Engineering Manager - Charlotte AI; Remote, East Coast

As a global leader in cybersecurity, Crowd Strike 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 Crowd Strike 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 Crowd Striker both the flexibility and autonomy to own their careers. We’re always looking to add talented Crowd Strikers 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.

As an Engineering Manager for Charlotte AI at Crowd Strike, you’ll be responsible for building and supporting the teams that develop and maintain our revolutionary generative AI‑powered virtual security analyst. You will focus on the wellbeing and professional growth of everyone in our group, and you’ll drive the hiring that will enable us to scale at an accelerated pace. You’ll help foster an open and collaborative environment and ensure that your group is set up to succeed and to keep roadmap delivery on track.

With a focus on Charlotte AI product engineering, you will work with a talented and dedicated group of cloud, SDET, and frontend engineers, as well as AI/ML Data Scientists to provide the high‑quality, high‑scale AI‑powered security systems that customers around the world use 24/7 to defend against the most sophisticated adversaries. You’ll also collaborate closely with product managers to optimize our roadmap and with the design team to maintain a consistent user experience across all our products.

Our ideal candidates are passionate about building autonomous teams, growing people, AI/ML systems, cloud‑native architectures, user experience, and love to find solutions in the cutting‑edge intersection of AI and cybersecurity.

• Lead and build one or more teams of engineers building Charlotte AI software offerings, with a focus on AI/ML engineering, backend systems, and UI/UX engineering.
• Manage organizational structure and workload, project resourcing & coordination in a fast‑paced, highly distributed environment with rapid iteration cycles.
• Support wellbeing of team members - providing support & guidance focused primarily on resourcing, progress, and soft skills. Gather feedback from others, provide coaching as needed & in collaboration with senior engineers and managers to advance team member skill sets in AI/ML and distributed systems.
• Drive the recruitment process from initial contact to onboarding, with emphasis on finding engineers passionate about AI and cybersecurity.
• Contribute to the product roadmap, set up your group to deliver it over the next 12‑18 months, and share that information back to other managers and team members.
• Participate in team activities, such as quarterly roadmap planning, to prioritize AI/ML projects on the roadmap based on availability of humans to do the work and business objectives that need to be met.
• Collaborate closely with AI/ML researchers, data scientists, and security experts to push the boundaries of AI in cyber defense.
• Have fun solving difficult problems at the intersection of artificial intelligence and cybersecurity.

• Strong engineering track‑record and deep technical knowledge, preferably with experience in AI/ML, distributed systems, or cloud‑native architectures.
• Prior work experience with GenAI, LLMs or Agentic Systems.
• Experience mentoring & supporting people and teams with empathy & professionalism, particularly in fast‑paced, innovation‑driven environments.
• Experience leading through others and setting up multiple teams for success in rapid iteration cycles.
• Experience working with Product Managers and UX Designers for…