Sr. Senior Software Engineer II - Risk Platform Team (UK, IRE or ROU, Remote)

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About The Role

We're seeking a highly skilled Leading Senior Cloud Engineer to join our Falcon Exposure Management team at CrowdStrike. As a key member of our team, you'll play a critical role in designing and building the foundational risk platform that powers our industry-leading cybersecurity solutions. You'll work with cutting-edge technologies, including Golang, microservices architecture, and diverse database ecosystems, to deliver comprehensive visibility into risks, management features and prioritization workflows.

Our team is responsible for building and maintaining the Risk platform product within the Exposure management pillar, which offers a single pane of glass experience by aggregating all risks within an organization in a single place. You'll work on a globally distributed, fault-tolerant, and highly scalable cloud ecosystem that supports integration of risk from CrowdStrike's internal providers as well as from 3rd party integrations.

Don't worry if you don't know Golang, we will teach you!

If you are a hands-on engineer who wants to operate at scale, apply & let's talk!

Find Out More About Falcon Exposure Management Product

https://www.crowdstrike.com/en-us/platform/exposure-management/risk-based-vulnerability-management/

CrowdStrike is a computer security company. We will mentor and train in security topics as needed. We do expect a strong interest in CrowdStrike's mission and a willingness to engage with the needs of our product teams and customers.

We Invite You To

• Find out why you should join CrowdStrike recognised as a pre-eminent market and technology leader in cybersecurity - https://bit.ly/3GMSqll
• Find out how is it to have Autonomy, Mastery & Purpose - https://bit.ly/3qPh38T
• Work with Better Tech & Have a Bigger Mission - https://bit.ly/3c92J73
• Meet our Engineers - www.youtube.com/watch?v=910FGi7VSWU

What You'll Do

• Leadership & Impact: As a technical leader, you'll drive end-to-end product delivery, architect scalable solutions, and collaborate with cross-functional stakeholders to define priorities and scope. Your expertise will directly influence the cybersecurity landscape, protecting organizations from sophisticated threats while advancing the state of the art in exposure management
• Backend Architecture and Development: Design and develop scalable backend services powering both internal and customer-facing web applications, with a focus on performance, reliability, and security. Develop and maintain APIs, microservices, and data pipelines to support the growth of the platform. Collaborate with cross-functional teams to identify and prioritize project requirements.
• Cloud Infrastructure and Operations: Collaborate with the DevOps team to design and implement cloud infrastructure solutions using AWS, Azure, or GCP, ensuring scalability, security, and high availability. Develop and maintain scripts and tools to automate deployment, monitoring, and maintenance tasks. Ensure compliance with security and regulatory requirements.
• Database Management and Data Engineering: Design and implement database solutions using RDBMS/SQL, NoSQL databases, and distributed caching solutions like Redis, ensuring data consistency, integrity, and performance. Develop and maintain data pipelines and ETL processes to support data integration and analytics. Ensure data security and compliance across different databases and data stores.
• System Troubleshooting and Performance Optimization: Troubleshoot complex distributed architectures, identifying and resolving performance and reliability issues. Develop and implement monitoring and logging solutions to improve system visibility and debugging capabilities. Collaborate with cross-functional teams to identify and prioritize performance optimization opportunities.
• Collaboration and Technical Leadership: Partner with cross-functional teams, including UX/UI, Sensors, and other teams, to deliver integrated solutions with comprehensive documentation. Provide technical guidance and mentorship to junior engineers, ensuring knowledge sharing and skill development within the team. Collaborate with technical leaders to define technical vision and strategy.
• Operational Excellence and Service Reliability: Configure advanced monitoring, alerting, and maintain high availability for production services, ensuring robust and healthy service operations. Develop and implement incident response plans and procedures to minimize downtime and ensure high availability. Collaborate with cross-functional teams to identify and prioritize operational excellence initiatives.
• Ownership: Take ownership of your work and projects, ensuring high-quality and scalable deliverables. You have the opportunity to drive and own the technical decisions and trade-offs made in your projects, identify areas for improvement and propose solutions to address technical debt, ensuring the long-term maintainability and scalability of the platform.

You'll Use

• Golang
• Cassandra
• Kafka
• Elasticsearch
• SQL
• Redis
• ZMQ
• AWS Cloud
• Git

What You'll Need

• 10+ years of production experience building, delivering, and maintaining large-scale distributed systems processing high-volume data
• Advanced programming expertise in object-oriented languages with strong typing (Golang, Python, or similar)
• Proven microservices experience with designing scalable REST APIs and distributed communication patterns
• Strong cloud infrastructure knowledge with major providers (AWS preferred, plus Azure and GCP)
• Solid distributed systems understanding, including concurrency, parallel processing, and scalability patterns
• Message queue proficiency (Kafka or something similar)
• Database versatility across RDBMS/SQL, distributed data stores (like ElasticSearch or Cassandra) and distributed caching solutions like Redis
• System troubleshooting expertise for complex distributed architectures
• Engineering best practices experience, including testing strategies, code reviews, and resilient architecture design
• Collaborative technical skills with ability to mentor junior engineers and contribute to technical decisions
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science/Engineering or equivalent professional experience
• Solid foundation in algorithms, data structures, and technical problem-solving

Bonus Qualifications

• Practical experience with golang, Cassandra, Kafka, Elasticsearch, SQL, Redis
• Prior experience in the cybersecurity or intelligence fields.
• Graph database knowledge and experience with graph structures (nodes, edges, relationships)
• Open source contributions or technical community involvement
• Docker and Kubernetes experience
• Practical event-driven architecture design experience
• Ontology definition and cross-team collaboration experience
• If you have some but not all of the qualifications, but bring a passion for cybersecurity, we’d like to talk!

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 Networks, geographic neighborhood 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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