring 2–3 days per week on-site at one of the posted locations.
Requirements
- Degree in Computer Science, or commensurate experience in data structures, algorithms, and distributed systems.
- At least 6 years of backend development experience.
- Ability to scale backend systems, including sharding, partitioning, and horizontal scaling.
- Desire to ship code and see it running in production.
- Deep understanding of distributed systems and scalability challenges.
- Deep understanding of multithreading, concurrency, and parallel processing technologies.
- Ability to collaborate as part of a team.
- Thorough understanding of engineering best practices, including appropriate testing paradigms, effective peer code reviews, and resilient architecture.
- Ability to thrive in a fast-paced, test-driven, collaborative, and iterative programming environment.
- Ability to meet commitments on time and produce high-quality software that is unit tested, code reviewed, and regularly checked in for continuous integration.
- Proven experience using AI technologies to enhance decision-making, streamline workflows and processes, improve efficiency, and drive business outcomes.
Nice To Haves
- Authored and led successful open-source libraries and projects.
- Existing exposure to Go, AWS, GCP, SpiceDB/OpenFGA/Zanzibar, Kafka, or Elasticsearch.
- Familiarity with SAML, OAuth, SSO, OIDC, or JWT.
- Prior experience in cybersecurity or intelligence fields.
Responsibilities
- Lead backend engineering efforts from rapid prototypes to large-scale applications across CrowdStrike products.
- Leverage and build cloud-based systems to detect targeted attacks and automate cyber threat intelligence production at a global scale.
- Brainstorm, define, and build collaboratively with members across multiple teams.
- Learn and champion new technologies and techniques, helping raise the technical capability of the team.
- Mentor and be mentored by other developers on web, backend, data storage technologies, and the system.
- Continuously re-evaluate the product to improve architecture, knowledge models, user experience, performance, and stability.
- Take ownership of deliverables and be accountable for commitments.
- Use and contribute to the open-source community.
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 all employees, regardless of level or role.
- Employee Networks, geographic neighborhood groups, and volunteer opportunities.
- Vibrant office culture with world-class amenities.
- Eligibility for bonuses and equity grants.
- Health insurance, 401(k), and paid time off.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
