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Agent guide: [/agents.md](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/agents.md). --- # Sr. Software Engineer, Cloud Detection , London - **Company:** CrowdStrike, Inc. - **Location:** Kettering, UK - **Experience:** Expert - **Contract:** Permanent contract - **Skills:** Amazon Web Services, Acceptance Test-Driven Development, Microsoft Azure, Cloud Computing, Cloud Computing Security, Compilers, Continuous Integration, Information Engineering, Data Structures, Query Languages, Shard (Database Architecture), Distributed Systems, Elasticsearch, Github, Intrusion Detection and Prevention, Open Source Technology, Programming Environments, Scala (Programming Language), Enterprise Software Applications, Data Storage Technologies, Multi-Cloud, Backend, Stack Overflow, Kubernetes, Information Technology, Cassandra, Apache Kafka, Edge Detection, Golang, Programming Languages - **Published:** September 3, 2026 - **Apply:** https://www.totaljobs.com/job/senior-software-engineer/crowdstrike-job107931791 ## About the Role Degree in Computer Science (or professional experience in data structures/algorithms/distributed systems) Understanding scalability and distributed systems i.e. sharding, partitioning, concurrency, etc Being a team player A thorough understanding of engineering best practices from appropriate testing paradigms to effective peer code reviews and resilient architecture. The ability to thrive in a fast-paced, test-driven, collaborative and iterative programming environment. The skills to meet your commitments on time and produce high-quality software that is unit tested, code reviewed and checked in regularly for continuous integration. Bonus Points: Contributions to the open-source community (GitHub, Stack Overflow, blogging) Existing exposure to Go, Scala, AWS, Cassandra, Kafka, Elasticsearch... Prior experience in the cybersecurity or intelligence field Experience in thinking about, designing, or implementing programming languages and/or compilers ## Description As a global leader in cybersecurity, CrowdStrike protects the people, processes and technologies that drive modern organizations. Since 2011, our mission hasn't changed - we're here to stop breaches, and we've redefined modern security with the world's most advanced AI-native platform. We work on large scale distributed systems, processing almost 3 trillion events per day and this traffic is growing daily. Our customers span all industries, and they count on CrowdStrike to keep their businesses running, their communities safe and their lives moving forward. We're also a mission-driven company. We cultivate a culture that gives every CrowdStriker both the flexibility and autonomy to own their careers. We're always looking to add talented CrowdStrikers to the team who have limitless passion, a relentless focus on innovation and a fanatical commitment to our customers, our community and each other. Ready to join a mission that matters? The future of cybersecurity starts with you., We're building the next generation of cloud security at CrowdStrike, and we need passionate engineers to help us revolutionize threat detection. As a Software Engineer on the cloud detection engine team, you'll architect and implement a cutting-edge detection system that processes billions of events across multi-cloud environments. You'll work on implementing our innovative technologies like custom query languages, event orchestration systems, and advanced correlation engines to detect sophisticated cloud-based threats. Collaborate with world-class security researchers to transform their expertise into scalable detection capabilities that protect organizations worldwide. Our team operates at the intersection of distributed systems, data engineering, and security analytics, building a composable and modular architecture that enables continuous innovation. If you're excited about designing elegant systems that can identify real-world threats, processing complex event patterns with minimal latency, and working on challenges that directly impact the security of thousands of organizations, we want to hear from you. Join us in building the technology that stops breaches before they happen. What You'll Do: Lead backend engineering efforts from rapid prototypes to large-scale applications across CrowdStrike products Leverage and build cloud-based systems to detect targeted attacks and automate cyber threat intelligence production at a global scale Brainstorm, define and build collaboratively with members across multiple teams Obsess about learning, and champion the newest technologies & tricks with others, raising the technical IQ of the team Be mentored and mentor other developers on web, backend, and data storage technologies and our system Constantly re-evaluate our product to improve architecture, knowledge models, user experience, performance and stability Be given the autonomy to own your work in a high trust environment The technology stack you'll use will include: Go (Golang) AWS/GCP/Azure/Kubernetes ## Related Videos - [Answering the Million Dollar Question: Why did I Break Production?](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1171-answering-the-million-dollar-question-why-did-i-break-production) - [Innovating Developer Tools with AI: Insights from GitHub Next](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1268-innovating-developer-tools-with-ai-insights-from-github-next) - [Developing the Backend with Stefan Lingler, CTO at Shpock](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/100360-developing-the-backend-with-stefan-lingler-cto-at-shpock) - [Go with the Flow: Stop the Leaks Before Your Memory's a Waterfall!](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/100073-go-with-the-flow-stop-the-leaks-before-your-memory-s-a-waterfall) - [Bringing AI Model Testing and Prompt Management to Your Codebase with GitHub Models](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1536-bringing-ai-model-testing-and-prompt-management-to-your-codebase-with-github-models) - [Nest.js - TypeScript in the backend can also be clean](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1033-nest-js-typescript-in-the-backend-can-also-be-clean) ## Related Articles - [Dev Digest 120 - Apple and peers](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/455-dev-digest-120-apple-and-peers) - [Dev Digest 131 - AI'm not sure about OSS](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/472-dev-digest-131-ai-m-not-sure-about-oss) - [Dev Digest 121 - AI goes offline](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/456-dev-digest-121-ai-goes-offline) - [Dev Digest 138 - Are you secure about this?](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/486-dev-digest-138-are-you-secure-about-this) - [Is Software Engineering Over-Saturated?](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/418-is-software-engineering-over-saturated) - [Software Engineer Salary London](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/252-software-engineer-salary-london)