Sr. Software Engineer, Backend - Falcon Auth (Remote)

Posted 8 Days Ago
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Hiring Remotely in CA
Remote
135K-215K Annually
Senior level
Cloud • Information Technology • Sales • Security • Cybersecurity
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The Role
As a Senior Software Engineer on the Falcon Auth team, you'll lead backend engineering efforts for authentication and authorization systems, working collaboratively across product groups to build scalable services. You'll leverage cloud-based systems to enhance cyber threat intelligence and mentor other developers while continuously improving system architecture.
Summary Generated by Built In

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. We have 3.44 PB of RAM deployed across our fleet of C* servers - 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 an inclusive 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:
You’ll be joining the cloud backend team in the Platform product group responsible for authentication and authorization. The Auth team is responsible for both internal (e.g. Service-to-service authorization, etc.) and external (e.g. user login, etc) authN and authZ. The team is a critical part of our flagship product group supporting the Falcon Platform, frequently working collaboratively with many other product groups. The team builds and extends services that are capable of making millions of decisions per second!
What You’ll Do:

  • Lead backend engineering efforts from rapid prototypes to large-scale applications across CrowdStrike products.

  • Leverage and build cloud based systems to detect targeted attacks and automate cyber threat intelligence production at a global scale.

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

  • Obsess about learning, and champion the newest technologies & tricks with others, raising the technical IQ of the team.

  • Be mentored and mentor other developers on web, backend and data storage technologies and our system.

  • Constantly re-evaluate our product to improve architecture, knowledge models, user experience, performance and stability.

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

  • Use and give back to the open source community.

What You’ll Use:

  • Go (Golang)

  • OAuth

  • Python

  • AWS

  • Kafka

  • GIT

  • Cassandra

  • ElasticSearch

  • Redis

  • Postgres

  • ZMQ

  • AWS Cloud

  • GraphQL

What You’ll Need:

  • 8+ years of backend object-oriented development experience in production, with any of: Golang, Java, Scala, Node.js, Python or C# (.NET Core).

  • Experience with AuthN and/or AuthZ

  • Recent experience building high scale event driven microservices architecture (at least 5M events/day +)

  • The ability to scale backend systems – sharding, partitioning, scaling horizontally are second nature to you.

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

  • The desire to ship code and the love of seeing your bits run in production.

  • Deep understanding of distributed systems and scalability challenges.

  • Deep understanding of multi-threading, concurrency, and parallel processing technologies.

  • Team player skills – we embrace collaborating as a team as much as possible.

  • 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 fast paced, 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:

  • Experience with Fine Grained Access Control mechanisms like OpenFGA or Zanzibar

  • Authored and led successful open source libraries and projects.

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

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

  • Prior experience in the cybersecurity or intelligence fields

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This role will require the candidate to periodically undergo and pass additional background and fingerprint check(s) consistent with government customer requirements.

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 Resource Groups, geographic neighbourhood 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 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 [email protected] for further assistance.

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CrowdStrike, Inc. is committed to fair and equitable compensation practices. The base salary range for this position in the U.S. is $135,000 - $215,000 per year + variable/incentive compensation + equity + benefits. A candidate's salary is determined by various factors including, but not limited to, relevant work experience, skills, certifications, job level, supervisory status, and location.

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The Company
Sunnyvale, CA
7,500 Employees
Hybrid Workplace
Year Founded: 2011

What We Do

CrowdStrike is the first cloud-native platform that protects endpoints, cloud workloads, identity and data. CrowdStrike: We Stop Breaches.

Why Work With Us

We have a culture that celebrates achievement, encourages flexibility and innovation and thrives on teamwork. We all work towards a single mission: to stop breaches. This common goal drives a sense of community and connection among our people across the globe.

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