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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 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: You’ll be joining the cloud backend team in the Platform product group responsible for authentication and authorization. The Auth team is responsible for both internal (e.g. Service-to-service authorization, etc.) and external (e.g. user login, etc) authN and authZ. The team is a critical part of cloud, frequently working collaboratively with many other product groups. The team builds and extends services that are capable of making 1+ trillion decisions per day! Bring 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 What You’ll Do: Lead backend engineering efforts from rapid prototypes to large-scale applications across CrowdStrike products Leverage and build cloud based systems to detect targeted attacks and automate cyber threat intelligence production at a global scale Brainstorm, define, and build collaboratively with members across multiple teams Obsess about learning, and champion the newest technologies & tricks with others, raising the technical IQ of the team Be mentored and mentor other developers on web, backend and data storage technologies and our system Constantly re-evaluate our product to improve architecture, knowledge models, user experience, performance and stability Be an energetic ‘self-starter’ with the ability to take ownership and be accountable for deliverables Use and give back to the open source community What You’ll Use: Go (Golang) OAuth AWS Kafka GIT ElasticSearch Redis Postgres AWS Cloud gRPC What You’ll Need: Degree in Computer Science (or commensurate experience in data structures/algorithms/distributed systems) 11+ years of backend development experience The ability to scale backend systems – sharding, partitioning, scaling horizontally are second nature to you The desire to ship code and the love of seeing your bits run in production Deep understanding of distributed systems and scalability challenges Deep understanding of multi-threading, concurrency, and parallel processing technologies Team player skills – we embrace collaborating as a team as much as possible A thorough understanding of engineering best practices from appropriate testing paradigms to effective peer code reviews and resilient architecture The ability to thrive in a fast paced, test-driven, collaborative and iterative programming environment The 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 Bonus Points: Authored and led successful open source libraries and projects Existing exposure to Go, AWS, GCP, SpiceDB/OpenFGA/Zanzibar, Kafka, Elasticsearch Familiarity with SAML, OAuth, SSO, OIDC, JWT Prior experience in the cybersecurity or intelligence fields Benefits Of Working At CrowdStrike: 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. If 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 recruiting@crowdstrike.com for further assistance. , Bonus Points: Authored and led successful open source libraries and projects Existing exposure to Go, AWS, GCP, SpiceDB/OpenFGA/Zanzibar, Kafka, Elasticsearch Familiarity with SAML, OAuth, SSO, OIDC, JWT Prior experience in the cybersecurity or intelligence fields
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That number is real. WorkMundi's database shows 144,883 open engineer roles across the world. India has the most with 31,687 jobs, followed by the United States with 30,084. If you just finished reading one job ad and felt paralyzed by choice, you're not alone—but this scale is actually an advantage. It means you can afford to be selective.
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