CrowdStrike
Software Engineer III, Cloud - Falcon Asset Manager Platform (Hybrid)
$120K–$180K
USA - Sunnyvale, CA · Manager · Full-time · Posted Oct 8, 2026
- Experience
- 5+ years overall (average stated as 6–10 years); 3+ years in Golang, Kafka, Cassandra, or similar.
About the job
Build and maintain backend microservices and data pipelines that aggregate asset and application usage into a unified inventory for CrowdStrike’s security platform.
What you'll do
- Design Golang microservices and own stack components from event ingestion through enrichment, storage, and APIs.
- Improve service quality, observability, reliability, and code quality; launch and support features used globally.
- Collaborate with Cloud, UI, and Product teams to scope and deliver solutions.
What they ask for
- 5+ years of overall software engineering experience.
- 3+ years in Golang, Kafka, Cassandra, or similar.
- Deep understanding of distributed systems, including queues, concurrency, sharding, and partitioning.
- Experience with microservices, multi-region deployments, observability, and reliability engineering.
Nice to have
- Docker and Kubernetes experience.
- Cassandra, OpenSearch, and Pinot experience; cybersecurity experience is welcome but not required.
Pay
$120,000 - $180,000 per year (base salary)
Tools
Golang, Kafka, Cassandra, Docker, Kubernetes, OpenSearch, Pinot
AI focus
Integrate AI into daily workflows to improve efficiency and outcomes; understand AI capabilities, limitations, and responsible usage practices.
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