Senior Software Engineer - Reliability, Ireland (Remote)

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. 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 building the next-generation infrastructure and security platform for CrowdStrike which includes an application and service delivery platform, massively scalable distributed data storage and replication systems, and a cutting-edge search and distributed graph system. Help us scale CrowdStrike’s infrastructure and products to handle massive growth in traffic and data as we continue to experience dramatic growth in the usage of our products.

What You'll Do:

• Develop and maintain services to meet reliability and scalability demands.
• Develop and enhance monitoring services.
• 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 security, authentication and authorization strategies.
• 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 Need:

• 5+ years of full-time experience developing micro services for a SaaS product, in one of the following languages: Go, Java, Scala, Kotlin, C++, Python, Node.js.
• Degree in Computer Science (or commensurate experience in data structures/algorithms/distributed systems).
• 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.
• Proven ability to work effectively with both local and remote teams.
• Track record of making great decisions, particularly when it matters most.
• Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written.
• A combination of confidence and independence with the prudence to know when to ask for help from the rest of the team.
• 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:

• Contributions to the open source community (GitHub, Stack Overflow, blogging).
• Existing exposure to Go, Java, AWS, Cassandra, Kafka, OpenSearch etc.

Benefits of Working at CrowdStrike:

• Remote-friendly and flexible work culture.
• 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 Resource Groups, geographic neighbourhood 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.