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CrowdStrike

Builds cloud software that stops cyberattacks

Software Development Engineer - Cloud Native, AI Detection and Response

Full-TimeUpdated on 10/23/2026
$140k - $215k/yr+ Bonus + Equity grants
Expert
Redmond, WA, USA+1 moreMore locations: Sunnyvale, CA, USA
HybridHybrid, requiring 2–3 days per week on-site at one of the posted locations.
Software EngineeringBackend Engineering
Company Historically Provides H1B Sponsorship

About the job

Requirements
  • At least 10 years of software development experience building enterprise-grade products.
  • At least 5 years of experience developing microservices in cloud-native environments.
  • Strong computer science fundamentals in algorithms, data structures, and distributed systems.
  • Expertise in at least one cloud-native programming language: Go, Python, or Java.
  • Proven experience using artificial intelligence technologies to enhance decision-making, streamline workflows and processes, improve efficiency, and drive business outcomes.
  • Deep understanding of cloud architectures and microservices.
  • Deep understanding of web services, including REST, gRPC, Protocol Buffers, or similar API technologies.
  • Deep understanding of data storage systems, including PostgreSQL, Redis, or similar databases.
  • Deep understanding of container technologies, including Docker, Kubernetes, or similar orchestration platforms.
  • Proven track record deploying services to at least one cloud environment: AWS, OCI, GCP, or Azure.
  • Strong debugging skills and ability to troubleshoot complex distributed systems.
  • Experience with cloud monitoring, profiling, and optimization tools.
Responsibilities
  • Architect enterprise-grade solutions that scale from thousands to millions of requests per second.
  • Build reusable platform libraries that accelerate development across multiple engineering teams.
  • Drive operational excellence through rapid issue resolution, thorough root cause analysis, and proactive system improvements.
  • Collaborate across engineering teams to drive testing best practices.
  • Deliver with velocity while maintaining high standards of security and reliability.
  • Design and implement highly scalable microservices, frameworks, and platform components.
  • Develop comprehensive tests focused on reliability, accuracy, and performance.
  • Conduct code and design reviews focused on testability, security, and scalability.
  • Integrate with the company’s ecosystem of services and APIs.
  • Perform root cause analysis for production issues and implement preventive measures.
  • Mentor team members on secure coding practices, testing methodologies, and cloud-native development.
Desired Qualifications
  • Previous experience in cybersecurity companies or with security-focused products.
  • Deep understanding of AI/ML security challenges, threats, and mitigation strategies.
  • Experience with real-time data processing systems such as Kafka, Pulsar, or Splunk.
  • Contributions to open-source libraries or frameworks.
  • Hands-on experience working in cloud environments such as Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI), Google Cloud Platform (GCP), or Microsoft Azure.
  • Experience with GCP, OCI, and Kubernetes.
  • Experience with AWS and API Gateway.
  • Golang experience.
  • Experience with the Microsoft Copilot ecosystem and Microsoft Agent Studio.
  • Experience building highly scalable and performant cloud-native services on AWS.

About the company

CrowdStrike builds cybersecurity software for organizations that need to protect computers, cloud workloads, identities and data from digital attacks. Its Falcon platform combines these defenses in one cloud system, using a lightweight sensor on devices to collect activity and detect suspicious behavior. Security teams investigate alerts and automate responses through a shared console, while the platform connects information from different parts of a business to reveal attacks that isolated tools miss. Customers pay subscription fees based on the products and assets covered, and CrowdStrike also charges for incident response services. CrowdStrike was founded in 2011 and is based in Austin, Texas.

Company Size

10,001+

Company Stage

IPO

Headquarters

Austin, Texas

Founded

2011

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What believers are saying

  • Subscription value grew: CrowdStrike's annual recurring revenue reached $5.84 billion, up 25%, for July 2026.
  • Most employees have location flexibility: CrowdStrike designs remote and hybrid teams to work across rooms and time zones.
  • Consulting distribution expands: Wipro launched a Falcon-powered security command center in September 2026.

What critics are saying

  • Staff stability depends on renewals: CrowdStrike flags underused Falcon Flex subscriptions as a reason customers reduce commitments.
  • Outage litigation remains unresolved: CrowdStrike disclosed ongoing Delta discovery and unquantifiable legal losses in August 2026.
  • Premium subscriptions face price pressure: CrowdStrike warns rivals bundle competing security features into products customers already use.

What makes CrowdStrike unique

  • Security spending moves between tools: Falcon Flex lets customers swap modules within a committed subscription budget.
  • CrowdStrike backs managed protection financially: eligible Falcon Complete customers receive up to $2 million in ransomware expense coverage.
  • Human hunters inherit broad visibility: CrowdStrike's OverWatch searches security events from more than 325 data sources.

