Sr. Software Development Performance Engineer (Remote)

#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 work on large scale distributed systems, processing over 1 trillion events a day with a petabyte of RAM deployed in our Cassandra clusters - and this traffic is growing daily. We’re looking for people with limitless passion, a relentless focus on innovation and a fanatical commitment to developing and shaping our cybersecurity platform. 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:

CrowdStrike is looking for a Senior Software Development Performance Engineer to join our growing Production Systems Automation & Development team. As a software performance engineer, you will be focused on the creation and refinement of tools to enhance the automations that deploy and manage CrowdStrike’s cloud-based infrastructure.  This candidate will play a key role in architecting and implementing a stable, scalable and flexible production environment.  

What You'll Do:

• Work as part of a dynamic engineering team to implement new software designs and functionality based upon clearly defined and agreed project requirements.

• Be an energetic self-starter with the ability to take ownership and be accountable for deliverables.

• Work with internal peers and business partners to analyze requirements and craft elegant, robust, and reliable solutions to solve complex technical problems.  From concept to completion, our engineers are involved in every step!

• Engage with other engineers to review code and to share best practices. You will be asked to raise the technical IQ of the team by being passionate about learning and sharing the newest technologies & tricks with others.

• Take an active role to own your personal workload and tasks. You are empowered to set your own pace and tell us what can be delivered (and when).

• Be vigilant about streamlining and simplifying both business processes and development code to ensure minimal friction throughout our solutions. 

• Represent the development team as a technical leader both vertically and horizontally across workgroups.

What You'll Need:

• Must be a United States citizen or permanent resident (clearance is not required).

• BS/MS degree in Computer Science or related field (or equivalent work experience).

• At least 7-10 years of professional experience writing/debugging/optimizing scripts or applications for automations, tools, dashboards, and/or alarms

• At least 3 years utilizing the Go programming language.

• Experience working within a large-scale production environment and developing/troubleshooting applications across functional teams.

• Proven success analyzing and optimizing back end technical performance throughout all stages of the software development lifecycle.

• Understanding of common network management protocols and APIs such as SNMP, RCMP+, or RedFish. Talent at developing and integrating APIs using REST or GraphQL in SOA or microservices architecture.

• Experience designing schemas and improving SQL queries for an RDBMS such as MySQL or Postgres.

• Demonstrated passion for learning new systems and methodologies combined with advanced troubleshooting skills and superb quality control habits.

• Proven success analyzing and optimizing backend technical performance throughout all stages of the SDLC.

• Fluency with debugging toolsets and leveraging log/event management tools such as Falcon LogScale (formerly Humio) or Splunk.

• Must exhibit meticulous attention to detail and have the ability to make good, timely decisions.

• Familiar with development utilizing a CI/CD model and with creating and leveraging automated unit/acceptance tests. Skilled using container orchestration systems (such as Docker or Kubernetes) and version control systems (such as git).

• A strong focus on security when developing/reviewing code or systems.

• A passion for documentation and a desire to constantly improve knowledge transfer across teams.

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.

• A proactive, can-do attitude that excels both working independently and collaborating as part of a team.

Bonus Points:

• Experience utilizing the Twelve-Factor App methodology.

• Experience working in a SaaS environment and/or with large-scale bare-metal hardware.

• Familiarity designing authentication/authorization or automated auditing solutions.

• Experience implementing tracing and metrics within systems using OpenTracing and Prometheus.

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Benefits of Working at CrowdStrike:

• Remote-first culture

• Market leader in compensation and equity awards

• Competitive vacation and flexible working arrangements 

• Comprehensive and inclusive health benefits

• Physical and mental wellness programs

• Paid parental leave, including adoption 

• A variety of professional development and mentorship opportunities

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

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