Why This Job is Featured on The SaaS Jobs
This backend role sits at the intersection of SaaS security and asset intelligence, where product value depends on continuously processing and interpreting large volumes of customer telemetry. Work tied to application inventory and centralized visibility reflects a mature, platform-oriented SaaS model: multi-tenant by nature, deeply integrated into customer environments, and judged on reliability as much as feature depth.
For a long-term SaaS engineering path, the most durable takeaway is experience building and operating distributed services that must remain observable, resilient, and secure under sustained growth. The focus on microservices in Go, event streaming, and data stores like Cassandra maps directly to patterns used across modern SaaS platforms that handle high-throughput workflows. Exposure to roadmap-driven delivery and production support also reinforces the product engineering habits that transfer across security, infrastructure, and data-intensive SaaS domains.
This position tends to suit engineers who prefer owning meaningful parts of a system end to end, from design choices through operational readiness. It also fits professionals who enjoy cross-functional collaboration without losing depth in backend problem solving, and who are motivated by pragmatic engineering practices such as testing discipline, metrics, and incident-level debugging.
The section above is editorial commentary from The SaaS Jobs, provided to help SaaS professionals understand the role in a broader industry context.
Job 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.
About the Role:
CrowdStrike is seeking a Cloud Engineer III to join our Asset Management Engineering team. This team is dedicated to delivering top-tier experiences to our customers by providing centralized visibility into their asset usage. We offer application inventory solutions that provide insights and management capabilities for the applications running on their assets, ultimately securing their digital perimeter and preventing breaches. As a member of this team, you will own a significant portion of the stack and collaborate closely with Cloud Engineers, UI Engineers, Product teams, and other stakeholders to build and enhance our Asset Management solutions.
What You’ll Do:
Write secure and maintainable code that powers one of CrowdStrike’s flagship products
Collaborate with others across multiple teams to brainstorm, research, and build solutions that are driven by our Product roadmap
Build, maintain, and improve backend microservices written in Golang
Launch and support features that will be used by millions of users around the world
Understand business and engineering requirements so that you can be proactive in sharing ideas and solutions
Constantly be aware of our customers and keep them front of mind while planning and releasing features
Have a strong focus on quality of code through best practices, testing, logging and metrics
Have the autonomy to own your work in a high trust environment
What You’ll Need:
A minimum of 7+ years of overall software engineering experience
A minimum of 3+ years in Golang, Kafka, Cassandra, or similar
Production-level experience in building, delivering, and maintaining systems at scale
Expertise in distributed systems, mirco-service architectures, multi-region architectures, software development best practices, observability and reliability engineering
Expertise in scalability such as queues, concurrency, sharding, partitioning, etc.
Hands-on experience with AI tools such as ChatGPT, GitHub Copilot, Cloud code or similar platforms
Proven ability to integrate AI into daily workflows to improve efficiency and outcomes
Understanding of AI capabilities, limitations, and responsible usage practices
A thorough understanding of engineering best practices from appropriate testing paradigms to effective peer code reviews and resilient architecture
Multiple years of experience debugging complex issues at every level of the stack
The ability to work independently, but also collaboratively
Bonus Points:
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Benefits of Working at CrowdStrike:
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 Networks, geographic neighborhood 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.
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