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Benefits

  • Competitive Employee Stock Purchase Plan
  • Remote-friendly culture
  • Market leader in compensation and equity awards
  • Competitive vacation and flexible working arrangements
  • Comprehensive health benefits + 401k plan
  • Paid Parental Leave, including adoption
  • Wellness programs
  • Professional development and mentorship opportunities
  • Open offices have stocked kitchens, coffee, soda and treats

Growth & Insights and Company News

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Yahoo Finance
Oct 24th, 2026
CrowdStrike jumps 8% to $257.57 as CEO warns PHP flaws will trigger a wave of breaches

CrowdStrike shares rose 8.25% to $257.57 on Friday, October 23, 2026, after chief executive George Kurtz warned of a surge in breaches. He said newly disclosed flaws in PHP, the language behind nearly 70% of websites, will lead to "a lot of breaches happening in the coming months." Palo Alto Networks gained 7.22% to $380.55. Okta rose 5.82% and Datadog gained 4.62%. The US federal cyber agency's October 21 alert covered two critical PHP flaws that let unauthenticated attackers run code remotely on web servers. Its October 23 revision reported no observed exploitation in the wild. Kurtz said tens of millions of servers are exposed. He named no company at risk and gave no figure for damage.

Yahoo Finance
Oct 22nd, 2026
Cybersecurity stocks to watch in October 2026: CrowdStrike, Netskope and Tyler Technologies

Simply Wall St has named three cybersecurity stocks from a screener that favours stronger balance sheets. Serious flaws found in PHP this year have pushed governments and companies to take websites offline and rush out fixes. Netskope (NTSK) has a market value of $8.1 billion and about $802.6 million in revenue. Its cloud-native platform secures web, cloud, and software-as-a-service traffic. CrowdStrike Holdings (CRWD) is valued at $233.3 billion, with about $5.4 billion in revenue. Its Falcon Flex subscription model aims to speed up module adoption and deepen customer commitment. Tyler Technologies is valued at $15.4 billion. It earns about $1.8 billion from enterprise software and $621 million from platform technologies, almost all from US public sector clients. The full screen found 30 more companies.

Yahoo Finance
Oct 22nd, 2026
Arista vs CrowdStrike: $10.5B revenue and 38% margin face off against faster-valued cybersecurity growth

Arista Networks and CrowdStrike offer different ways to bet on enterprise infrastructure, one in networking hardware and the other in cybersecurity software. A Motley Fool analyst favours CrowdStrike for long-term growth. Arista's trailing 12-month revenue reached $10.5 billion, up about 33%, with net income of $4 billion and free cash flow near $5.1 billion. CrowdStrike's revenue was nearly $5.4 billion, up about 24%, with net income of roughly $38 million and free cash flow near $1.6 billion. CrowdStrike trades at a forward price-to-earnings ratio of 182.0x, against 44.5x for Arista. Its price-to-sales ratio is 43.3x, against 21.9x. CrowdStrike expects annualised revenue to nearly double to $10 billion by 2030. Arista faces growing competition from Nvidia.

Yahoo Finance
Oct 19th, 2026
QIZ launches cryptography posture management platform on CrowdStrike Marketplace

QIZ Security's Cryptography Posture Management platform is now available for purchase on the CrowdStrike Marketplace, the company announced on October 19, 2026. The platform shows organisations where their cryptography is weak or non-compliant, helping teams prioritise fixes and prepare for post-quantum cryptography (PQC). It flags vulnerable TLS and SSH configurations, expiring certificates, and quantum-vulnerable algorithms without needing another endpoint agent. QIZ links these findings to host, application, and infrastructure context to identify root causes and owners. "Availability through the CrowdStrike Marketplace makes it easier for customers to adopt these capabilities through an ecosystem they already trust," said Ben Volkow, chief executive officer and co-founder of QIZ Security.

Yahoo Finance
Oct 17th, 2026
AI hacking attacks jump 89% as cybersecurity stocks split into platforms and point solutions

AI-powered hacking attacks jumped 89% last year, according to CrowdStrike's own threat report. The finding is pushing buyers to choose between one connected security platform and a pile of separate tools. CrowdStrike's Falcon Flex bundling programme has grown its contracted value past $2 billion, more than doubling in a year. Palo Alto Networks added about 220 "platformization" deals in a recent quarter, more than twice the pace of two years earlier. Fortinet is using its lead in network firewalls to cross-sell. SentinelOne, Cloudflare, and Zscaler make thinner platform cases. Okta remains a point solution focused on verifying logins. CrowdStrike and Palo Alto Networks are both down more than 13% from their October 6 record highs, amid reports that OpenAI may buy a cybersecurity startup.