Backend Engineer III - Golang

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 Role:

We are looking for talented engineers to help us create, enhance and operate the core systems that turn teams of analysts into a barrier to the actions of adversaries in the wild. The systems we build are relied upon 24/7/365 to identify malicious attacks and STOP BREACHES!

What You'll Do:

As part of the Managed Services team, you will work hand in hand with Falcon Complete security analysts around the globe to improve existing tooling and develop novel solutions to improve the overall efficacy of our products as well as the efficiency of analysts. As a team member you will share responsibility for everything we build and will be expected to:

• Take part in the design and implementation of new features and product enhancements

• Work directly with Falcon Compete stakeholders to build products that solve real world cybersecurity challenges

• Design and implement reliable and performant solutions to enable continued scalability as we grow

• Improve the effectiveness of service monitoring and proactively address issues

• Take part in on-call rotations

• Write automation to reduce operational load within the team

About Us:

We are a growing team distributed across the United States and the United Kingdom. Slack is our primary communication method and much of our work is done in an asynchronous manner. We try to sync up as a team once daily and everyone on the team is always game to catch up in real-time when needed.

We work together under the following set of values:

• We value quick and proactive support to internal and external customers

• We value the use of automation to maximize the capabilities and capacity of developers

• We value the use of software to improve the speed at which analysts can work

• We value products that are robust, efficient, scalable and maintainable

• We look for all ways to provide our customers with a superior experience, even if those solutions are not software

• We value letting the best idea prevail

Our ideal candidate will be comfortable working in a team delivering our core products, contributing technically, and working with relevant stakeholders. Our team values a culture of growth, collaboration, transparency and feedback; we want you to be as excited about these things as we are.

What You’ll Need:

• Professional experience with at least one of the following programming languages, Golang, Python, C++, Java, and a willingness to use Golang.

• Comfort and experience working within the constraints of existing software applications and architectures

• Practical experience building web services and data pipelines at scale

• Practical experience building services within a microservices architecture

• Operational knowledge of relational, NoSQL and graph databases

• Operational knowledge of messaging systems such as Kafka or Kinesis

• Linux programming fundamentals

• Experience with distributed and scalable systems

• Experience with cloud native technologies

• Experience with Docker and container orchestration platforms such as K8S

• You possess excellent written and verbal communication skills

• You are able to be successful in a highly asynchronous environment

• Ability to distill high level feature requests into concrete engineering requirements

• You are a self starter and able to thrive in a remote environment

Bonus Points:

• You proactively seek to improve team productivity with automation

• You have a passion for reliability and quality

• You have a strong desire to continue to learn and grow

• Experience with AWS, AZURE or GCP

• Experience building products in the security domain

• Passion to mentor and help other grow

• Experience doing high-level design and architecture

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Benefits of Working at CrowdStrike:

• Remote-friendly and flexible work culture

• 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

CrowdStrike is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We are committed to fostering a culture of belonging where everyone is valued for who they are and empowered to succeed. We support veterans and individuals with disabilities through our affirmative action program.

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