Sr. Software Developer - Observability Tracing (Hybrid)

About the job

As a global leader in cybersecurity, CrowdStrike protects the people, processes and technologies that drive modern organizations. Since 2011, our mission hasn’t changed — we’re here to stop breaches, and we’ve redefined modern security with the world’s most advanced AI-native platform. We work on large scale distributed systems, processing almost 3 trillion events per day and this traffic is growing daily. Our customers span all industries, and they count on CrowdStrike to keep their businesses running, their communities safe and their lives moving forward. We're proud to work for a mission-driven company leveraging AI to transform the way we work. CrowdStrikers drive their careers through flexibility and autonomy while also being expected to contribute to a culture of responsible AI adoption, experimentation, and innovation. We use an AI-first mindset as a force multiplier to proactively and continuously accelerate execution, build expertise, uncover insights, and solve complex problems. We’re always looking to add talented CrowdStrikers to the team who have limitless passion, a relentless focus on innovation and a fanatical commitment to our customers, our community and each other. Ready to join a mission that matters? The future of cybersecurity starts with you.

About CrowdStrike: CrowdStrike is the leader in cloud-delivered next-generation endpoint protection, threat intelligence, and pre- and post-incident response services.  With the ability to collect and process over 2 trillion events per week, CrowdStrike has revolutionized endpoint protection by being the first and only company to unify next-generation antivirus (AV), endpoint detection and response (EDR), and a 24/7 managed hunting service — all delivered via a single lightweight agent.  We are one of the World's 50 Most Innovative Companies according to MIT, and one of Forbes Most Promising Companies. Our growth and innovation are driven by incredible employees who deliver unmatched customer success.

About the Role: CrowdStrike is hiring a Sr. Software Developer - Observability to help take our observability and tracing capabilities to the next level. We are looking for a highly-technical, hands-on Engineer with experience using several open source projects commonly found in large-scale deployments. Our team works to develop infrastructure services to support the CrowdStrike engineering teams' pursuit of a full DevOps model.

What You'll Do:

- Ensure a reliable and tested platform that provides comprehensive application performance monitoring and distributed tracing

- Architect, test and build a large scale observability platform leveraging Sentry and distributed tracing solutions

- Design and implement end-to-end tracing across microservices architecture

- Build, test and deliver kubernetes operators

- You will participate in 24x7 on-call rotations (monthly or bi-monthly)

- Participate in regular retros, capacity and planning meetings with your team, allowing team collaboration and discussions in a high fidelity manner

- Be part of "lunch and learn" demos: for new POCs or design sessions to work out new architectures

- Flexible working - with transparent communication, we encourage flexible working and a healthy work life balance

- Responsible for reviewing new design proposals from your peers

What You'll Need:

- Experience in Observability, with focus on error tracking and distributed tracing (Sentry, OpenTelemetry, Jaeger or similar solutions)

- Experience in software development, preferably with building Kubernetes operators using (Python, Bash or Go)

- Experience with large-scale, business-critical Linux environments

- Experience operating within the cloud, AWS & GCP preferred

- Experience with TDD, CI/CD, Chaos Engineering or similar resilience and reliability practices for infrastructure development

- 8+ years industry experience

- Proven experience utilizing AI technologies to enhance decision-making, streamline workflows and processes, improve efficiency and drive business outcomes.

Bonus Points:

- Proven ability to work effectively with both local and remote teams.

- Rock solid communication skills, verbal and written.

- A combination of confidence and independence, with the prudence to know when to ask for help from the rest of the team.

- Contributions and involvement in OSS projects

- Experience with being on-call

- Knowledge of SRE, Devops and Gitops practices

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Benefits of Working at CrowdStrike:

- 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

CrowdStrike is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We are committed to fostering a culture of belonging where everyone is valued for who they are and empowered to succeed. We support veterans and individuals with disabilities through our affirmative action program.

CrowdStrike is committed to providing equal employment opportunity for all employees and applicants for employment. The Company does not discriminate in employment opportunities or practices on the basis of race, color, creed, ethnicity, religion, sex (including pregnancy or pregnancy-related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender identity, marital or family status, veteran status, age, national origin, ancestry, physical disability (including HIV and AIDS), mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, membership or activity in a local human rights commission, status with regard to public assistance, or any other characteristic protected by law. We base all employment decisions--including recruitment, selection, training, compensation, benefits, discipline, promotions, transfers, lay-offs, return from lay-off, terminations and social/recreational programs--on valid job requirements.

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