$140,000 – $215,000
Listed on CrowdStrike’s own careers site. You apply with them directly — we never stand between you and the employer.
What this role is
CrowdStrike is seeking a senior platform engineer to design and maintain large-scale Kubernetes infrastructure across hybrid multi-cloud environments, processing trillions of events daily. This role is ideal for someone with deep hands-on experience in cloud-native systems who can mentor junior engineers and guide architectural decisions at scale.
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What they ask for
Required
- Eligible for CJIS clearance with U.S. citizenship or Green Card/permanent resident status
- 5+ years of Kubernetes experience managing clusters with thousands of nodes
- Prometheus experience
- Thanos experience
- Alertmanager experience
- Golang experience
- Large-scale, business-critical Linux environments
- Experience operating in AWS, GCP, and OCI
- Experience operating in custom data centers
- Ability to manage on-call shifts
Nice to have
- Experience writing Kubernetes operators
- Experience working effectively with local and remote teams
- Strong verbal and written communication skills
- Confidence, independence, and judgment about when to seek help
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, CIS, or Engineering