CrowdStrike

Sr. Software Engineer - Sensor - Cloud Runtime Protection (Hybrid)

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Sunnyvale, CA, USASenior
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Base Salary

$140k - $215k/yr

Responsibilities

  • Build runtime security solutions for cloud and AI workloads deployed at scale.
  • Design and develop scalable, high-performance Linux system software components for security.
  • Monitor, test, debug, and improve system reliability, performance, and product quality.
  • Debug issues identified through testing or customer cases, determine root causes, and improve tests.
  • Collaborate with engineering, product, release management, and cross-functional teams to integrate sensor and cloud solutions and streamline releases.
  • Participate in code reviews, provide technical guidance, and contribute to secure coding, testing, debugging, performance measurement, CI/CD, and OS-internals practices.
  • Lead technical initiatives covering AI workloads, virtual machines, containers, orchestrators, and security across public and private clouds.

Requirements

  • 10+ years of experience developing product features on Linux or Unix using C/C++, including multithreading, high concurrency, high reliability, efficient memory use, performance, and conformance to external standards.
  • Bachelor’s degree or higher in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or an equivalent technical field.
  • Experience developing Linux kernel modules.
  • Experience developing production eBPF code for security or networking.
  • Experience programming cloud-native workloads using public cloud platforms, private cloud platforms, and container technologies such as Kubernetes and Docker.
  • Experience working on teams that ship major features and releases.
  • Ability to communicate, collaborate, and work effectively in a distributed team.
  • Experience developing in a Windows environment is a plus.
  • Experience with hypervisors and virtualization technologies is a plus.
  • Proven experience using AI technologies to improve decision-making, workflows, efficiency, and business outcomes.

Benefits

  • Hybrid schedule requiring 2–3 days per week onsite at one of the posted locations.
  • Eligibility for bonuses, equity grants, health insurance, 401k, 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, neighborhood groups, volunteer opportunities, and office amenities.

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About CrowdStrike

10,000+ employees

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.

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