Software Engineer Intern - Summer 2025 (Remote, US, CAN)

CrowdStrike is a global leader in cybersecurity. Our University Program is dedicated to attracting and cultivating the next generation of talent in virtually every field. Our program offers paid positions that allow students and recent graduates to gain real-world experience and develop essential skills while they learn from the best and brightest working professionals. We offer our interns a structured program and supportive environment where they can ignite their passion for the future. Our University Program is designed to provide participants exposure to meaningful work that supports our mission to make the digital world a safer place to live and work. CrowdStrike is where your talent meets cutting-edge tech. Ready to start building a career you can be proud of? Join us!

About the Role

As a software engineering intern at CrowdStrike, you’ll work alongside the best and the brightest engineering talent in the industry and contribute to the meaningful work in our engineering teams. We are looking for software engineering interns to work in the following areas: Cloud, Data, Development in Test, Site Reliability, and Detection Engineering. 

You will

• Participate in design and development of software with cross platform deliverables

• Work with cutting edge technologies and languages across the entire development stack

• Build elegant solutions for complex technical problems in the native languages

• Help ensure software and systems are designed and implemented to the highest security standards

• Develop system design and coding best practices for engineering teams

• Learn about our massively scalable distributed architecture

What You’ll Need

• Currently enrolled at a four university, currently working towards a CS/Engineering degree, graduating between December 2025- August 2026

• Development experienced with one or more of the following: Python, C/C++, or Go

• Able to communicate, collaborate, and work effectively in a distributed team.

• Familiarity and experience with Agile process

• Can think about and write high quality code and can demonstrate that capability, be it through job experience, schoolwork, or contributions to community projects.

Bonus Points

• Experience with Linux, Go, AWS, Kafka, GRPC, Chef, Docker, Kubernetes, Jenkins, Bamboo, Git

• Data storage: RDBMS, NoSQL, and caching technologies, e.g. PostgreSQL, Cassandra, Redis, Memcached

• Computer and/or network security experience/understanding

• Contributions to the open source community (GitHub, Stack Overflow, blogging)

• OS system understanding for core concepts and subsystems (Linux, XNU, FreeBSD, etc)

• Experience responding to security events, including front-line analysis and escalation, on hacktivist, cybercrime, and APT activity.

• Other technical security certifications or security-related academic background, such as coursework, projects, or capture-the-flag competitions, will be a plus.

Location - Fully Remote:

The Engineering Internship is fully remote and requires no travel. Your work location is the city/town/province you will be working from remotely. For our 12-week internship program, interns are allowed to work remotely from an alternative location for up to 2 weeks. Interns are also invited to work out of the CrowdStrike office located closest to their remote location.

Start and End Date Options (12 Week Internship)

• May 19, 2025 – August 8, 2025

• June 2, 2025 – August 22, 2025

• June 16, 2025 – September 5, 2025

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What You Can Expect:

• Executive Speaker Series & Tech Talks

• Fun socials and give-back events (e.g. virtual trivia, escape rooms, etc.)

• Development workshops to grow your soft and hard skills

• Networking opportunities with fellow interns and CrowdStrikers

• Owning impactful projects that move the company forward

• Working alongside a diverse and global team

• Assigned mentor and continuous feedback

• Participation in our Employee Resource Groups (ERGs)

• Access to our FalconFit Wellness Program and Employee Assistance Program

• Fun Slack channels (e.g. food, gaming, sports, pets, etc.)

• Paid holidays and 401k matching

• Remote-first culture

• Market leader in compensation

CrowdStrike is proud to be an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer. We are committed to fostering a culture of belonging where everyone is valued for who they are and empowered to succeed. Our approach to cultivating a diverse, equitable, and inclusive culture is rooted in listening, learning and collective action. By embracing the diversity of our people, we achieve our best work and fuel innovation - generating the best possible outcomes for our customers and the communities they serve.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran. If you need assistance accessing or reviewing the information on this website or need help submitting an application for employment or requesting an accommodation, please contact us at recruiting@crowdstrike.com for further assistance.

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