Senior Software Engineer (Ontology Tools)

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About CrowdStrike

CrowdStrike is the leader in cloud-delivered next-generation endpoint protection, threat intelligence, and pre- and post-incident response services.  With the ability to collect and process over 100 billion events a day, CrowdStrike has revolutionized endpoint protection by being the first and only company to unify next-generation antivirus (AV), endpoint detection and response (EDR), and a 24/7 managed hunting service — all delivered via a single lightweight agent.  We are one of the World's Most 50 Innovative Companies according to MIT, and one of Forbes Most Promising Companies. Our growth and innovation are driven by incredible employees who deliver unmatched customer success.   

We have received a number of exciting awards including:

  • October 2018: 100 Best Medium Workplaces Second Year in a Row by Fortune magazine.
  • June 2018:  Closed over $200 million, led by General Atlantic, Accel and IVP, with participation from March Capital and CapitalG (Google), achieving a valuation of more than $3 billion.
  • April 2018:  CrowdStrike Wins SC Award for Best Security Company Second Year in a Row.

About the Role

CrowdStrike’s Ontology team is focusing on helping teams use data modeling, custom languages, and ontological definitions to drive overall system behavior. Our team actively collaborates with partner organizations and stakeholders on major initiatives within Engineering and R&D. We also design, build and maintain services and APIs used to define and work with our ontologies.  

We’re looking for an experienced generalist engineer to increase the development capacity of our small (three person) team. The core technologies you’ll encounter will be Go microservices, backed by Cassandra or Postgres, along with Ember web apps. There’s also a good sprinkling of Splunk, Python, Kafka, and whatever new thing inevitably pops up. We don’t expect a candidate would be familiar with all of the technologies our team might encounter. Comfort with the core tech stack and a willingness to figure out the rest as you go is sufficient.

Falcon sensors send hundreds of billions of events to CrowdStrike’s Threat Graph every day. By building tools that let people define what exists in our systems, and how those entities are related, we can automate data flows, reason about system behavior, and make those events useful to our internal systems and external partners.

CrowdStrike is a computer security company, but we do not expect candidates for this role to have prior security industry experience.  We will mentor and train in aspects of the security world as required. We do expect a strong interest in CrowdStrike's mission and a willingness to grow into a position consulting on system design decisions and coordinating with other teams across the company

The office with the most Ontology team members is Minneapolis (MN), but CrowdStrike is a remote-friendly organization and you’ll be collaborating with developers in many locations. Remote US applicants are welcome. If you prefer the office life, but aren’t in Minneapolis, CrowdStrike also has engineering offices in Irvine (CA), Sunnyvale (CA), Kirkland (WA) and Crystal City (VA). Occasional travel (<=10%) is required. 

Responsibilities 

  • Enhance and maintain ontology team tools
  • Join cross-functional teams to design and deliver major initiatives
  • Integrate existing cloud systems with new ontology services
  • Support the use of our ontology services and authoring tools by CrowdStrike developers

What You'll Need

  • Experience writing cloud microservices. Ours are in Go, so being comfortable in Go is preferred.
  • Enough Javascript and front-end experience to be able to confidently make changes to  single page JavaScript applications. We use Ember.
  • An understanding of how to design and deliver APIs that are used by both UIs and non-UI consumers
  • A working knowledge of SQL and relational databases
  • Experience designing and developing scalable and performant systems
  • Solid experience supporting internal users and initiatives
  • Willingness to learn new things and dive into unfamiliar codebases
  • Good self-organization and self-motivation skills
  • A history of success working on cross-team and interdisciplinary projects where goals are understood but solutions may be less clear
  • Good verbal and written communication skills
  • The ability to help set short to medium-term strategic technical direction - to look ahead 6-12 months, identify needs and create plans to address them

Bonus Points

You can definitely be a successful candidate without these skills, but we’ll be thrilled if you know something about:

  • Cassandra
  • Python
  • Jenkins and/or Bamboo
  • Atlassian BitBucket/Stash plugins
  • Elasticsearch
  • Kafka
  • Experience with streaming event processing
  • Use of ontological models to drive system behavior
  • Computer security skills and experience
  • Experience mentoring and coaching less senior developers

The Ontology team values diversity and strives to be an inclusive group. Members of groups traditionally underrepresented in tech are encouraged to apply.

Benefits of Working at CrowdStrike:

  • Market leader in compensation + stock options
  • Competitive vacation policy
  • Comprehensive health benefits + 401k plan (US only)
  • Paid paternity and maternity leave, including adoption
  • Flexible work hours and remote friendly environment
  • Wellness programs
  • Stocked fridges, coffee, soda, and lots of treats
  • Peer recognition
  • Inclusive culture focused on people, customers and innovation
  • Regular team activities, including happy hours, community service events 

 CrowdStrike believes that diversity and inclusion among our organization is essential to our success as a global company, and we seek to attract, retain and empower the industry’s best and brightest from a diverse talent pool. 

