Sr. Backend 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: 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 dayBring 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 placeWhat You'll Do:Lead backend engineering efforts from rapid prototypes to large-scale applications across CrowdStrike productsLeverage and build cloud based systems to detect targeted attacks and automate cyber threat intelligence production at a global scaleBrainstorm, define, and build collaboratively with members across multiple teamsObsess about learning, and champion the newest technologies & tricks with others, raising the technical IQ of the teamBe mentored and mentor other developers on web, backend and data storage technologies and our systemConstantly re-evaluate our product to improve architecture, knowledge models, user experience, performance and stabilityBe an energetic 'self-starter' with the ability to take ownership and be accountable for deliverablesUse and give back to the open source communityWhat You'll Use:Go (Golang)OAuthAWSKafkaGITElasticSearchRedisPostgresAWS CloudgRPCWhat You'll Need:Degree in Computer Science (or commensurate experience in data structures/algorithms/distributed systems)10+ years of backend development experienceThe ability to scale backend systems – sharding, partitioning, scaling horizontally are second nature to youThe desire to ship code and the love of seeing your bits run in productionDeep understanding of distributed systems and scalability challengesDeep understanding of multi-threading, concurrency, and parallel processing technologiesTeam player skills – we embrace collaborating as a team as much as possibleA thorough understanding of engineering best practices from appropriate testing paradigms to effective peer code reviews and resilient architectureThe ability to thrive in a fast paced, test-driven, collaborative and iterative programming environmentThe skills to  meet your commitments on time and produce high quality software that is unit tested, code reviewed, and checked in regularly for continuous integrationBonus Points:Authored and led successful open source libraries and projectsExisting exposure to Go, AWS, GCP, SpiceDB/OpenFGA/Zanzibar, Kafka, ElasticsearchFamiliarity with SAML, OAuth, SSO, OIDC, JWTPrior experience in the cybersecurity or intelligence fields#LI-DP1Benefits 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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