Sr. Software Engineer - Sensor (Hybrid, US)
CrowdStrike3 days ago
Base Salary
$140k - $220k/yr
Responsibilities
- Design, implement, and own sensor infrastructure for networking, connection lifecycle and traffic management, cryptographic integration, content delivery, and secure on-device storage.
- Deliver and validate cross-platform software across Windows, Linux, and macOS, including testing and rollback plans.
- Lead technical proposals, design reviews, planning, dependency identification, and technical risk assessment.
- Support teams building cross-platform software and provide substantive code and design reviews.
- Mentor junior engineers through feedback, pairing, and collaborative reviews.
- Investigate production incidents and complex escalations and document failure modes at fleet scale.
- Improve end-to-end testing and validation for components with strict correctness and reliability requirements.
Requirements
- BS/MS in Computer Science or a related field, or equivalent work experience.
- In-depth knowledge of C/C++.
- Expert understanding of Linux, Windows, or macOS internals.
- Experience debugging memory corruption, process contention, and system performance bottlenecks.
- Demonstrated experience collaborating across teams to deliver major features and releases.
- Ability to lead, mentor, communicate, collaborate, and work effectively in a geographically distributed team.
- Proven experience using AI technologies to improve decision-making, workflows, efficiency, and business outcomes.
- Experience with NMAP internals, Lua/NSE scripting, Go, and other vulnerability-scanning frameworks is desirable.
- Eligibility for CJIS clearance is a bonus and requires U.S. citizenship or Green Card/permanent resident status.
Benefits
- Hybrid work setup requiring 2–3 days per week in the Sunnyvale, California office.
- Bonuses, equity grants, health insurance, 401(k), and paid time off.
- Comprehensive physical and mental wellness programs.
- Competitive vacation and holidays, plus paid parental and adoption leave.
- Professional development opportunities, employee networks, volunteer opportunities, and office amenities.
About CrowdStrike
CrowdStrike builds the Falcon cloud-native security platform used by enterprises and governments to protect endpoints, cloud workloads, identities, and data with EDR, next-generation antivirus, threat intelligence, and managed threat hunting. Founded in 2011 and publicly traded on NASDAQ as CRWD, the company sells primarily by subscription and also provides incident response services; its systems ingest and analyze nearly 3 trillion security events per day across customer environments.