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CrowdStrike

Sr. Software Engineer - Linux Detections (Remote)

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 work on large scale distributed systems, processing over 1 trillion events a day with a petabyte of RAM deployed in our Cassandra clusters - and this traffic is growing daily. We're looking for people with limitless passion, a relentless focus on innovation and a fanatical commitment to developing and shaping our cybersecurity platform. 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.

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About the Role:

CrowdStrike is looking for a Senior Software Engineer to join our growing Endpoint Protection Content Development (EPPC) team which focuses on security related endpoint development on Windows, macOS, and Linux.

The Endpoint Protection Content Development (EPPC) team is a central part of CrowdStrike's mission - "We Stop Breaches." In EPPC, we implement strategies and processes that detect and prevent suspicious or malicious behavior. Our goal is to automatically stop the bad guys where possible, and to provide useful visibility and guidance to security analysts when new previously unknown adversarial activity occurs. We research attacker behavior to understand their tools and techniques, and we build capabilities to detect and prevent malicious activity. Our detection strategies are often performed directly on the endpoint, but are also executed in the cloud and may utilize a hybrid strategy combining aspects of both environments. This ability to leverage a variety of tools across the CrowdStrike stack allow us to accomplish our detection goals while balancing local resource utilization and false positives for our customers.

As a software engineer within the EPPC team you will be focused on the analysis and development of detections for Linux based attack techniques across supported Linux versions. You'll work collaboratively to implement these detections within the Falcon sensor which is a lightweight agent that observes system activity, recognizes malicious behavior, provides on-box prevention capability, and sends relevant security related data and telemetry to the Falcon cloud. We're looking for smart people who want to be challenged and take ownership of what they build.

What You'll Do:
  • Design and build detection logic and systems leveraged across teams within CrowdStrike to detect cyber attackers and stop breaches.
  • Extend our existing codebase and test suites utilizing C++, Python, and other tools as appropriate.
  • Brainstorm, define, and build collaboratively across multiple teams.
  • Build elegant, robust, and reliable solutions for complex technical problems in both user and kernel space.
  • Be passionate about learning, and champion the newest technologies & tricks with others, raising the technical IQ of the team.
  • Deliver and accept feedback with grace and courtesy.
  • Troubleshoot issues within the product when necessary, assisting customer support.
  • Leverage your understanding of engineering best practices, including topics like secure coding, testing paradigms, effective peer code reviews, logging, and resilient architecture patterns, to ensure that our code is clean.
  • Be an energetic 'self-starter' with the ability to take ownership and be accountable for deliverables, both individually and when leading a team.
What You'll Need:
  • 5+ years of experience with either:
    • Reverse engineering, threat detection, and malware analysis; and an interest in on-device development, or
    • Designing, building, and delivering high-quality software in C/C++ with an interest in security.
  • Low-level OS knowledge of Linux operating system internals, components, APIs, and design.
  • Team player - able to communicate, collaborate, and work effectively in a globally distributed team.
Preferred Qualifications:
  • Prior security experience, particularly in exploit and vulnerability analysis.
  • Prior experience working with kernel space and multi-threaded concurrent systems development in any of our supported platforms, with an interest in growing skills in all of them.
  • Prior development or testing experience with python.
  • Prior experience delivering software via agile processes.
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Benefits of Working at CrowdStrike:
  • Remote-first culture
  • Market leader in compensation and equity awards
  • Competitive vacation and flexible working arrangements
  • Comprehensive and inclusive health benefits
  • Physical and mental wellness programs
  • Paid parental leave, including adoption
  • A variety of professional development and mentorship opportunities
  • Offices with stocked kitchens when you need to fuel innovation and collaboration
We are committed to fostering a culture of belonging where everyone feels seen, heard, 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.

CrowdStrike is committed to maintaining an environment of Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action. If you need reasonable accommodation to access the information provided on this website, please contact Recruiting@crowdstrike.com for further assistance.

Job ID: CrowdStrike-R16116
Employment Type: Full Time

Perks and Benefits

  • Health and Wellness

    • Health Insurance
    • Health Reimbursement Account
    • Dental Insurance
    • Vision Insurance
    • Life Insurance
    • Short-Term Disability
    • Long-Term Disability
    • FSA With Employer Contribution
    • HSA
    • HSA With Employer Contribution
    • FSA
  • Parental Benefits

    • Birth Parent or Maternity Leave
    • Non-Birth Parent or Paternity Leave
  • Vacation and Time Off

    • Paid Vacation
    • Paid Holidays
    • Personal/Sick Days
  • Financial and Retirement

    • 401(K)
    • Company Equity
    • Stock Purchase Program
    • Performance Bonus
  • Professional Development

    • Promote From Within
    • Mentor Program
    • Shadowing Opportunities
    • Access to Online Courses
    • Lunch and Learns