Sr. Director, Engineering Gen SIEM; Hybrid

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.

Falcon Next-Gen SIEM (NG-SIEM) is Crowd Strike’s AI native security operations platform that brings together threat detection, investigation, and response across both Crowd Strike and third-party data sources. It features advanced event search, unified detections triage, incident management, and data ingestion capabilities to streamline security operations and accelerate threat response.

The Senior Director of Engineering is a key executive leader responsible for driving the strategic vision, execution, and operational excellence of the engineering organization. This role oversees multiple engineering teams, sets technical direction, and partners with cross-functional leaders to deliver innovative, scalable, and resilient solutions aligned with business goals. This role is critical for shaping the future of the engineering organization and ensuring the company remains at the forefront of innovation and operational excellence.

This role is hybrid, on-site at one of the posted locations:
Sunnyvale, CA;
New York City or Austin, TX.

NYC

Location:

This role is hybrid, requiring 2-3 days per week on-site in our office once the development center is established.

• Define and execute the engineering strategy in alignment with company objectives and product vision.
• Lead, mentor, and develop engineering managers and senior technical staff, fostering a culture of high performance, collaboration, and continuous improvement.
• Oversee the delivery of complex, large-scale projects, ensuring quality, security, and operational excellence.
• Drive organizational resilience and adaptability, ensuring engineering practices evolve to meet changing business and technology landscapes.
• Collaborate with Product, Security, and Business stakeholders to prioritize initiatives and allocate resources effectively.
• Champion best practices in software development, infrastructure, and operational excellence.
• Establish and monitor key performance indicators (KPIs) for engineering effectiveness and team health.
• Attract, retain, and develop top engineering talent
• Represent engineering in executive forums, providing clear communication on progress, risks, and opportunities.

• Demonstrated ability to lead at scale, managing multiple teams or departments.
• Strategic thinking with a track record of delivering business impact through technology.
• Deep expertise in engineering management, technical architecture, and operational excellence.
• Strong communication and stakeholder management skills, including executive presence.
• Commitment to resilience, continuous improvement, and fostering a learning culture.
• Experience building cyber security products in a SaaS environment.

• 15+ years of engineering experience, with at least 5 years in senior leadership roles.
• Proven experience in building and scaling high-performing engineering organizations.
• Experience building distributed systems which process events at millions/sec scale.
• Have shipped LLM-native features or applications
• Machine learning and data science familiarity and hands on experience
• Transformed engineering teams to an AI first software development team.
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