Sr. Backend Engineer II (Remote)

Sr. Backend Engineer II (Backend): Building large scalable tier-1 distributed systems and highly available APIs with an accent on performance, reliability and scalability. Focus on mentoring other developers and constantly re-evaluating the product to improve architecture and stability.

Location: USA - Remote, NY. Candidate should be comfortable visiting the office twice a week once the development center is established.

Salary: $160,000 - $250,000 per year, with eligibility for bonuses, equity grants and a comprehensive benefits package.

Company

CrowdStrike is a global leader in cybersecurity, protecting organizations with an AI-native platform.

What you will do

• Lead backend engineering efforts from rapid prototypes to large-scale applications across CrowdStrike products.
• Design, develop, document, test, deploy, operate and enhance large-scale, resilient and fault-tolerant services.
• Take ownership and be accountable for deliverables. Work on cross-team platform-level initiatives and projects.
• Troubleshoot critical production issues during on-call rotations and implement solutions.
• Mentor other developers on web, backend and data storage technologies and our system.
• Constantly re-evaluate our product to improve architecture, knowledge models, user experience, performance and stability.

Requirements

• Degree in Computer Science (or commensurate experience in data structures/algorithms/distributed systems).
• Expert knowledge of any of the following backend languages: Go, Scala, Java, Node.js or Python (We use Go).
• The ability to scale backend systems – sharding, partitioning, scaling horizontally are second nature to you.
• Deep understanding of distributed systems and scalability challenges.
• Team player skills and a thorough understanding of engineering best practices.
• The ability to thrive in a fast paced, test-driven, collaborative and iterative programming environment.

Nice to have

• Authored and led successful open source libraries and projects.
• Contributions to the open source community (GitHub, Stack Overflow, blogging).
• Existing exposure to Go, Scala, AWS, Cassandra, Kafka, OpenSearch.

Culture & 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.
• Vibrant office culture with world class amenities.