Sr. Backend Engineer II (Hybrid)

CrowdStrike

Hybrid Actively hiring

NY Posted 65 days ago $160,000–$250,000 / year

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As a Sr. Backend Engineer II on the CrowdStrike Detection Engine (CDE) team, you will design and build foundational services that process and route security events from various sources to execution contexts across CrowdStrike’s products like NGSIEM and FCS. You’ll drive the architecture for the Detection Content Management Platform (DCMP/CMS), developing scalable microservices in Go and leveraging Kubernetes, Apache Flink, and distributed databases such as RocksDB. Additionally, you will contribute to the Unified Detections Management system, mentor team members, and collaborate with Product Management and other engineering teams to ensure platform stability and operational excellence. The role requires expertise in large-scale distributed systems, data streaming technologies like Kafka and Flink, and a strong understanding of cybersecurity principles. Key tools include Go, Java8, Python, Cassandra, Kafka, OpenSearch, Postgres, Redis, and AWS Cloud.

Skills

Go Python Kubernetes Flink RocksDB Cassandra Kafka OpenSearch Postgres Redis AWS CI/CD git

What you'll do

Lead the design and implementation of core platform services for ingesting and processing security events.
Drive architecture for Detection Content Management Platform (DCMP/CMS) with advanced CI/CD tooling.
Develop scalable microservices using Go, Kubernetes, Flink, and distributed databases.
Contribute to the evolution of Unified Detections Management (UDM) system for consistent detection experience.
Architect features related to Policy, Flight Control, and Observability for platform stability.
Mentor mid-level and senior engineers while driving cross-functional alignment on technical challenges.

What we're looking for

8+ years of professional software development experience in large-scale distributed systems.
Deep expertise in Go or another modern programming language (preferably Go).
Proven track record of architecting scalable platform services in cloud environments.
Extensive experience with data streaming technologies like Kafka and Flink.
Strong understanding of cybersecurity principles, data models, and content/rule authoring lifecycles.
Excellent communication skills for technical and non-technical audiences.
Experience driving multi-quarter initiatives and influencing technical direction across teams.

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Salary context

Above market

How this pay compares to similar roles

Similar $180k

This role $205k

$120k most similar roles pay here $264k

This role pays more than 69% of similar roles. Most pay $149,430–$211,200 — the shaded band above. At the midpoint, this role pays about $205k versus about $180k for comparable roles.

Based on 240 similar postings.

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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 14 open roles on FindRole.

Listed pay typically runs $125,000–$180,000 across 14 roles with salary data.

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