Sr. Engineer in Test - MacOS Sensor (Remote)

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 an inclusive 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:

This is a Software Development Engineer in Test (SDET) position on the macOS sensor engineering team, in the detection space. At CrowdStrike, SDETs and SDEs work together in combined engineering teams. SDETs are key contributors on the team, focusing on the quality of the sensor. SDETs use their strong software development skills to build effective tools, harnesses, and specialized tests to assure that quality goals are met for each new capability. SDETs also participate actively in design and code reviews, and collaborate with the research, hunting, and cloud teams to ensure end-to-end sensor functionality.

Successful engineers in this role have: an understanding of macOS kernel and user space, a passion for continuous learning to keep up with an ever-changing threat landscape, a creative mindset for designing new code validation methods to increase the quality, performance and the reliability of the shipped code.

What You'll Do:

• Analyze complex software features, and build effective test strategies and test designs

• Extend our existing codebase utilizing Swift, C++, Python, and other tools and DSLs (domain specific languages) as appropriate, to increase the testability and debuggability of  the code 

• Build useful tools, frameworks, and test setup to use for developing tests effectively; the goal is to maximize the coverage of automated testing at scale and minimize the manual testing effort

• Identify and write specialized tests necessary that are not feature-specific but are still important to ensure the quality of the system as a whole – performance, scalability, limits etc.

• Debug bugs found through test or customer cases to identify root cause and use the input to improve tests

• Work collaboratively with product and release management to control risk, improve quality, and streamline our release cycles

• Rigorous product and test code reviews with an eye towards improving the security and robustness of the system as a whole

• Leverage your understanding of engineering best practices, including topics like secure coding, testing paradigms, debugging, performance, code reviews, CI/CD and OS internals, to ensure that our sensor code is fast and reliable

• Troubleshoot product issues as reported from customers responsively and other projects as assigned

• Be an energetic ‘self-starter’ with the ability to take ownership and be accountable for deliverables, both individually and when leading a team

What You'll Need:

• 5+ years of experience with either:

  • Pentesting, reverse engineering, threat detection or analysis; and an interest in software quality, validation and testing, or

  • Designing, building, and delivering frameworks and test harnesses to ship  high-quality software in at least one of the following: Swift, C/C++, Python, Objective-C; and a demonstrated interest in security.

• 1 year of experience in using big data to analyze and monitor software quality metrics. 

• Low-level OS knowledge of macOS and/or Linux operating system internals, components, APIs and/or frameworks.

• Team player – able to lead, mentor, communicate, collaborate, and work effectively in a distributed team, to clearly articulate thoughts & designs to peers and upper management

Bonus Points:

• Prior security experience, particularly always-on systems, endpoint threat detections or sensor development. Familiarity with the threat landscape on Linux/Windows is a plus

• Experience with macOS Frameworks and events relevant to security and recent familiarity with the latest developments in macOS 

• Experience developing 24/7 enterprise software, including CI, testing, debugging, performance tracing, release management, telemetry analysis and issue handling

• Expertise in using performance profiling tools and debuggers to analyze crash dumps

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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 and affirmative action employer. We are committed to fostering a culture of belonging where everyone is valued for who they are and empowered to succeed. Our approach to cultivating a diverse, equitable, and inclusive culture is rooted in listening, learning and collective action. By embracing the diversity of our people, we achieve our best work and fuel innovation - generating the best possible outcomes for our customers and the communities they serve.
 

Right to Work

CrowdStrike, Inc. is committed to fair and equitable compensation practices. The base salary range for this position in the U.S. is $135,000 - $215,000 per year + variable/incentive compensation + equity + benefits. A candidate's salary is determined by various factors including, but not limited to, relevant work experience, skills, certifications, job level, supervisory status, and location.

Expected Close Date of Job Posting is:12-10-2024