Software Engineer III, Cloud (Remote, IRE)

​​#WeAreCrowdStrike and our mission is to stop breaches. As a global leader in cybersecurity, our team changed the game. Since our inception, our market leading cloud-native platform has offered unparalleled protection against the most sophisticated cyberattacks. We’re looking for people with limitless passion, a relentless focus on innovation and a fanatical commitment to the customer to join us in shaping the future of cybersecurity. Consistently recognized as a top workplace, CrowdStrike is committed to cultivating an inclusive, remote-first culture that offers people the autonomy and flexibility to balance the needs of work and life while taking their career to the next level. Interested in working for a company that sets the standard and leads with integrity? Join us on a mission that matters - one team, one fight.

About the Role:

Our team is excited to open an opportunity to a successful candidate to join the fast-paced world of cloud security. This role is 100% remote. The teams primary focus is “stopping breaches” by moving the detections to earlier on in the software release cycles. This offering will help with defending against potential adversary activities involving cloud-native resources. When coupled with Falcon, CrowdStrike’s endpoint security offering, our offering will provide a more comprehensive perspective on how the adversary is targeting key customer infrastructure.

Crowdstrike is a rapidly expanding company with a strong focus on Culture. Our Team is no different and has a strong sense of Collaboration.
Day to Day the team deals with distributed challenges with high throughput of data. We own and managed numerous microservices in Kubernetes with a sharp eye on metrics and problem solving.

What You'll Do:

• Work-on and enrich backend microservices – From researching areas of concern to implementing the final solution 

• Leverage existing Crowdstrike tool and services to build cloud-based systems to help detect targeted attacks

• Brainstorm, Research, define, Communicate, and build collaboratively with members across multiple teams

• Committed to learning and improving.

• Be aware of our customers and the difficulties they face and how we can support.

• A strong focus on Quality of Coding through Best Practices, Testing, Logging and Metrics.

• Work in a Collaborating & Agile environment with a small fast-moving team

• Be prepared to mentor other developers on web, backend and data storage technologies and our system and vice-versa

• Be aware of our product to improve architecture, knowledge models, user experience, performance, and stability

• Be given the autonomy to own your work in a high trust environment

The technology you will use:

(In-depth knowledge of all is not required, but the ability to ramp-up and learn is required.)

• Go (Golang)

• Docker

• Kubernetes

• AWS/GCP/Azure

• Redis / S3 / EC2 / IAM

• Kafka

• GIT

• Cassandra / Postgres

• OpenSearch

What You'll Need:

• Degree in Computer Science (or professional experience in data structures/algorithms/distributed systems)

• Understanding scalability and distributed systems i.e. sharding, partitioning, concurrency, etc

• Being a team player

• A thorough understanding of engineering best practices from appropriate testing paradigms to effective peer code reviews and resilient architecture.

• The ability to thrive in a test-driven, collaborative, and iterative programming environment.

• The skills to meet your commitments on time and produce high-quality software that is unit tested, code reviewed and checked in regularly for continuous integration.

Bonus Points:

• Existing exposure to Go, AWS, Cassandra, Kafka, Elasticsearch...

• Prior experience in the cybersecurity or intelligence fields

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Benefits of Working at CrowdStrike:

• Remote-first culture

• Market leader in compensation and equity awards with option to participate in ESPP in eligible countries

• Competitive vacation and flexible working arrangements

• Physical and mental wellness programs 

• Paid parental leave, including adoption 

• A variety of professional development and mentorship opportunities

• Access to CrowdStrike University, LinkedIn Learning and Jhanna

• Offices with stocked kitchens when you need to fuel innovation and collaboration

• Birthday time-off in your local country

• Work with people who are passionate in our mission and Great Place to Work certified across the globe