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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 CrowdStrike to keep their businesses running, their communities safe and their lives moving forward. We're proud to work for a mission-driven company leveraging AI to transform the way we work. CrowdStrikers drive their careers through flexibility and autonomy while also being expected to contribute to a culture of responsible AI adoption, experimentation, and innovation. We use an AI-first mindset as a force multiplier to proactively and continuously accelerate execution, build expertise, uncover insights, and solve complex problems. 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.\nAbout the Role:\nThis is a full stack backend engineering position on the Spotlight platform team. You will design, build, and operate the cloud-native services and infrastructure that power CrowdStrike's endpoint vulnerability assessment capabilities at global scale. This role requires a strong focus on distributed systems, service reliability, scalability, and cloud architecture across AWS and GCP.\nThis role also requires reasoning and judgment over large volumes of continuously changing data, at the scale CrowdStrike operates - work that conventional rule-based systems have only partially addressed. We're treating agentic reasoning as a core architectural element rather than a feature layered onto an existing system, which means real decisions are still open: where reasoning belongs, where determinism is the better answer, and how to make either hold up in production.\nThe Product and Platform:\nFalcon Vulnerability Assessment is the industry's first scan-less endpoint vulnerability assessment solution, delivering real-time, zero-impact assessments of endpoint security posture. Falcon Vulnerabiity Assessment adds preparation and readiness to the unparalleled prevention, detection and response provided by the Falcon platform, resulting in a stronger security posture and unprecedented breach protection.\nCrowdStrike Falcon is a two-component security product. One component is a \"sensor\", which is a lightweight agent installed on client machines that observes system activity and recognizes malicious behavior, then provides on-box prevention capability and remote telemetry to the Falcon cloud. The cloud component aggregates sensor telemetry for each customer's network, can correlate malicious behavior across multiple machines, and presents our customers' operations teams with a prioritized summary of the threats detected in their environments.\nWhat You'll Do:\nDesign and build high-throughput, low-latency backend services and APIs in Golang and Python\n\nArchitect and operate cloud-native infrastructure across AWS and GCP at scale (S3, SQS, Kubernetes/KEDA, and more)\n\nBuild and maintain Kafka-based event streaming pipelines for near-real-time vulnerability event processing\n\nDrive backend engineering and process automation across the platform\n\nPartner with security researchers and platform teams (Intel, EPP) to deliver integrated capabilities\n\nOwn service reliability - performance profiling, incident response, and root cause analysis on time-sensitive production issues\n\nContinuously re-engineer for improved architecture, performance, and stability\n\nWrite high-quality, well-tested, production-ready code with a focus on observability and operability\n\nBuild agentic capabilities into the product - systems that reason over real data, use tools, and produce explainable results customers can act on\n\nTake AI capabilities from prototype to production, owning latency, cost, correctness, and evaluation\n\nDesign the guardrails and policies that make autonomous reasoning safe for enterprise customers\n\nWhat You'll Need:\n8-12 years of backend engineering experience.\n\nSolid experience with Golang/Java in production systems.\n\nStrong understanding of distributed systems, microservices, and event-driven architectures.\n\nHands-on experience with AWS cloud services (S3, SQS, and similar)\n\nExperience with Kafka or other event streaming platforms.\n\nStrong database skills - Cassandra, Elasticsearch/OpenSearch, Redis, or similar distributed data stores.\n\nHands-on use of frontier-model SDKs (Anthropic, OpenAI, or similar) and AI-assisted development tools, with a realistic view of their capabilities and limits.\n\nProven experience utilizing AI technologies to enhance decision-making, streamline workflows and processes, improve efficiency and drive business outcomes.\n\nAbility to communicate effectively at all levels of an organization\n\nStrong collaboration skills and experience working in a global team\n\nCommitment to software quality - unit tested, code reviewed, and continuously integrated\n\nBonus Points:\nExperience in cybersecurity - welcome, though not required\n\nExperience with Kubernetes and event-driven autoscaling (KEDA)\n\nExperience with observability tooling (Splunk, Grafana, LogScale, or similar)\n\nFamiliarity with security vulnerability management or cybersecurity platforms\n\nGood understanding of Windows OS internals and the Windows API\n\nExperience with infrastructure-as-code (Terraform, CDK, or similar)\n\nPrior experience with large-scale data acquisition or content pipeline systems\n\nExperience with evaluation and observability tooling for agentic systems\n\nExperience with RAG pipelines, vector stores, or retrieval-augmented agents\n\nExperience with graph databases and complex data modeling\n\nBenefits of Working at CrowdStrike:\nMarket leader in compensation and equity awards\n\nComprehensive physical and mental wellness programs\n\nCompetitive vacation and holidays for recharge\n\nPaid parental and adoption leaves\n\nProfessional development opportunities for all employees regardless of level or role\n\nEmployee Networks, geographic neighborhood groups, and volunteer opportunities to build connections\n\nVibrant office culture with world class amenities\n\nGreat Place to Work Certified™ across the globe\n\nCrowdStrike 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.\nCrowdStrike is committed to providing equal employment opportunity for all employees and applicants for employment. The Company does not discriminate in employment opportunities or practices on the basis of race, color, creed, ethnicity, religion, sex (including pregnancy or pregnancy-related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender identity, marital or family status, veteran status, age, national origin, ancestry, physical disability (including HIV and AIDS), mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, membership or activity in a local human rights commission, status with regard to public assistance, or any other characteristic protected by law. We base all employment decisions--including recruitment, selection, training, compensation, benefits, discipline, promotions, transfers, lay-offs, return from lay-off, terminations and social/recreational programs--on valid job requirements.\nIf 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  for further assistance.\nFind out more about your rights as an applicant.\nCrowdStrike participates in the E-Verify program.\nNotice of E-Verify Participation\nRight to Work\nCrowdStrike, Inc. is committed to fair and equitable compensation practices. Placement within the pay range is dependent on a variety of factors including, but not limited to, relevant work experience, skills, certifications, job level, supervisory status, and location. 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