Engineering Manager, Endpoint Sensor - CTIO (Hybrid) (Cybersecurity)

Location: USA - Remote; other listed locations include New York, Austin, Toronto, Sunnyvale, and Redmond. Hybrid work arrangement. U.S.- and Canada-based employment options are described.

Base salary: $140,000–$215,000 per year for U.S. candidates; $150,000–$200,000 CAD per year for Canada-based employment, plus variable/incentive compensation, equity, and benefits.

Company

CrowdStrike develops the Falcon cybersecurity platform, including endpoint sensors and cloud systems that detect, prevent, and analyze malicious activity at scale.

What you will do

• Lead and grow distributed engineering teams across the U.S. and Europe.
• Own the team roadmap and delivery from design through release across Windows, macOS, and Linux.
• Guide cross-platform designs involving file systems, processes, memory, networking, and other OS subsystems.
• Collaborate with peer sensor teams and present progress at deliverable milestones.
• Set standards for design reviews, code reviews, testing, performance, and safe rollout.
• Coach engineers, support career growth, and build a culture of ownership and independence.

Requirements

• Experience as an Engineering Manager leading a distributed team to ship major features and releases.
• Track record of shipping systems-level software, including agents, kernels, drivers, or OS components, at scale.
• Hands-on systems programming experience and solid OS internals knowledge, preferably on Windows; deep macOS or Linux experience is also welcome.
• Ability to review code and reason about memory management, concurrency, and performance.
• Experience with C/C++; experience with other low-level languages such as Rust is valuable.
• Experience driving alignment across teams and organizations.
• Proven experience using AI technologies to enhance decision-making, streamline workflows and processes, improve efficiency, and drive business outcomes.

Nice to have

• Cross-platform architecture experience.
• Security product experience, such as EDR, AV, DLP, or telemetry.
• Kernel development or low-level troubleshooting and performance tuning.

Culture & Benefits

• Flexible, autonomous, and mission-driven work focused on cybersecurity and responsible AI adoption.
• Compensation includes salary, potential bonuses, equity awards, and benefits.
• Physical and mental wellness programs, vacation, and holidays.
• Paid parental and adoption leave.
• Professional development opportunities, employee networks, neighborhood groups, and volunteer opportunities.
• Office amenities and equal employment opportunity commitments; Canadian employment requires legal entitlement to work in Canada.