Software Engineer, Cloud/Backend - Policy (Hybrid)

CrowdStrike•Redmond, WA

1d•$120,000 - $180,000•Hybrid

About The Position

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.

Requirements

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.

Nice To Haves

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.

Responsibilities

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.

Benefits

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
health insurance
401k
paid time off