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About the Role
CrowdStrike Falcon is a two-component security product. One component is a "sensor": a driver installed on client machines that observes system activity and recognizes malicious behavior, then provides on-box prevention capability and remote telemetry to the Falcon cloud. The cloud component aggregates sensor telemetry for each customer's network, correlates malicious behavior across multiple machines, and presents our customers' operations teams with a prioritized summary of the threats detected in their environments. This is a Senior Windows Kernel Developer role in the engineering team that delivers data protection-focused functionality in the sensor (lightweight agent) on Windows. Engineers on the team own the design and development of core features on the platform, operating across both kernel and user mode. The team operates under Agile development principles and ships frequently. As AI-driven tools and agents become increasingly prevalent on the endpoint, our data protection capabilities must evolve to understand and account for that activity. Engineers on this team are expected to develop solutions that are AI-aware, including reasoning about how AI agent behavior intersects with data access and movement patterns we monitor and protect against.
Responsibilities
- Design and develop data protection-focused functionality spanning kernel-mode components, including Windows filesystem minifilter drivers, and user-mode components on Windows systems
- Implement new data protection capabilities across a growing set of data access and transfer scenarios on the endpoint
- Build and maintain AI-aware detection and protection logic, accounting for the ways AI agents and tools interact with sensitive data on the endpoint
- Own features from design to delivery, including post-ship support and customer issue resolution
- Collaborate with multi-functional teams across various physical locations
- Leverage AI-assisted development tools to improve engineering productivity and solution quality
- Other projects as assigned
Requirements
- Degree in Computer Science (or professional experience in kernel mode/user mode development on Windows in C/C++)
- Ability to develop high-quality code in C++
- Windows filesystem minifilter driver development experience
- Experience developing across both kernel mode and user mode on Windows, with a strong understanding of kernel-to-user space IPC best practices
- Understanding of the Windows filesystem filter model, the basics of local and remote filesystem implementations, and the corresponding interfaces at the filesystem minifilter level
- Experience with kernel-level debugging processes and tools
- Ability to demonstrate C/C++ and Windows kernel/user mode development capabilities, be it through job experience, schoolwork, or contributions to community projects
Skills
- C++
- Windows filesystem minifilter driver development
- Kernel mode development
- User mode development
- Kernel-to-user space IPC best practices
- Windows filesystem filter model
- Local and remote filesystem implementations
- Filesystem minifilter interfaces
- Kernel-level debugging
- AI agent ecosystems
- AI-assisted development workflows
- Endpoint security
- Data security
Location
- Sunnyvale, CA
- Redmond, WA
- Austin, TX
- NYC, NY
Work Type
- Hybrid
Experience Level
- Senior
Education Level
- Degree in Computer Science
Salary/Compensations
- $140,000 - $215,000 per year
Benefits
- 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
- Bonuses
- Equity grants
- Health insurance
- 401k
- Paid time off
About the Company
- Global leader in cybersecurity, protecting people, processes, and technologies that drive modern organizations.
- Mission: To stop breaches and redefine modern security with the world's most advanced AI-native platform.
- Works on large-scale distributed systems, processing trillions of events daily.
- Customers span all industries.
- Mission-driven company with a culture of flexibility and autonomy.
- Seeking passionate, innovative individuals with a commitment to customers, community, and each other.
- Founded in 2011 to address the limitations of existing malware-based defenses.
- Redefined endpoint protection by combining advanced endpoint protection with expert intelligence.
- Participates in the E-Verify program.
Equal Opportunity
- Proud to be an equal opportunity employer.
- Committed to fostering a culture of belonging where everyone is valued for who they are and empowered to succeed.
- Supports veterans and individuals with disabilities through affirmative action.
- Provides equal employment opportunity for all employees and applicants.
- Does not discriminate 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.
- Bases all employment decisions on valid job requirements.
- Provides assistance for those needing help accessing or reviewing information or submitting applications.
- Participates in the E-Verify program.
- Affirms the Right to Work.