Senior SDET, AI Detection and Response (AIDR)

CrowdStrike

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Work type
Hybrid
Location
Sunnyvale, CA
Salary
$140,000–$215,000 / yr
Employment
Full-time
Posted
68 days ago
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Confirmed live yesterday

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About CrowdStrike

CrowdStrike is a leading American cybersecurity technology firm, specializing in cloud-native endpoint protection, threat intelligence, and incident response.

CrowdStrike currently has 22 open roles on FindRole.

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TL;DR · Senior SDET, AI Detection and Response (AIDR)

JOB TITLE: Senior SDET - AI Detection and Response (AIDR) The Senior SDET joins the AI Detection and Response team to own end-to-end quality for next-generation services processing millions of AI security events per second. This coding-intensive role involves building AIDR-specific test tooling and frameworks while contributing to shared organization-wide infrastructure. You will perform validation across cloud-side backend services and UI applications, focusing on functional, performance, contract, and chaos engineering. Key responsibilities include architecting enterprise-grade test solutions, participating in design reviews, and improving service observability. Required skills include expertise in Golang, Python, or Java, along with experience in Kubernetes, PostgreSQL, Redis, Kafka, and cloud platforms like AWS, GCP, or OCI. You will utilize tools such as Jest, Cypress, and Playwright to ensure reliability for systems managing petabytes of critical AI data.

What you'll do

  • Own end-to-end validation of AIDR services across cloud-side backend and UI layers.
  • Build and maintain AIDR-specific test tooling, frameworks, and platform libraries.
  • Define and execute testing strategies for functional, performance, contract, and chaos/resilience concerns.
  • Verify features across processing, data, and customer-facing application layers to ensure scalability.
  • Participate in code and design reviews to ensure testability, security, and code hygiene.
  • Perform root cause analysis on production issues and improve service observability and monitoring.
  • Increase automated test coverage across backend services and UI applications.
  • Mentor team members on testing methodologies, secure coding practices, and quality engineering.

What we're looking for

  • 8+ years of experience as an SDET or Backend/UI Developer.
  • 3+ years of experience building testing frameworks and tooling for a Cloud SaaS product or similar SOA.
  • Expertise in at least one of the following languages: Golang, Python, or Java.
  • Experience in a cloud distributed systems stack including Kubernetes, PostgreSQL, Redis, Kafka, and/or similar technologies.
  • Experience with cloud services such as AWS, GCP, or OCI, particularly compute and storage offerings.
  • Experience with CI/CD pipelines, containerized environments (e.g., Docker), and integrating automated testing into deployment workflows.
  • Experience testing REST and/or gRPC APIs and real-time or high-volume data systems.
  • Previous experience in cybersecurity companies or security-focused products (preferred).

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