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# Backend Engineer II, Cloud Native

- **Company:** CrowdStrike
- **Location:** United States
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Salary:** $160,000 - $260,000
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Java (Programming Language), Application Programming Interfaces (APIs), Artificial Intelligence, Amazon Web Services, Microsoft Azure, Cloud Engineering, Software Code Optimization, Profiling, Databases, Data Structures, Software Debugging, Distributed Systems, Protocol Buffers, Python (Programming Language), PostgreSQL, Open Source Technology, Redis, Microsoft Copilot, Software Engineering, Google Cloud, Data Storage Technologies, Cloud Platform System, Cloud Monitoring, Backend, Containerization, Kubernetes, Apache Kafka, Api Gateway, Restful APIs, Stream Processing, Oracle Cloud Infrastructure, Splunk, Grpc, Docker, Golang, Microservices
- **Published:** November 12, 2026
- **Apply:** https://jobs.military.com/career/394180/sr-backend-engineer-ii-cloud-native-ai-detection-response-aidr-hybrid-sunnyvale-california-ca-sunnyvale

## About the Role

* Must be eligible for CJIS clearance (requires U.S. citizenship or Green Card/permanent resident status). \n
 * 10+ years of software development experience in building Enterprise grade products \n
 * 5+ years of experience in developing microservices that run in cloud native environments \n
 * Strong computer science fundamentals (algorithms, data structures, distributed systems) \n
 * Expertise in at least one cloud native programming language: GO, Python, Java \n, * Cloud architectures and microservices \n
 * Web Services: REST, gRPC, Protocol Buffers or similar API technologies \n
 * Data storage systems: PostgreSQL, Redis or similar databases \n
 * Container technologies: Docker, Kubernetes or similar orchestration platforms \n
 * Proven track record of deploying services to at least one of cloud environments (AWS/OCI/GCP/Azure) \n
 * Strong debugging skills with ability to troubleshoot complex distributed systems \n
 * Experience with cloud monitoring, profiling and optimization tools \n, * Previous experience in cybersecurity companies or security-focused products \n
 * Deep understanding of AI/ML security challenges, threats and mitigation strategies \n
 * Experience with real-time data processing systems (Kafka, Pulsar, Splunk) \n
 * Contributions to open source libraries and/or frameworks \n
 * Hands-on experience with working in cloud environments such as Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI), Google Cloud Platform (GCP) and/or Microsoft Azure \n
 * GCP, OCI & Kubernetes \n
 * AWS and API Gateway \n
 * Golang experience \n
 * MS CoPilot Ecosystem and MS Agent Studio \n
 * Highly scalable and performant Cloud Native Service experience on AWS \n