Sr Engineer

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:CrowdStrike is looking to hire a Senior Engineer to the TechOps SRE team. We're looking for a deeply-technical, hands-on engineer, who loves to develop automation and tooling through software to ensure delivery of mission critical solutions and services for large-scale distributed systems.  What You'll Do:Expertise with Linux engineering and administration for thousands of bare metal servers and virtual machinesResponsible for troubleshooting server hardware issuesResponsible for all operational aspects of our platform -  Availability, Latency, Throughput, Monitoring, Issue Response (analysis, remediation, deployment) and Capacity Planning with respect to Latency and ThroughputWork in a team of highly motivated engineers distributed across the globeUse your passion for technology, automation, and tooling to ensure our platform operates 24x7Obsess about learning, and champion the newest technologies & tricks with others, raising the technical IQ of the team. We don't expect you to know all the technology we use but you will be able to get up to speed on new technology quicklyHave broad exposure to our entire architecture and become one of our experts in our overall process flowHave an intrinsic drive to make things betterBias towards small/medium development projects and the occasional larger projectsHave experience with modern monitoring and telemetry stacks (ELK, Prometheus, Grafana)Gather and analyze metrics from both operating systems and applications to assist in performance tuningAbility to lead incident analysis for incidents, champion incident response practices and assist in correlating incidents to systemic problems, and drive towards resolution. What You'll Need:Bachelors degree and/or equivalent experience in Computer Science8+ years of experience in software engineering8+ years of experience in one or more of: C++, Java, Python, GoExperience with storage technologies (Examples: SAN, NAS, NFS, Object Storage, FreeNAS, iSCSI)Experience with Infrastructure technologies (Examples: Linux, Windows, VMware, Docker, Kubernetes, etc.)Experience writing technical documentationConfiguration management experience with one or more tools such as Puppet, Chef, AnsibleSolid understanding of application design, including operational trade-offs of various designsAnalytical skills coupled with a strong sense of urgency, ownership, and driveAbility to work with well in a diverse, team-focused environment with other SREs and EngineersAbility to broadly communicate and present recommended conventions defined by the reliability team broadly#LI-VJ1Benefits of Working at CrowdStrike: Remote-friendly and flexible work cultureMarket leader in compensation and equity awardsComprehensive physical and mental wellness programsCompetitive vacation and holidays for rechargePaid parental and adoption leavesProfessional development opportunities for all employees regardless of level or roleEmployee Networks, geographic neighborhood groups, and volunteer opportunities to build connectionsVibrant office culture with world class amenitiesGreat Place to Work Certified across the globe CrowdStrike is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. 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