# Sr. Engineer II, Sensor - Sensor Performance Engineering (Hybrid)

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

Canonical page: https://career.thegoodapps.co/jobs/723170c5-819a-4daa-a435-b68198ad5e9d

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

- Employment type: full time
- Seniority: Senior
- Salary: 160000 – 250000 USD per year

## Summary

A hands-on senior engineer role focused on diagnosing and fixing performance issues in CrowdStrike's Windows sensor, working with kernel internals and system tracing tools to serve enterprise customers at scale. This suits someone with deep Windows systems expertise who enjoys diving into complex infrastructure problems and collaborating across teams on architectural improvements.

_Our summary, not CrowdStrike's wording._

## Required

- 10+ years hands-on Windows kernel-mode development or deep Windows systems engineering
- Expert-level proficiency with WPA, xperf, ETW/WPP tracing, and ETL file analysis including stack attribution and CPU sampling
- Strong knowledge of Windows kernel APIs for endpoint security including registry filter callbacks, process/thread notifications, and load image callbacks
- Experience navigating complex multi-process interactions and their performance effects

## Nice to have

- Background in enterprise performance benchmarking with SQL Server, VDI/AVD multisession, or VPN stack interactions
- Track record of generating and advocating for architectural ideas within multi-team environments
- Experience utilizing AI technologies to enhance decision-making and improve efficiency

Apply on CrowdStrike's site: https://crowdstrike.wd5.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/crowdstrikecareers/job/USA---Sunnyvale-CA/Sr-Engineer-II--Sensor---Sensor-Performance-Engineering--Hybrid-_R29409