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# Backend Engineer II

- **Company:** CrowdStrike
- **Location:** Redmond, WA, United States
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Salary:** $160,000.0 - $250,000.0
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Artificial Intelligence, Software as a Service, Distributed Systems
- **Published:** October 18, 2026
- **Apply:** https://jobs.military.com/career/369336/sr-backend-engineer-ii-autoscaling-balancing-ng-siem-hybrid-texas-tx-austin

## About the Role

* Must be a U.S. Citizen or US Permanent Resident.\n
 * 12+ years of experience designing, implementing, and maintaining multiple software products/systems/releases, preferably in a SaaS delivery model, across all phases of the development lifecycle, and across multiple software stacks;\n
 * 4+ years of experience as an engineer in a force-multiplying position (delivery through others);\n
 * Current hands-on experience as an engineer (3+ years) owning a distributed system that handled tens of billions of requests per day or more than 1 PB of data per day;\n
 * History of significant and continued impact on customer experience and business results;\n
 * Demonstrated track record of operational excellence when operating services that span many components across several geographical regions;\n
 * Experience working with and growing strong engineers within remote teams across geographies and cultures;\n
 * Ability to communicate and articulate crisply \n
 * Proven experience utilizing AI technologies to enhance decision-making, streamline workflows and processes, improve efficiency and drive business outcomes\n