CrowdStrike
Engineer III, Cloud SDET - Platform (Hybrid)
$120K–$180K
USA - Sunnyvale, CA +2 · Full-time · Posted Oct 7, 2026
- Location
- USA - Sunnyvale, CA
USA - New York, NY
USA - Redmond, WA - Experience
- 6+ years of combined SDET or Backend Developer experience; 3+ years building testing frameworks and tooling for Cloud SaaS products.
- Education
- Degree in Computer Engineering / STEM or similar.
About the job
Builds and scales test automation frameworks and infrastructure to validate CrowdStrike’s cloud authentication and authorization services, distributed systems, and agent-cloud interactions.
What you'll do
- Design test automation frameworks, test strategies, cloud-based test infrastructure, and tools for distributed systems.
- Review technical designs for testability, security implications, and edge cases; investigate production issues and prevent regressions with automated tests.
- Mentor teammates and collaborate across engineering teams on testing practices.
What they ask for
- Strong computer science fundamentals in algorithms, data structures, and distributed systems.
- Expertise in at least one of Go, Python, Java, C++, or JavaScript/TypeScript; experience with cloud architectures, microservices, APIs, data storage, containers, and CI/CD.
- Experience with cloud performance testing and monitoring tools, and proven use of AI technologies to improve workflows and outcomes.
- Degree in Computer Engineering, STEM, or similar.
Nice to have
- Experience testing security products, endpoint agents, or EDR solutions; knowledge of endpoint security and threat detection.
- Experience with real-time data processing, chaos engineering, security tools, or developer-friendly testing frameworks.
Pay
$120,000 - $180,000 per year (base salary)
Tools
Go, Python, Java, C++, JavaScript/TypeScript, REST, gRPC, Protocol Buffers
AI focus
Use AI technologies to enhance decision-making, streamline workflows and processes, improve efficiency, and drive business outcomes.
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