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About the Role

Our Data Platform group at Crowdstrike is customer-focused, building and operating systems to centralize data from Falcon Sensors and 3rd Party sources. We drive innovation on a hyper-scale security data lake to identify bad actors and stop breaches. We provide self-service platforms (Query, Analytics, Enrichment) using Spark and Flink, enabling customers to analyze cyberattack data, model threats, and build predictive automations. In this Principal Engineer role, you will hands-on design, build, and deliver a new self-service data enrichment platform to enhance customer proactive defense measures. You will contribute to query processing, scalable pipelines, materialized views, transformation and data storage frameworks, and tools for data accessibility.

Responsibilities

Shape the vision of our Analytics Data Platform for its next phase of growth.
Build a Unified Data Catalog and Query Analysis for structured data.
Optimize query performance using indexing and data partitioning techniques.
Design, develop, and maintain a data platform that processes petabytes of data.
Participate in technical reviews and contribute to new features and stability enhancements.
Improve the efficiency of services to delight customers.
Research, evolve, and implement new methods for efficient data querying and result extraction.

Requirements

17+ years exp with B.S. in a related field, 15+ years with M.S. in a related field, or 12+ years with PhD in a related field.
Experience building and supporting very high scale data platform and data storage systems (MINIMUM: 100s of TB/day).
Significant experience performance-tuning or developing internals (source code) within Spark, Flink, Iceberg or Pinot or an equivalent structured streaming, Time Series, OLAP or Open Table real time system.
Production experience building either Spark- or Flink-based self-service data platforms, or equivalent.
Strong familiarity with and hands-on experience tuning & optimizing at least one applicable technology in the Apache Hadoop ecosystem: Spark, Kafka, Hive/Iceberg/Delta Lake, Presto/Trino, Pinot, Druid.
3+ years coding in Java, Scala, Kotlin or another JVM language.
Production experience with relational SQL and NoSQL databases, including Postgres/MySQL, Cassandra/DynamoDB.
Proven expertise with multiple big data frameworks, especially handling data volume at multi-petabyte scale.
Proven expertise with algorithms, distributed systems design and the software development lifecycle.
Great test driven development discipline.
Reasonable proficiency with Linux administration tools.
Proven experience utilizing AI technologies to enhance decision-making, streamline workflows and processes, improve efficiency and drive business outcomes.
Proven ability to work effectively with remote teams.

Skills

Spark
Flink
Iceberg
Pinot
Apache Hadoop ecosystem
Kafka
Hive
Delta Lake
Presto
Trino
Druid
Java
Scala
Kotlin
JVM language
SQL
NoSQL
Postgres
MySQL
Cassandra
DynamoDB
AI technologies
Go
Kubernetes
Mesos

Experience Level

Principal Engineer

Education Level

B.S. in a related field
M.S. in a related field
PhD in a related field

Salary/Compensations

$195,000 - $290,000 per year

Benefits

Market leader in compensation and equity awards
Comprehensive physical and mental wellness programs
Competitive vacation and holidays
Paid parental and adoption leaves
Professional development opportunities
Employee Networks, geographic neighborhood groups, and volunteer opportunities
Vibrant office culture with world class amenities
Great Place to Work Certified™
Eligibility for bonuses
Equity grants
Health insurance
401k
Paid time off

About the Company

Global leader in cybersecurity, protecting people, processes, and technologies.
Mission: stop breaches, redefined modern security with an AI-native platform.
Processes trillions of events per day with growing traffic.
Customers span all industries, relying on CrowdStrike for business continuity and safety.
Mission-driven company leveraging AI to transform work.
CrowdStrikers drive careers through flexibility and autonomy.
Culture of responsible AI adoption, experimentation, and innovation.
Uses an AI-first mindset as a force multiplier for execution, expertise, insights, and problem-solving.
Seeking passionate, innovative, and customer-committed individuals.

Equal Opportunity

CrowdStrike is proud to be an equal opportunity employer.
Committed to fostering a culture of belonging where everyone is valued and empowered to succeed.
Supports veterans and individuals with disabilities through affirmative action.
Prohibits discrimination on the basis of race, color, creed, ethnicity, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital or family status, veteran status, age, national origin, ancestry, physical disability, mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, membership in a local human rights commission, status with regard to public assistance, or any other characteristic protected by law.
Employment decisions based on valid job requirements.
Participates in the E-Verify program.
Provides Right to Work information.