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Sr. Engineer - Compiler

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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. We have 3.44 PB of RAM deployed across our fleet of C* servers - 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.

About Us:

CrowdStrike is one of the largest security software vendors in the world. With close to 7000 employees, we stop breaches!

LogScale, a CrowdStrike product, is an index-free, high performance log management system, used both externally and internally by thousands of companies throughout the world.

LogScale along with CrowdStrike’s Falcon platform allows customers to detect, prevent and respond to threats to their cyber security in one place, and you will be integral to giving our customers and colleagues the tools they need to identify threats and, ultimately, stop breaches.

About the Role:

As our new Senior Software Engineer, you’ll contribute to the LogScale application for observability, log management, and security events.

As a member of the Language & Runtime team, you will primarily be working to extend and modify the runtime behavior of LogScale, by implementing the semantics and internals of the functions of the LogScale Query Language. Here you will be challenged to write code that is:

Efficient
Low/no allocation
Maintainable
Scalable

You will also generally be improving the LogScale runtime system, in order to ensure the stability and scalability of LogScale as we continue beyond petabyte scale of data ingestion and search. You will be doing this together with your team, which consists of other engineers with a passion for programming languages.

Teams in LogScale have a high degree of ownership - this includes a say in what gets worked on, but also ensuring high quality of the features delivered, by writing automated tests, and by performing manual tests.

We expect you to be working primarily on the runtime system, but you may also work on our compiler - including parsing, intermediate representation, and optimization of the LogScale query language - and parts of LogScale that are runtime-adjacent.

The LogScale backend is written in Scala, but we do not expect you to be proficient in Scala, as there will be room to learn as you build on your expertise from other programming languages.

As a Senior Engineer, you will become a go-to expert in the LogScale Query Language and its pipeline and actively participate in technical discussions when designing new features or extensions to the LogScale query language and runtime systems. As a Senior Engineer, we expect you will be working with challenging problems with unclear definitions and an open solution space, and while working on new solutions we expect that you will communicate technical decisions through design documents, technical talks and improving our internal documentation.

We will challenge you by giving you a high degree of autonomy and challenging tasks, but in return we promise you highly skilled colleagues to engage with.

What You'll Do:

Contribute and take leadership of moving our query language and runtime to the next level
Develop the LogScale backend in Scala and extend our query language and runtime system
Provide technical advice on decisions and research and propose new technologies
Lead delivery of new solutions within the team and mentor team members through code reviews, documentation and technical guidance
Monitor and follow up on features released to self-hosted customers and on cloud
We use LogScale to monitor LogScale and its usage - so you will be building your own tool
Work in a team of friendly, trustworthy and knowledgeable colleagues
Work on cross-team platform-level initiatives and projects
Troubleshoot critical production issues
Participate in scoping, designing and developing of new features

What You'll Need:

A passion for or personal interest in programming/query languages
Experience in software development in general and the ability to juggle making pragmatic tradeoffs between short-time delivery needs vs long-term product goals
Experience in contributing to broad technical leadership in products or services
Fluency in both functional and object oriented programming and the ability to pick up new languages on the go
A can-do attitude, and that you thrive collaborating in a team and are not afraid of taking on responsibilities or asking questions

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Benefits of Working at CrowdStrike:

Remote-friendly and flexible work culture
Market leader in compensation and equity awards
Comprehensive physical and mental wellness programs
Competitive vacation and holidays for recharge
Paid parental and adoption leaves
Professional development opportunities for all employees regardless of level or role
Employee Resource Groups, geographic neighbourhood groups and volunteer opportunities to build connections
Vibrant office culture with world class amenities
Great Place to Work Certified™ across the globe

CrowdStrike is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We are committed to fostering a culture of belonging where everyone is valued for who they are and empowered to succeed. We support veterans and individuals with disabilities through our affirmative action program.

CrowdStrike is committed to providing equal employment opportunity for all employees and applicants for employment. The Company does not discriminate in employment opportunities or practices on the basis of race, color, creed, ethnicity, religion, sex (including pregnancy or pregnancy-related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender identity, marital or family status, veteran status, age, national origin, ancestry, physical disability (including HIV and AIDS), mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, membership or activity in a local human rights commission, status with regard to public assistance, or any other characteristic protected by law. We base all employment decisions--including recruitment, selection, training, compensation, benefits, discipline, promotions, transfers, lay-offs, return from lay-off, terminations and social/recreational programs--on valid job requirements.

If you need assistance accessing or reviewing the information on this website or need help submitting an application for employment or requesting an accommodation, please contact us at recruiting@crowdstrike.com for further assistance.

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What You Should Know About Sr. Engineer - Compiler, CrowdStrike

Join our team at CrowdStrike as a Senior Engineer - Compiler in the beautiful city of Aarhus, Denmark, and make a real impact in the world of cybersecurity! We are on a mission to stop breaches and redefine security through innovation. As a part of our Language & Runtime team, you'll dive deep into developing the LogScale application, focusing on observability, log management, and security events. Here, you’ll get to extend and modify the runtime behavior of LogScale, crafting efficient, maintainable, and scalable code while working with an incredible group of passionate engineers. Your role will involve improving the LogScale runtime system, as well as engaging with the LogScale Query Language to deliver top-notch solutions. Not only will you take the reins on development and technical decisions, but you will also mentor your peers through code reviews and collaborative discussions. At CrowdStrike, we believe in giving you the autonomy to lead your projects while still providing the support of highly skilled colleagues. So if you are excited about tackling challenging problems and are eager to contribute to a cutting-edge security platform, we can't wait to meet you. Let's create the future of cybersecurity together!

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What are the key responsibilities of a Senior Engineer - Compiler at CrowdStrike?

As a Senior Engineer - Compiler at CrowdStrike, you will primarily be responsible for developing and extending the LogScale backend in Scala and enhancing the LogScale Query Language and runtime system. This includes writing efficient and maintainable code, providing technical guidance, leading the development of new features, and actively participating in team discussions. You'll also monitor previously released features and address any critical production issues.