Full-Time

Backend Engineer III

Cloud

Updated on 1/27/2025

Crowdstrike

Crowdstrike

5,001-10,000 employees

Cloud-native endpoint security solutions provider

Enterprise Software
Cybersecurity

Compensation Overview

$110k - $180kAnnually

+ Variable Compensation + Equity

Mid, Senior

Company Historically Provides H1B Sponsorship

Remote in USA

Category
Backend Engineering
Software Engineering
Required Skills
Kubernetes
Microsoft Azure
Git
Data Structures & Algorithms
SQL
Apache Kafka
Postgres
Docker
AWS
Go
Redis
REST APIs
Helm
Google Cloud Platform

You match the following Crowdstrike's candidate preferences

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Degree
Experience
Requirements
  • Experience programming in at least one object-oriented programming language, featuring strong types. We write code in Golang. Learn it on the job with us!
  • Experience working with cloud providers such as AWS, Azure, and GCP
  • Experience developing and consuming RESTful API web services.
  • Experience interacting with Amazon Web Services (AWS) cloud provider APIs.
  • Hands-on experience deploying, configuring, and using Docker containers in Kubernetes environments with Helm.
  • Experience using a message queue. We use Kafka. (e.g., defining messages, estimating message sizes and rates, monitoring lag)
  • Understanding data structures and commands for a key-value distributed caching solution, such as Redis.
  • Experience using RDBMS databases, and accompanying knowledge of SQL, such as Postgres.
  • Experience committing code to a version control system, such as Git, and browsing hosted repositories, like Bitbucket.
  • Bachelor's degree or equivalent work experience. Proficiency with common algorithms, data structures, code whiteboarding.
Responsibilities
  • Collaborate with your teammates to design and deliver scalable back-end services that support and expand our industry leading CSPM platform.
  • Development of public-facing command-line shell utilities, some which interact with your web services.
  • Integration support and documentation for complimentary teams (ie. UX/UI, Sensors, etc.)
  • Participation in configuring and receiving uptime alerts related to the services you control.
  • Reflect thoughtfully to improve architecture, models, user experience, performance, and stability following successful rapid prototyping and fast-paced decision making.
  • Brainstorm and refine how customers use and apply the vast amounts of data we collect to automate cyber threat intelligence at global scale.
  • Ultimately, develop a platform to help secure the entire lifecycle of cloud workloads for CrowdStrike customers.
Desired Qualifications
  • Hands-on experience operating and developing solutions for Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI)
  • Experience with application observability incl. Prometheus metrics, Splunk logging, Grafana dashboards, and PagerDuty alerts.
  • Understanding data structures and various APIs, for full-text search of application logs and event data in Elasticsearch.
  • Experience with Cassandra, CQL, and its wide-column store database.
  • Experience using graph structures (ie. nodes, edges), graph data, and graph databases.
  • Experience using Terraform, and maintaining infrastructure-as-code scripts in HCL (HashiCorp Language).
  • Prior industry experience or certification related to CNAPP, CSPM, or Cloud Security

CrowdStrike specializes in cybersecurity, focusing on protecting businesses from cyber threats through cloud-native endpoint security solutions. Their main product, the Falcon platform, includes services like Falcon Pro, which replaces traditional antivirus with next-generation antivirus that integrates threat intelligence, Falcon Insight for endpoint detection and response, and Falcon Device Control to manage connected devices. Unlike many competitors, CrowdStrike's services are subscription-based, allowing clients to choose different levels of protection based on their needs. The company serves a diverse clientele, including many Fortune 100 companies, and is recognized as a leader in the cybersecurity field, known for its effectiveness in threat detection and response.

Company Stage

IPO

Total Funding

$468M

Headquarters

Austin, Texas

Founded

2011

Growth & Insights
Headcount

6 month growth

0%

1 year growth

0%

2 year growth

-1%
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Simplify's Take

What believers are saying

  • Partnership with Cognizant boosts Falcon platform adoption across industries.
  • Recovery of $30 billion market value shows resilience and investor confidence.
  • Increased demand for AI-native SOCs presents growth opportunities for CrowdStrike.

What critics are saying

  • Rapid increase in cloud exploitation cases challenges CrowdStrike's protection capabilities.
  • Adversarial AI attacks require continuous innovation in AI-driven security solutions.
  • Operational disruptions, like the past outage, risk impacting client trust and stability.

What makes Crowdstrike unique

  • CrowdStrike's Falcon platform offers cloud-native endpoint security solutions, setting it apart.
  • The company serves 44 of the Fortune 100, showcasing its strong market presence.
  • CrowdStrike's proactive threat hunting services enhance its cybersecurity offerings.

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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