Hybrid Senior Engineer, Backend – Channel File Systems

at CrowdStrike

• Job title: Senior Engineer, Backend – Channel File Systems
• Job type: Full Time
• Experience level: Senior
• Salary: Not specified
• Degree requirement: Bachelor's Degree
• Tech skills: Android, AWS, Azure, Cloud, Distributed Systems, Google Cloud Platform, iOS, Linux, Open Source
• Location requirements: Hybrid, Toronto, Canada

About the role

• Backend software engineer developing scalable distributed systems at CrowdStrike. Collaborating on Cloud Protocol design and focusing on performance and efficiency with Falcon Sensor teams in a hybrid setting.

Responsibilities

• CrowdStrike is seeking a backend software engineer who wants to grow at scale, is comfortable with being technically stretched, and would like to positively impact our mission to stop breaches
• As part of the team, you will have a hand in designing our proprietary Cloud Protocol and work closely with Falcon Sensor teams for each of the platforms (Windows, Mac, Linux, iOS, Android)
• Your details-oriented mindset and performance focus will allow CrowdStrike to scale into the future
• Solid experience with large-scale distributed systems, network protocols, performance optimization, open source tools and libraries and multi-tenant architecture is highly desirable but not required

Requirements

• Degree in Computer Science (or commensurate experience in data structures/algorithms/distributed systems)
• The ability to scale backend systems – sharding, partitioning, scaling horizontally are second nature to you
• The ability to troubleshoot and pinpoint system failures across a pipeline of services
• The desire to ship code and the love of seeing your bits run in production
• Deep understanding of distributed systems and scalability challenges, multi-threading, concurrency, and parallel processing technologies
• Team player skills – we embrace collaborating as a team as much as possible
• 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 fast paced, 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
• Ability to brainstorm, define, and build collaboratively with members across multiple teams
• Experience with shipping high quality software in a cloud environments
• Solid grounding in the technology of at least one cloud environment (AWS, Azure, GCP)
• Solid design and problem solving skills with demonstrated passion for engineering excellence, quality, security and performance
• Strong cross-group collaboration and interpersonal communication skills working with a variety of roles; including engineering, product management, support and sales engineering

Benefits

• 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