Sr. Engineer - Dev Sensor

Overview

Crowd Strike is a global leader in cybersecurity. We protect the people, processes and technologies that drive modern organizations and stop breaches with the world2s most advanced AI-native platform. We work on large-scale distributed systems and process vast amounts of data daily. We are a mission-driven company that values flexibility and autonomy for our employees to own their careers.

Ready to join a mission that matters? The future of cybersecurity starts with you.

Crowd Strike Falcon Host is a two-component security product. One component is a "sensor", a lightweight agent installed on client machines that observes system activity and recognizes malicious behavior, providing on-box prevention capability and remote telemetry to the Falcon Host cloud. The cloud component aggregates sensor telemetry for each customer2s network, correlates malicious behavior across machines, and presents our customers with a prioritized summary of detected threats in their environments.

This is a Sr/Sr Staff-lvl Software Tools Engineer role under the End-to-End engineering team, supporting validation of customer workflows involving real sensor, cloud and UI. The tools engineer owns development of build and test tools and works closely with product engineering teams. You will use your strong technical ability to drive visibility, quality and velocity across platforms, developing repeatable and scalable processes on all supported OS versions.

We2re looking for people who want to be challenged and take ownership of what they build. Work in an environment where quality is the company culture. Use cutting-edge tools and technologies as well as tried-and-true ones.

• Verify component, system integration and application-level features and functionality to ensure reliability, accuracy and performance meet quality standards
• Define, build, and maintain tools to improve scale and efficiency in product development processes
• Support and improve existing tools for sensor build and testing
• Drive continuing improvement in automation and CI/CD tools
• Drive and own improvements in product quality coverage

• BS degree in Computer Science and/or equivalent experience (programming styles, data structures, algorithms, etc.)
• 10+ years of experience in software engineering, quality engineering, or configuration management
• 10+ years of software development experience in Python and/or C/C++
• Able to communicate, collaborate, and work effectively in a globally distributed team
• Strongly preferred:
  Expert Python knowledge
• Strongly preferred:
  Experience with Jenkins operations and debugging
• Strongly preferred:
  Experience in automating risk visibility and reporting
• Strongly preferred:
  Experience in automating release and build processes
• Strongly preferred:
  Experience in Application, OS, Web Browser or hardware compatibility testing
• Strongly preferred:
  Computer and/or network security understanding
• Strongly preferred:
  Professional experience developing tools reflecting/supporting quality innovations

• Authored and led successful open source libraries and projects
• Experience applying AI/ML to testing (e.g., intelligent test case generation)
• Experience with distributed architectures, microservices, Go Lang
• Experience with containerization (Docker, Kubernetes)

• 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 Networks, geographic neighborhood groups, and volunteer opportunities to build connections
• Vibrant office culture with world-class amenities
• Great Place to Work Certified across the globe

Crowd Strike is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We are committed to fostering a culture of belonging where everyone is valued for who they are and empowered to succeed. We support veterans and individuals with disabilities through our affirmative action program. Crowd Strike is committed to providing equal employment opportunity for all employees and…