# Sr. Engineer II - Risk Platform (Hybrid, Sunnyvale)

Hiring organization: [CrowdStrike](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/crowdstrike)

Canonical page: https://career.thegoodapps.co/jobs/4787ff3f-1c3a-4aff-ab5a-4840221052ef

Listed on CrowdStrike's own careers site. Applications go to them directly.

- Employment type: full time
- Seniority: Senior
- Location: Sunnyvale, CA
- Salary: 160000 – 250000 USD per year

## Summary

This role leads the engineering of a risk intelligence platform at CrowdStrike, designing scalable backend systems that analyze security exposure across hybrid environments using AI and machine learning. It suits experienced distributed systems engineers who want to drive cybersecurity innovation at scale while mentoring junior staff.

_Our summary, not CrowdStrike's wording._

## Skills named

Amazon Web Services (AWS), Apache Cassandra, Apache Kafka, Artificial Intelligence (AI), Docker, Elasticsearch, Graph Databases, Kubernetes, Machine Learning, Microservices, Microsoft Azure, PostgreSQL, Python, Redis, REST APIs

## Required

- 10+ years building and maintaining large-scale distributed systems processing high-volume data
- Advanced programming in strongly-typed object-oriented languages
- Microservices architecture and scalable REST API design
- Cloud infrastructure experience with AWS, Azure, or GCP
- Distributed systems knowledge including concurrency and scalability patterns
- Kafka message queue proficiency
- Database experience with SQL and distributed caching
- System troubleshooting expertise for complex distributed architectures
- Testing strategies and resilient architecture design
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science/Engineering or equivalent professional experience
- Strong foundation in algorithms, data structures, and system design

## Nice to have

- Machine learning or AI implementation experience
- Elasticsearch expertise for logs and event data
- Cassandra and wide-column database experience
- Graph database knowledge
- Cybersecurity industry experience or relevant certifications
- Docker and Kubernetes experience
- Open source contributions or technical community involvement

Apply on CrowdStrike's site: https://crowdstrike.wd5.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/crowdstrikecareers/job/USA---Sunnyvale-CA/Sr-Engineer---Risk-Platform--Hybrid--Sunnyvale-_R29174