#WeAreCrowdStrike and our mission is to stop breaches. As a global leader in cybersecurity, our team changed the game. Since our inception, our market leading cloud-native platform has offered unparalleled protection against the most sophisticated cyberattacks. We work on large scale distributed systems, processing over 1 trillion events a day with a petabyte of RAM deployed in our Cassandra clusters - and this traffic is growing daily. We’re looking for people with limitless passion, a relentless focus on innovation and a fanatical commitment to developing and shaping our cybersecurity platform. Consistently recognized as a top workplace, CrowdStrike is committed to cultivating an inclusive, remote-first culture that offers people the autonomy and flexibility to balance the needs of work and life while taking their career to the next level. Interested in working for a company that sets the standard and leads with integrity? Join us on a mission that matters - one team, one fight.
About The Role:
CrowdStrike is looking to hire a Software Engineer to join the Data Infra Engineering team as a Distributed Systems Engineer. In this team, we are on a mission to create a hyper scale data lake, which helps finding bad actors and stopping breaches. The team builds and operates systems to centralize all of the data the falcon platform collects, making it easy for internal and external customers to transform and access the data for analytics, machine learning, and threat hunting.
As a Software Engineer in this team you will be responsible for building our Flink/Spark ecosystem in Kubernetes, Flink, Kafka, Spark, MinIO, HDFS, Trino, Hive, Pinot etc. We are looking for candidates that have deep understanding of large scale big data scale Distributed systems in the DataCenter or Cloud (PB-scale would be a plus) in the DataCenter/AWS and are passionate about solving problems at high scale. This role involves leading efforts to build State-of-the-art Flink/Spark k8 platform.
What You’ll Do:
Design large scale distributed systems control plane
Implement Monitoring and Visualization system for large scale Kubernetes system
Implement CRD to orchestrate the distributed system.
Build performance monitoring system notification tolling
Communicate problem effectively.
Experience in developing large scale distributed systems
Strong Algorithmic skill
Well versed in programming in Golang, Java or Python
What You’ll Need:
Strong in one or both of field i.e., Flink/ Spark ecosystem with Kubernetes ecosystem background
Strong analytical skills and with deep understanding of Distributed Systems
Strong programming skills in languages as Go, Python or Java
Understanding of Apache Spark ecosystem technologies (Flink operator or Spark Operator, Kafka, FluxCD, ArgoCD, Jenkin Pipelines etc)
Experience with large-scale business critical platforms with Flink/Spark on Kubernetes on data center or cloud.
Experience with continuous deployment on K8 with Helm, fluxCD. ArgoCD etc
Solid understanding of either Flink or Spark(data) and K8 storage systems (Object stores S3/Minio, Spark ephemeral storage, Persistent volumes mapping and claims)
Understanding or Flink streaming/spark memory management or experience with spark internals.
Familiarity with Chef is preferred.
Proven ability to work with both local and remote teams
Strong communication skills both verbal and written
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Benefits of Working at CrowdStrike:
Remote-first culture
Market leader in compensation and equity awards
Competitive vacation and flexible working arrangements
Comprehensive and inclusive health benefits
Physical and mental wellness programs
Paid parental leave, including adoption
A variety of professional development and mentorship opportunities
Offices with stocked kitchens when you need to fuel innovation and collaboration
We are committed to fostering a culture of belonging where everyone feels seen, heard, valued for who they are and empowered to succeed. Our approach to cultivating a diverse, equitable, and inclusive culture is rooted in listening, learning and collective action. By embracing the diversity of our people, we achieve our best work and fuel innovation - generating the best possible outcomes for our customers and the communities they serve.
CrowdStrike is committed to maintaining an environment of Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action. If you need reasonable accommodation to access the information provided on this website, please contact Recruiting@crowdstrike.com for further assistance.
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CrowdStrike, Inc. is committed to fair and equitable compensation practices. The base salary range for this position in the U.S. is $100,000 - $150,000 per year + variable/incentive compensation + equity + benefits. A candidate’s salary is determined by various factors including, but not limited to, relevant work experience, skills, certifications and location.CrowdStrike Canada ULC is committed to fair and equitable compensation practices. The base salary range for this position in Canada is $85,000 - $150,000 CAD per year + variable/incentive compensation + equity + benefits. A candidate’s salary is determined by various factors including, but not limited to, relevant work experience, skills, certifications and location.