CrowdStrike is an Equal Opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex including sexual orientation and gender identity, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state, or local law. 

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Technology we use

  • Engineering
  • Sales & Marketing
    • GolangLanguages
    • PythonLanguages
    • KafkaFrameworks
    • KubernetesFrameworks
    • CassandraDatabases
    • ElasticsearchDatabases
    • RedisDatabases
    • AWS (Amazon Web Services)Services
    • SalesforceCRM

Location

Fantastic downtown location walking distance to awesome restaurants and happy hour spots.

An Insider's view of CrowdStrike

How does your team reward individual success?

One way we reward sales reps is with opportunities to grow their skills and prep for their next role. Whether that’s extra shadowing sessions or running calls, we encourage our high performers to explore new avenues that align with their future goals.

Kristan C.

Sr. Manager, Sales Development

What kinds of technical challenges do you and your team face?

Working with a high volume of new customers offers a lot of opportunities to appreciate the diversity of the technical ecosystem. We work with one-person teams to full C-suites and everything in between. As a team, our greatest challenge and our greatest strength is variety.

Bradley Q.

Regional Sales Engineer

How does the company support your career growth?

CrowdStrike thrives on developing and promoting our people. There are multiple programs in place for those interested in leadership, and employees are encouraged to have peer conversations about roles they are interested in. These resources really help people like me accelerate our career growth.

Marit M.

Manager, Corporate Renewals

How do you make yourself accessible to the rest of the team?

With a global team, it’s crucial to be intentional in how and when we meet. I prioritize scheduling regular skip level meetings with my individual contributors and protect 1:1 manager meetings so I can be present and engaged. I always try my best to ensure the team feels well supported, no matter how busy we get

Alyssa J.

Senior Director, Global Customer Sales

What does career growth look like on your team?

Every year, I have a goal to promote at least 1-2 people on my team. When I sit down with an individual on my team, we lay out what their personal and professional goals are for the year and beyond and outline the major steps we can take to help them reach those goals. It’s very satisfying to watch your teammates grow personally and professionally.

Vince L.

Manager, Corporate Sales

What are CrowdStrike Perks + Benefits

CrowdStrike Benefits Overview

We offer flexible schedules and the ability to “work from anywhere,” a comprehensive benefits package, health and wellness programs, fully stocked company pantry, company and team events, and commuter benefits. We have an official mentorship program and many other professional development programs available to all employees. We offer free webinars on everything from financial wellness and mental health to sessions with coaching experts and speakers on topics related to diversity, equity & inclusion. We also offer our people the chance to work on passion projects and innovation during our annual “Think Week” as well as peer recognition and reward programs like Team Bravo award for cross-functional collaboration and Hero award for those who embody our core values and live our culture.

Culture
Volunteer in local community
CrowdStrike supports employees in charitable efforts and community service for charities and causes important to the local team.
Open door policy
OKR operational model
Team based strategic planning
Open office floor plan
Flexible work schedule
Remote work program
Diversity
Dedicated diversity and inclusion staff
Mandated unconscious bias training
Diversity employee resource groups
Health Insurance & Wellness Benefits
Flexible Spending Account (FSA)
Disability insurance
Dental insurance
Vision insurance
Health insurance
Life insurance
Wellness programs
Mental health benefits
Financial & Retirement
401(K)
Competitive 401(k) plan.
401(K) matching
Company equity
RSU's are available as part of employee compensation.
Employee stock purchase plan
Performance bonus
Charitable contribution matching
Child Care & Parental Leave Benefits
Generous parental leave
CrowdStrike provides 12 weeks of parental leave for the primary caregiver and 8 weeks leave for the secondary care giver.
Family medical leave
Adoption Assistance
Return-to-work program post parental leave
Company sponsored family events
We sponsor company-wide bring your child to work days as well as company events where family is encouraged to attend.
Vacation & Time Off Benefits
Unlimited vacation policy
Generous PTO
Paid volunteer time
Paid holidays
Paid sick days
Office Perks
Commuter benefits
We offer pre-tax commuter benefits.
Company-sponsored outings
Free snacks and drinks
Some meals provided
Company-sponsored happy hours
Onsite office parking
Relocation assistance
Professional Development Benefits
Job training & conferences
Lunch and learns
Promote from within
Mentorship program
Continuing education available during work hours
Online course subscriptions available

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