CrowdStrike
Engineer III, Cloud - Authentication & Authorization (Hybrid)
$120K–$180K
USA - Sunnyvale, CA +1 · Full-time · Posted Oct 9, 2026
- Location
- USA - Sunnyvale, CA
USA - Redmond, WA - Experience
- 6+ years of backend development experience.
- Education
- Degree in Computer Science (or commensurate experience in data structures/algorithms/distributed systems).
About the job
Build and scale cloud backend authentication and authorization services for CrowdStrike’s cybersecurity platform.
What you'll do
- Lead backend engineering from prototypes to large-scale applications; improve architecture, performance, and stability.
- Build cloud systems and collaborate across teams to support authentication, authorization, and cyber threat intelligence.
- Mentor developers and contribute to technical practices and open-source projects.
What they ask for
- Degree in Computer Science or commensurate experience in data structures, algorithms, or distributed systems.
- 6+ years of backend development experience.
- Expertise in scaling backend systems and in distributed systems, concurrency, and parallel processing.
- Proven experience using AI technologies to enhance decision-making, streamline workflows, improve efficiency, and drive business outcomes.
Nice to have
- Authored and led successful open-source libraries or projects.
- Familiarity with SAML, OAuth, SSO, OIDC, JWT, or cybersecurity/intelligence fields.
Pay
$120,000 - $180,000 per year (base salary)
Tools
Go (Golang), OAuth, AWS, Kafka, GIT, ElasticSearch, Redis, Postgres
AI focus
Use AI technologies to enhance decision-making, streamline workflows and processes, improve efficiency, and drive business outcomes.
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