As a global leader in cybersecurity, CrowdStrike 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. We have 3.44 PB of RAM deployed across our fleet of C* servers - 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 also a mission-driven company. We cultivate a culture that gives every CrowdStriker both the flexibility and autonomy to own their careers. 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.

About the Role:

CrowdStrike is hiring a Sr. Engineer - Observability to help take our observability and tracing capabilities to the next level. We are looking for a highly-technical, hands-on Engineer with experience using several open source projects commonly found in large-scale deployments. Our team works to develop infrastructure services to support the CrowdStrike engineering teams' pursuit of a full DevOps model.

What You'll Do:

Ensure a reliable and tested platform that provides comprehensive application performance monitoring and distributed tracing
Architect, test and build a large scale observability platform leveraging Sentry and distributed tracing solutions
Design and implement end-to-end tracing across microservices architecture
Build, test and deliver kubernetes operators
You will participate in 24x7 on-call rotations (monthly or bi-monthly)
Participate in regular retros, capacity and planning meetings with your team, allowing team collaboration and discussions in a high fidelity manner
Be part of "lunch and learn" demos: for new POCs or design sessions to work out new architectures
Flexible working - with transparent communication, we encourage flexible working and a healthy work life balance
Responsible for reviewing new design proposals from your peers

What You'll Need:

Experience in Observability, with focus on error tracking and distributed tracing (Sentry, OpenTelemetry, Jaeger or similar solutions)
Experience in software development, preferably with building Kubernetes operators using (Python, Bash or Go)
Experience with large-scale, business-critical Linux environments
Experience operating within the cloud, AWS & GCP preferred
Experience with TDD, CI/CD, Chaos Engineering or similar resilience and reliability practices for infrastructure development
8+ years industry experience

Bonus Points:

Proven ability to work effectively with both local and remote teams.
Rock solid communication skills, verbal and written.
A combination of confidence and independence, with the prudence to know when to ask for help from the rest of the team.
Contributions and involvement in OSS projects
Experience with being on-call
Knowledge of SRE, Devops and Gitops practices

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Benefits of Working at CrowdStrike:

Remote-friendly and flexible work culture
Market leader in compensation and equity awards
Comprehensive physical and mental wellness programs
Competitive vacation and holidays for recharge
Paid parental and adoption leaves
Professional development opportunities for all employees regardless of level or role
Employee Resource Groups, geographic neighbourhood groups and volunteer opportunities to build connections
Vibrant office culture with world class amenities
Great Place to Work Certified™ across the globe

CrowdStrike 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.

CrowdStrike 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.

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Sr. Engineer

Observability Tracing

Crowdstrike

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