CrowdStrike
Sr. Backend Engineer, LogScale Search (Remote, East Coast)
CrowdStrike, New York, New York, United States
Overview
As a global leader in cybersecurity, CrowdStrike protects the people, processes and technologies that drive modern organizations. Since 2011, our mission has been 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. Our customers span all industries, and they rely on CrowdStrike to keep their businesses running, their communities safe and their lives moving forward. We’re a mission-driven company that values flexibility and autonomy to own careers. About The Role: Our mission is to make all of our customers’ security-relevant data continuously available for automated detection and response, threat hunting, and other Falcon use cases. To enable this, the systems behind NG-SIEM are growing to accommodate >100 PB of event and action data ingested every day, up to 10 years of retention, and dozens of millions of queries per hour across large sections of the data stored. As a new Senior Engineer I on the LogScale Search team you will be responsible for delivering this scale to customers by developing new features as well as improving existing functionality. You will join a distributed team of highly collaborative engineers who share a strong passion for the product and work on hard engineering problems that do not have well-defined solutions, driving high-impact projects to completion. You will help drive the company’s vision of a fast, reliable and best-in-class log storage solution. Teams in LogScale have autonomy and own parts of the LogScale experience, from ideation and development to deployment and feedback. This includes ensuring high quality of features via automated and manual tests, and monitoring features in production with LogScale dashboards. An important part of our work is ensuring LogScale remains scalable in terms of ingesting and digesting events, querying the right data, and maintaining cluster stability. What You’ll Do
Work in a team of friendly, knowledgeable colleagues supporting each other through code reviews, pairing, documentation, design reviews and technical guidance Lead by example on customer and product focus, and on operational excellence by monitoring and following up on features released to customers and troubleshooting critical issues Deliver cross-team platform-level initiatives and projects by owning or participating in scoping, designing and developing new features for open-ended problems Develop the LogScale backend in Scala and extend the product to scale with increasing ingest and query load while ensuring high availability Collaborate with peers across teams on defining and delivering new solutions, design documents, technical talks and improving internal documentation Communicate effectively with teams across the globe, bringing strong verbal and written communication skills What You’ll Need
A passion for or interest in distributed systems and curiosity about how running systems operate 6+ years of software development experience and the ability to balance short-term delivery with long-term product goals Experience contributing to broad technical leadership in products or services Fluency in both functional and object-oriented programming with the ability to pick up new languages A can-do attitude and ability to collaborate in a team and take on responsibilities Demonstrated track record of operational excellence for complex distributed services Ability to communicate technical concepts clearly to individual contributors and management Bonus Points
Experience programming in Scala Experience with commercial clouds (AWS, Azure, GCP) Experience with compilers and language design Hands-on experience in large-scale distributed system architecture with high scalability and availability (e.g., >1 trillion requests per day or >10 PB of data per day) Exposure to or experience with Log Management or cybersecurity products Other
This role requires periodic background and fingerprint checks consistent with government customer requirements. Benefits Of Working At CrowdStrike
Remote-friendly and flexible work culture Market-leading 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 Employee Networks, geographic groups, and volunteer opportunities 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 participates in the E-Verify program and is committed to fair and equitable compensation practices. The base salary range for this position for all U.S. candidates is $140,000 - $215,000 per year, with eligibility for bonuses, equity grants and a comprehensive benefits package. For detailed information about the U.S. benefits package, please contact recruiting@crowdstrike.com.
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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 has been 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. Our customers span all industries, and they rely on CrowdStrike to keep their businesses running, their communities safe and their lives moving forward. We’re a mission-driven company that values flexibility and autonomy to own careers. About The Role: Our mission is to make all of our customers’ security-relevant data continuously available for automated detection and response, threat hunting, and other Falcon use cases. To enable this, the systems behind NG-SIEM are growing to accommodate >100 PB of event and action data ingested every day, up to 10 years of retention, and dozens of millions of queries per hour across large sections of the data stored. As a new Senior Engineer I on the LogScale Search team you will be responsible for delivering this scale to customers by developing new features as well as improving existing functionality. You will join a distributed team of highly collaborative engineers who share a strong passion for the product and work on hard engineering problems that do not have well-defined solutions, driving high-impact projects to completion. You will help drive the company’s vision of a fast, reliable and best-in-class log storage solution. Teams in LogScale have autonomy and own parts of the LogScale experience, from ideation and development to deployment and feedback. This includes ensuring high quality of features via automated and manual tests, and monitoring features in production with LogScale dashboards. An important part of our work is ensuring LogScale remains scalable in terms of ingesting and digesting events, querying the right data, and maintaining cluster stability. What You’ll Do
Work in a team of friendly, knowledgeable colleagues supporting each other through code reviews, pairing, documentation, design reviews and technical guidance Lead by example on customer and product focus, and on operational excellence by monitoring and following up on features released to customers and troubleshooting critical issues Deliver cross-team platform-level initiatives and projects by owning or participating in scoping, designing and developing new features for open-ended problems Develop the LogScale backend in Scala and extend the product to scale with increasing ingest and query load while ensuring high availability Collaborate with peers across teams on defining and delivering new solutions, design documents, technical talks and improving internal documentation Communicate effectively with teams across the globe, bringing strong verbal and written communication skills What You’ll Need
A passion for or interest in distributed systems and curiosity about how running systems operate 6+ years of software development experience and the ability to balance short-term delivery with long-term product goals Experience contributing to broad technical leadership in products or services Fluency in both functional and object-oriented programming with the ability to pick up new languages A can-do attitude and ability to collaborate in a team and take on responsibilities Demonstrated track record of operational excellence for complex distributed services Ability to communicate technical concepts clearly to individual contributors and management Bonus Points
Experience programming in Scala Experience with commercial clouds (AWS, Azure, GCP) Experience with compilers and language design Hands-on experience in large-scale distributed system architecture with high scalability and availability (e.g., >1 trillion requests per day or >10 PB of data per day) Exposure to or experience with Log Management or cybersecurity products Other
This role requires periodic background and fingerprint checks consistent with government customer requirements. Benefits Of Working At CrowdStrike
Remote-friendly and flexible work culture Market-leading 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 Employee Networks, geographic groups, and volunteer opportunities 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 participates in the E-Verify program and is committed to fair and equitable compensation practices. The base salary range for this position for all U.S. candidates is $140,000 - $215,000 per year, with eligibility for bonuses, equity grants and a comprehensive benefits package. For detailed information about the U.S. benefits package, please contact recruiting@crowdstrike.com.
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