Sr. Software Engineer II - Sensor, Linux Guardian (Hybrid)

Location: Hybrid, requiring 2-3 days per week on-site in the United States at Redmond, WA; New York, NY; Austin, TX; or Sunnyvale, CA.

Base salary: $160,000-$260,000 per year for U.S. candidates, plus potential bonuses, equity grants, and benefits.

Company

CrowdStrike is a cybersecurity company operating an AI-native platform that protects organizations by processing large-scale security telemetry and stopping breaches.

What you will do

• Design and develop enterprise-quality Linux system software for large-scale server and cloud environments.
• Create technical proposals and design documents, lead design reviews, and provide substantive engineering feedback.
• Represent the team in cross-organizational architecture and planning discussions, communicating tradeoffs and risks.
• Plan and scope work, identify dependencies, and flag technical risks early.
• Mentor junior engineers through feedback, pairing, and collaborative code and design reviews.
• Investigate production incidents and complex escalations, improve fleet-scale failure knowledge, and strengthen end-to-end testing and validation.

Requirements

• Ability to develop high-quality code in C/C++, demonstrated through professional experience, schoolwork, or community contributions.
• Product development experience on Linux involving highly concurrent, multithreaded systems with strong reliability requirements.
• Detailed understanding of kernel internals, memory usage, and kernel-level performance analysis.
• Very strong kernel and system software debugging skills.
• Experience working on a team to ship major features and releases.
• Ability to communicate and collaborate effectively in a distributed team.
• Strong design and problem-solving skills, including ownership of ambiguous technical problems through resolution.
• Ability to influence technical direction across team boundaries through design documents, prototypes, and well-reasoned technical positions.
• Strong written and verbal communication, including the ability to explain complex technical topics to technical and non-technical audiences.
• Proven experience using AI technologies to improve decision-making, workflows, efficiency, and business outcomes.

Nice to have

• Experience with Linux eBPF and other tracing technologies.
• Background in endpoint security, EDR, kernel-adjacent software, or sensor platform engineering.
• Open-source Linux kernel contributions, technical writing, conference talks, or published engineering work.

Culture & Benefits

• Hybrid work with on-site attendance 2-3 days per week.
• Competitive compensation, equity awards, bonuses, health insurance, 401(k), paid time off, and vacation and holiday benefits.
• Physical and mental wellness programs, paid parental and adoption leave, and professional development opportunities.
• Employee networks, geographic groups, volunteer opportunities, and office amenities.
• Equal employment opportunity and support for veterans and individuals with disabilities.