CrowdStrike
Sr. Engineer Engineer - Cloud, Auth (Hybrid)
$140K–$215K
USA - Sunnyvale, CA · Senior · Full-time · Posted Oct 12, 2026
- Experience
- 12+ 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 platform, handling high-volume decisions across products.
What you'll do
- Lead backend engineering from prototypes through large-scale applications and improve architecture, performance, and stability.
- Build cloud systems and collaborate across teams to support authentication, authorization, and cybersecurity capabilities at global scale.
- Mentor developers and promote engineering practices, learning, and open-source contributions.
What they ask for
- 12+ years of backend development experience.
- Degree in Computer Science or commensurate experience in data structures/algorithms/distributed systems.
- Deep understanding of distributed systems, scalability, multithreading, concurrency, and parallel processing.
- Proven experience using AI technologies to improve decision-making, workflows, efficiency, and business outcomes.
Nice to have
- Authored and led successful open-source libraries or projects.
- Exposure to Go, AWS, GCP, SpiceDB, Kafka, Elasticsearch, SAML, OAuth, SSO, or OIDC/JWT; cybersecurity or intelligence experience.
Pay
$140,000 - $215,000 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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