Software Engineer III - Surface Engineering Team (Hybrid, ROU/UK)

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.

About the Role

You will be joining the EASM Engineering team a.k.a. CrowdStrike Falcon Surface. We’re looking for a Cloud Software Engineer to join our growing Surface Engineering Team. Our new colleague will be responsible for building globally distributed, fault-tolerant, and highly scalable cloud ecosystems using Golang & Python. Prior experience with Golang or Python is not required, but will be helpful. Falcon Surface pinpoints unknown, exposed internet-facing assets so security teams can best secure their digital perimeter.

What You’ll Do

• Work-on and enrich backend microservices – From researching areas of concern to implementing the final solution.
• Leverage existing CrowdStrike tools and services to build cloud-based systems to help detect targeted attacks.
• Brainstorm, Research, Define, Communicate, and Build collaboratively with members across multiple teams.
• Committed to learning and improving.
• Be aware of our customers and the difficulties they face and how we can support them.
• A strong focus on Quality of Coding through Best Practices, Testing, Logging and Metrics.
• Work in a Collaborating & Agile environment with a small fast-moving team.
• Be aware of our product to improve architecture, knowledge models, user experience, performance, and stability.
• Leverage AI coding assistants (like Claude CLI) to accelerate development workflows and improve code quality.
• Be given the autonomy to own your work in a high trust environment.

Tech Stack

In-depth knowledge of all is not required, but the ability to ramp-up and learn is required:

• Go (Golang)
• Python
• AWS
• Redis / S3 / EC2 / Lambda
• OpenSearch (ElasticSearch)
• Docker
• Kubernetes
• Kafka
• Git
• Cassandra

What You’ll Need

• Degree in Computer Science (or professional experience in data structures/algorithms/distributed systems).
• A minimum of 3 years of production-level experience in building, delivering, and maintaining systems at scale.
• Understanding scalability and distributed systems i.e. sharding, partitioning, concurrency, etc.
• Being a team player.
• 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 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

• Experience using AI coding assistants in production environments.
• Experience developing custom AI tools to automate repetitive coding tasks.
• Existing exposure to Python, Go, AWS, Cassandra, Kafka, Elasticsearch.
• Prior experience in the cybersecurity or intelligence fields.
• Front-end experience.

Benefits of Working at CrowdStrike

• 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 Networks, geographic neighborhood 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.