Sr. Backend Engineer (Hybrid, NYC)
About The Position
As a global leader in cybersecurity, CrowdStrike protects the people, processes and technologies that drive modern organizations. Since 2011, our mission hasn’t changed — we’re here to stop breaches, and we’ve redefined modern security with the world’s most advanced AI-native platform. We work on large scale distributed systems, processing almost 3 trillion events per day and this traffic is growing daily. Our customers span all industries, and they count on CrowdStrike to keep their businesses running, their communities safe and their lives moving forward. We’re also a mission-driven company. We cultivate a culture that gives every CrowdStriker both the flexibility and autonomy to own their careers. We’re always looking to add talented CrowdStrikers to the team who have limitless passion, a relentless focus on innovation and a fanatical commitment to our customers, our community and each other. Ready to join a mission that matters? The future of cybersecurity starts with you. About the Team: The CrowdStrike Detection Engine (CDE) team is building a powerful, next-generation platform designed to be a force multiplier for security teams. Our platform empowers customers who leverage multiple Falcon products to create and manage advanced, unified detections and content. This core platform capability is a strategic imperative for CrowdStrike, aiming to provide a competitive advantage that is difficult to replicate, ensuring our customers have unparalleled detection and response capabilities across the entire Falcon ecosystem. About The Role: We are seeking a highly experienced and motivated Sr. Backend Engineer to join the CDE Platform team. In this role, you will be instrumental in designing, building, and scaling the foundational services that orchestrate data, content, and execution logic across CrowdStrike’s products (e.g., NGSIEM, FCS, Endpoint). You will be a key driver in creating a highly performant, scalable, and resilient platform that processes internet-scale data streams and enables real-time detection generation. This is a hybrid role based out of our office in NYC. Candidate should be comfortable visiting the office twice a week once the development center is established.
Requirements
- 8+ years of professional software development experience, with a focus on large-scale distributed systems and internet-scale challenges.
- Deep expertise in one or more modern programming languages (Go preferred).
- Proven track record of architecting and delivering critical, highly available, and scalable platform services in a cloud environment (GCP, AWS, or Azure).
- Extensive experience with data streaming technologies (e.g., Kafka, Flink) and distributed computing concepts.
- Strong understanding of cybersecurity or SIEM principles, data models, and content/rule authoring lifecycles is a significant plus.
- Excellent communication skills, with the ability to articulate complex technical trade-offs to both technical and non-technical audiences.
- Experience in a Staff-level role, driving multi-quarter initiatives, and influencing technical direction across multiple teams.
Nice To Haves
- Experience with query languages and runtime environments
- Familiarity with the challenges of low-latency, real-time event processing and pattern matching.
- Prior work in a security domain or building platforms for developers/content authors.
Responsibilities
- Lead the design and implementation of core platform services that ingest, process, and route security events from different sources to various execution contexts.
- Drive the architecture for the Detection Content Management Platform (DCMP/CMS), creating advanced CI/CD and DevOps tooling to enable content authors to treat detections as code.
- Develop highly scalable and fault-tolerant microservices, leveraging languages like Go and technologies such as Kubernetes, Flink, and distributed databases (e.g., RocksDB).
- Contribute to the evolution of the Unified Detections Management (UDM) system, ensuring a consistent and comprehensive detection experience for all customers.
- Serve as a technical leader, mentoring mid-level and senior engineers, and driving cross-functional alignment on complex technical challenges.
- Architect and implement features related to cross-cutting concerns like Policy, Flight Control, and Observability, ensuring platform stability and operational excellence.
- Collaborate closely with Product Management and other engineering teams (Engine, UDM, Content) to translate strategic vision into well-defined, executable technical roadmaps.
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
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
Education Level
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