Sr. SDET - Auth (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.

About the Role:

CrowdStrike is looking for a Senior Software Development Engineer in Test (SDET) to join the Platform Auth Team. Our new colleague will be responsible for developing automation and building tools that accurately ensure the quality, reliability, and accuracy of a globally distributed, fault-tolerant, and highly scalable cloud ecosystem using Golang. Prior experience with Golang is not required but will be helpful.

CrowdStrike is a computer security company. We do not require candidates for this role to have prior security industry experience. We will mentor and train in security topics as needed. You should have a strong interest in CrowdStrike’s mission and a willingness to engage with the needs of our product teams and customers.

About the Team:

You’ll be joining the Platform team responsible for authentication and authorization. The Auth team is responsible for both internal (e.g. Service-to-service authorization, etc.) and external (e.g. user login, SSO, etc) authN and authZ. The Auth team is a critical part of cloud, frequently working collaboratively with many other teams. The Auth team builds and extends services that are capable of making millions of decisions per second!

• This is a US Remote position

What You’ll Do:

• Contribute to existing tools, frameworks, and related solutions

• Plan, design, develop, verify, deploy, and maintain automated test suites

• Increase our automated test coverage, and improve our release quality and velocity

• Analyze product, system, and feature designs for flaws and improvements

• Improve, maintain, and automate our cloud infrastructure on AWS

• Validate and verify the integration of platform systems, services, data, and applications

• Validate and verify customer-facing features, end-to-end, across the product platform

• Leverage new open source solutions to build new tools that test things in new ways

• Be part of engineering efforts turning rapid prototypes into large-scale core services

• Brainstorm, define, and build collaboratively with members across multiple teams

What You’ll Use:

• Go (Golang)

• OAuth

• AWS

• Kafka

• GIT

• Cassandra

• ElasticSearch

• Redis

• Postgres

• AWS Cloud

• GraphQL

What You’ll Need:

• Overall 10+ years in Quality Assurance out of which at least 2-4+ years is in test automation development or experience / as an SDET

• Solid experience in OOP, data structures, algorithms, distributed systems

• Experience working with Web Services – JSON or REST / gRPC / RPC / XML

• Experience with running services in Kubernetes

• Deep understanding of distributed systems and scalability challenges

• Deep understanding of multi-threading, concurrency, and parallel processing technologies

• Team player skills – we embrace collaborating as a team as much as possible

• A thorough understanding of engineering best practices from appropriate testing paradigms to effective peer code reviews and resilient architecture

• The ability to thrive in a fast paced, test-driven, collaborative and iterative programming environment

• The skills to  meet your commitments on time and produce high quality software that is unit tested, code reviewed, and checked in regularly for continuous integration

Bonus Points:

• Authored and led successful open source libraries and projects

• Contributions to the open source community (GitHub, Stack Overflow, blogging)

• Existing exposure to Go, AWS, Cassandra, Kafka, Elasticsearch...

• Prior experience in the cybersecurity or intelligence fields

Bring your experience in distributed technologies and algorithms, your great API and systems 

design sensibilities, and your passion for writing code that performs at extreme scale. You will help build a platform that scales to millions of events per second and Terabytes of data per day. If you want a job that makes a difference in the world and operates at high scale, you’ve come to the right place.

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This role will require the candidate to periodically undergo and pass additional background and fingerprint check(s) consistent with government customer requirements.

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

CrowdStrike is proud to be an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer. We are committed to fostering a culture of belonging where everyone is 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.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran. If you need assistance accessing or reviewing the information on this website or need help submitting an application for employment or requesting an accommodation, please contact us at recruiting@crowdstrike.com for further assistance.

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CrowdStrike, Inc. is committed to fair and equitable compensation practices. The base salary range for this position in the U.S. is $135,000 - $210,000 per year + variable/incentive compensation + equity + benefits. A candidate’s salary is determined by various factors including, but not limited to, relevant work experience, skills, certifications and location.

Expected Close Date of Job Posting is:11-06-2024 Apply