Engineering Manager, Endpoint Sensor - CTIO (Hybrid)

CrowdStrike • Sunnyvale, CA

17h • Hybrid

About The Position

CrowdStrike’s CTIO team defines and executes the company’s technology vision and strategy, driving innovation and the development of the Falcon platform. The team delivers sensor innovation across Windows, macOS, and Linux. The Falcon sensor runs on client machines, observes system activity, recognizes malicious behavior, provides on-device prevention, and sends telemetry to the Falcon cloud.

The Engineering Manager will lead a team working on Windows user-mode security architecture, where reliability, performance, and resource footprint are critical. The role owns major team components and development projects, supports architecture and implementation of features spanning operating-system subsystems, and helps train and grow team members. The manager is responsible for leading projects efficiently, maximizing performance, minimizing costs, and maintaining high standards for design, code quality, and testing. The role is hybrid and based in Canada; employees must maintain legal entitlement to work in Canada. Applicants moving forward may undergo background checks, including criminal record, credit, and/or reference checks.

Requirements

• Experience as an Engineering Manager leading a distributed team to ship major features and releases.
• Track record of shipping systems-level software at scale, such as agents, kernels, drivers, or operating-system components.
• Hands-on systems programming experience and solid operating-system internals knowledge; Windows experience is preferred, while deep macOS or Linux experience is welcome.
• Comfort reviewing code and reasoning about memory management, concurrency, and performance.
• Experience with C/C++; other low-level languages such as Rust are valuable.
• Experience driving alignment across teams and organizations.
• Proven experience using AI technologies to enhance decision-making, streamline workflows and processes, improve efficiency, and drive business outcomes.
• Legal entitlement to work in Canada.

Nice To Haves

• Cross-platform architecture experience.
• Security product experience, such as EDR, antivirus, DLP, or telemetry.
• Kernel development or low-level troubleshooting and performance tuning.
• Experience with low-level languages such as Rust.

Responsibilities

• Lead and grow engineers across the US and EU.
• Own the team’s roadmap and delivery from design through release, including components that affect Windows, macOS, and Linux.
• Guide and drive designs for cross-platform features involving file-system, process, memory, and networking subsystems.
• Collaborate with peer sensor teams and present progress at the conclusion of each deliverable.
• Set engineering quality standards through design reviews, code reviews, testing strategy, performance considerations, and safe rollout.
• Coach engineers through career growth, feedback, and performance conversations.
• Build a culture of ownership and independence.
• Own major team components and development projects, and support training and development of individuals.
• Assist with architecture and implementation of core features across operating-system subsystems.
• Lead projects efficiently while maximizing performance, minimizing costs, and upholding standards for design, code quality, and testing.

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.
• Employee Networks, geographic neighborhood groups, and volunteer opportunities.
• Vibrant office culture with world-class amenities.
• Canadian salary package includes variable/incentive compensation, equity, and benefits; the detailed U.S. package is described as including health insurance, 401(k), and paid time off.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Manager
• Education Level: No Education Listed