About the role

Principal Engineer at CrowdStrike developing advanced data systems for cybersecurity solutions. Leading technical strategy and collaborating cross-functionally for system enhancements and customer impact.

Responsibilities

Evolve and apply the technical vision for getting to >100 PB/d of event and action log ingestion, while enabling greatly multiplied query intensity over this data set.
Lead by example on customer and product focus, as well as on hands-on operational excellence.
Deliver key parts of our systems directly as an individual contributor, or as part of a project-focused engineering team.
Demonstrate promising approaches to problems or opportunities via proof-of-concept software, and then secure owner buy-in and funding; ensure teams stay on track during delivery.
Move our product mission forward: partner with your peers to develop the NG-SIEM technical and product strategy and roadmap, and own the execution of that roadmap.
Engage with principal engineers across CrowdStrike to ensure that we are coherent in our technical strategy across Falcon modules and across the CrowdStrike technical landscape.
Your impact is not bounded and you will be enabled to engage and collaborate with various teams and ensure our product’s success.
You will work cross functionally with your peers in the product engineering organization as well as with field leaders in sales, customer success, and support.
We are a remote first company so you must bring your excellent verbal and written communication skills to bear when you are working with teams across the globe.
You’ll also travel a few times every year to meet with teams and peers.

12+ years of experience designing, implementing, and maintaining multiple software products/systems/releases, preferably in a SaaS delivery model, across all phases of the development lifecycle, and across multiple software stacks;
8+ years of experience as an engineer in a force-multiplying position (delivery through others);
Current hands-on experience as an engineer (3+ years) owning a distributed system that handled tens of billions of requests per day or more than 1 PB of data per day;
History of significant and continued impact on customer experience and business results;
Demonstrated track record of operational excellence when operating services that span many components across several geographical regions;
Experience working with and growing strong engineers within remote teams across geographies and cultures;
Ability to communicate and articulate crisply at all levels from executive staff to individual contributors.

Market leader in compensation and equity awards
Comprehensive physical and mental wellness programs
Competitive vacation and holidays for recharge
Paid parental and adoption leaves
Professional development opportunities for all employees regardless of level or role
Employee Networks, geographic neighborhood groups, and volunteer opportunities to build connections
Vibrant office culture with world class amenities
Great Place to Work Certified™ across the globe