Sr. Engineer – Observability (Remote)

#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’re looking for people with limitless passion, a relentless focus on innovation and a fanatical commitment to the customer to join us in shaping the future of cybersecurity. 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 hiring a Sr. Engineer – Observability to help take our observability and metrics to the next level. We are looking for a highly-technical, hands-on Engineer with experience using several open source projects commonly found in large-scale deployments. Our team works to develop infrastructure services to support the CrowdStrike engineering teams’ pursuit of a full DevOps model.

What You’ll Do:

• Ensure a reliable and tested platform that is capable of scraping over 7 TRILLION metric data points per day
• Architect, test and build a large scale Prometheus & Thanos based metrics platform
• Build, test and deliver kubernetes operators
• You will participate in 24×7 on-call rotations (monthly or bi-monthly)
• Participate in regular retros, capacity and planning meetings with your team, allowing team collaboration and discussions in a high fidelity manner.
• Be part of “lunch and learn” demos: for new POCs or design sessions to work out new architectures.
• Flexible working – with transparent communication, we encourage flexible working and a healthy work life balance.
• Responsible for reviewing new design proposals from your peers

What You’ll Need:

• Experience in Observability and Metrics (Prometheus, Thanos, Alertmanager, Graphite or similar solutions)
• Experience in software development, preferably with building kubernetes operators using (Python, Bash or Golang)
• Experience with large-scale, business-critical Linux environments.
• Experience operating within the cloud, AWS & GCP preferred.
• Experience with TDD, CI/CD, Chaos Engineering or similar resilience and reliability practices for infrastructure development.
• 8+ years industry experience

Bonus Points:

• Proven ability to work effectively with both local and remote teams.
• Rock solid communication skills, verbal and written.
• A combination of confidence and independence, with the prudence to know when to ask for help from the rest of the team.
• Contributions and involvement in OSS projects
• Experience with being on-call
• Knowledge of SRE, Devops and Gitops practices.

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Benefits of Working at CrowdStrike:

• Remote-first culture
• Market leader in compensation and equity awards with option to participate in ESPP in eligible countries
• Competitive vacation and flexible working arrangements
• Physical and mental wellness programs
• Paid parental leave, including adoption
• A variety of professional development and mentorship opportunities
• Access to CrowdStrike University, LinkedIn Learning and Jhanna
• Offices with stocked kitchens when you need to fuel innovation and collaboration
• Birthday time-off in your local country
• Work with people who are passionate in our mission and Great Place to Work certified across the globe

CrowdStrike is proud to be an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer. We are committed to fostering a culture of belonging where everyone is 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.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran. If you need assistance accessing or reviewing the information on this website or need help submitting an application for employment or requesting an accommodation, please contact us at recruiting@crowdstrike.com for further assistance.

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