Sr. Backend Engineer - Charlotte AI; Remote, East Coast

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Crowd Strike is a global cybersecurity leader protecting people, processes, and technologies. We process large-scale distributed systems and generate insights from trillions of events daily. We value autonomy and ownership, and we seek engineers who are passionate about innovation and customer outcomes.

Crowd Strike is looking for a Cloud Software Engineer to join our Charlotte AI Engineering Team. The role involves building globally distributed, fault-tolerant, and highly scalable cloud ecosystems using Golang and Large Language Models. Prior experience with Golang and LLMs is not required but helpful.

We do not require prior security industry experience; we will mentor and train on security topics as needed. A strong interest in Crowd Strike’s mission and the needs of product teams and customers is expected.

• Advance backend microservices, identify and address critical concerns to implement effective solutions.
• Build cloud solutions for detecting and countering targeted cyber threats using established Crowd Strike tools and services.
• Innovate with Large Language Models to develop and refine Charlotte AI's capabilities.
• Construct and maintain data pipelines, perform data upkeep, and contribute to training and implementation of custom LLMs.
• Collaborate across teams to brainstorm, define, and devise solutions.
• Commit to ongoing learning and self-improvement; stay attuned to customers' challenges and seek ways to enhance support.
• Emphasize high-quality coding with best practices, testing, logging, and metrics.
• Work in a collaborative and agile environment.
• Mentor fellow engineers and learn from peers across technologies.
• Continuously refine product architecture, knowledge models, user experience, performance, and reliability.
• Own your work end-to-end: develop, test, deploy, and monitor changes.
• Thrive in an environment that values trust.

• Degree in Computer Science (or professional experience in data structures/algorithms/distributed systems).
• Experience with big data and microservices.
• Understanding of scalability and distributed systems (sharding, partitioning, concurrency).
• Strong teamwork and collaboration skills.
• Engineering best practices from testing to peer code reviews and resilient architecture.
• Ability to work in a test-driven, collaborative, iterative environment and meet commitments with quality software.

• Go (Golang)
• Python
• Docker
• Kubernetes
• AWS
• Redis / S3 / EC2 / IAM
• Kafka
• GIT
• Cassandra
• Elastic Search

• Experience with Go, AWS, Cassandra, Kafka, Elasticsearch.
• Experience with Language Models, Data Science, Data Engineering.
• Prior experience in cybersecurity or intelligence fields.

• Remote-friendly and flexible work culture
• Competitive compensation and equity
• Wellness programs, vacation, and holidays
• Paid parental and adoption leave
• Professional development opportunities
• Employee networks and volunteer opportunities
• Vibrant office culture where applicable
• EOE statements and equal opportunity employer commitments

This role may require periodic background and fingerprint checks consistent with government customer requirements.

Crowd Strike is an equal opportunity employer committed to belonging and non-discrimination. We provide E-Verify participation where applicable and maintain fair compensation practices based on job requirements and individual factors. If assistance is needed to apply or to request accommodation, contact