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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:\nYou’ll be joining the cloud backend team in the Platform product group responsible for APIGW (API Gateway team) and API’s. An API gateway is a very critical component which provides centralized handling of API communication between Multiple Microservices. API Gateway is responsible for tasks such as traffic management, authentication and authorization, monitoring and API versioning.\nBring your experience in distributed technologies and algorithms, your great API and systems design sensibilities, and your passion for writing code that performs at extreme scale. You will help build a platform that scales to millions of events per second and Terabytes of data per day. If you want a job that makes a difference in the world and operates at high scale, you’ve come to the right place.\nPLEASE NOTE:This role is hybrid, requiring 2-3 days per week on-site at one of the posted locations.\nWhat You’ll Do:\nLead backend engineering efforts from rapid prototypes to large-scale applications across CrowdStrike products.\nLeverage and build cloud based systems to detect targeted attacks and automate cyber threat intelligence production at a global scale.\nBrainstorm, define, and build collaboratively with members across multiple teams.\nObsess about learning, and champion the newest technologies & tricks with others, raising the technical IQ of the team.\nBe mentored and mentor other developers on web, backend and data storage technologies and our system.\nConstantly re-evaluate our product to improve architecture, knowledge models, user experience, performance and stability.\nBe an energetic ‘self-starter’ with the ability to take ownership and be accountable for deliverables.\nUse and give back to the open source community.\nWhat You’ll Use:\nGo (Golang)\nPython\nAWS\nKafka\nGIT\nCassandra\nElasticSearch\nRedis\nPostgres\nZMQ\nHadoop\nAWS Cloud\nGraphQL\nWhat You’ll Need:\nDegree in Computer Science (or commensurate experience in data structures/algorithms/distributed systems).\nThe ability to scale backend systems - sharding, partitioning, scaling horizontally are second nature to you.\nThe desire to ship code and the love of seeing your bits run in production.\nDeep understanding of distributed systems and scalability challenges.\nDeep understanding of multi-threading, concurrency, and parallel processing technologies.\nTeam player skills - we embrace collaborating as a team as much as possible.\nA thorough understanding of engineering best practices from appropriate testing paradigms to effective peer code reviews and resilient architecture.\nThe ability to thrive in a fast paced, test-driven, collaborative and iterative programming environment.\nThe skills to meet your commitments on time and produce high quality software that is unit tested, code reviewed, and checked in regularly for continuous integration.\nProven experience utilizing AI technologies to enhance decision-making, streamline workflows and processes, improve efficiency and drive business outcomes.\nBonus Points:\nAuthored and led successful open source libraries and projects.\nContributions to the open source community (GitHub, Stack Overflow, blogging).\nExisting exposure to Go, Scala, AWS, Cassandra, Kafka, Elasticsearch...\nPrior experience in the cybersecurity or intelligence fields\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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