Posted:
8/18/2024, 5:00:00 PM
Location(s):
Alberta, Canada ⋅ Nova Scotia, Canada ⋅ New Brunswick, Canada ⋅ Ontario, Canada ⋅ British Columbia, Canada
Experience Level(s):
Mid Level ⋅ Senior
Field(s):
Software Engineering
Workplace Type:
Remote
#WeAreCrowdStrike and our mission is to stop breaches. As a global leader in cybersecurity, our team changed the game. Since our inception, our market leading cloud-native platform has offered unparalleled protection against the most sophisticated cyberattacks. We work on large scale distributed systems, processing over 1 trillion events a day with a petabyte of RAM deployed in our Cassandra clusters - and this traffic is growing daily. We’re looking for people with limitless passion, a relentless focus on innovation and a fanatical commitment to developing and shaping our cybersecurity platform. Consistently recognized as a top workplace, CrowdStrike is committed to cultivating an inclusive, remote-first culture that offers people the autonomy and flexibility to balance the needs of work and life while taking their career to the next level. Interested in working for a company that sets the standard and leads with integrity? Join us on a mission that matters - one team, one fight.
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 millions of decisions per second!
This is a Canada remote role.
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
Python
AWS
Kafka
GIT
Cassandra
ElasticSearch
Redis
Postgres
AWS Cloud
GraphQL
What You’ll Need:
Degree in Computer Science (or commensurate experience in data structures/algorithms/distributed systems).
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.
Contributions to the open source community (GitHub, Stack Overflow, blogging).
Existing exposure to Go, AWS, Cassandra, Kafka, Elasticsearch...
Prior experience in the cybersecurity or intelligence fields
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!
#LI-MG1
#LI-Remote
#HTF
Benefits of Working at CrowdStrike:
Remote-first culture
Market leader in compensation and equity awards
Competitive vacation and flexible working arrangements
Comprehensive and inclusive health benefits
Physical and mental wellness programs
Paid parental leave, including adoption
A variety of professional development and mentorship opportunities
Offices with stocked kitchens when you need to fuel innovation and collaboration
CrowdStrike is proud to be an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer. We are committed to fostering a culture of belonging where everyone is valued for who they are and empowered to succeed. Our approach to cultivating a diverse, equitable, and inclusive culture is rooted in listening, learning and collective action. By embracing the diversity of our people, we achieve our best work and fuel innovation - generating the best possible outcomes for our customers and the communities they serve.
All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran. 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 [email protected] for further assistance.
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Website: https://www.crowdstrike.com/
Headquarter Location: Sunnyvale, California, United States
Employee Count: 5001-10000
Year Founded: 2011
IPO Status: Public
Last Funding Type: Post-IPO Equity
Industries: Artificial Intelligence (AI) ⋅ Cloud Data Services ⋅ Cloud Security ⋅ Cyber Security ⋅ Network Security