Engineering Manager, Cloud Backend - AI Detection and Response (AIDR) (Hybrid)
CrowdStrike · Sunnyvale, United States · 1mo ago
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 proud to work for a mission-driven company leveraging AI to transform the way we work. CrowdStrikers drive their careers through flexibility and autonomy while also being expected to contribute to a culture of responsible AI adoption, experimentation, and innovation. We use an AI-first mindset as a force multiplier to proactively and continuously accelerate execution, build expertise, uncover insights, and solve complex problems. 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 an experienced Engineering Manager to lead a cloud backend team within our AI Detection and Response (AIDR) group. In this role, you will lead a team of talented engineers responsible for building and operating the next generation of AIDR provisioning and orchestration systems. When customers onboard to the AIDR platform, your team ensures they become operational seamlessly — from initializing customer stores and configuring security policies, to setting up management groups, provisioning data stores, and enabling configuration across dependent services. Your team manages the automation of this complex orchestration to deliver a frictionless customer experience at massive scale.
You'll play a critical role in enhancing existing provisioning flows and architecting next-generation systems that support millions of AI security events per second across petabytes of critical data. This is a player-coach role — while your primary focus is leading and growing your team, you will also contribute code, prototype solutions, and stay deeply embedded in the technical work when needed. This is an opportunity to lead at the intersection of people leadership and technical excellence, building both high-performing teams and high-performing systems that protect organizations worldwide from sophisticated AI-based threats.
PLEASE NOTE: This role is hybrid, requiring 2-3 days per week on-site at one of the posted locations.
Success Means:
Building and leading a high-performing engineering team that delivers with velocity while maintaining the highest standards of quality, security, and reliability
Architecting and driving the evolution of provisioning and orchestration systems that scale seamlessly as AIDR's customer base grows
Driving operational excellence through proactive system improvements, robust monitoring, and rapid incident resolution
Fostering a culture of ownership, collaboration, continuous learning, and engineering excellence
Partnering effectively with product management, peer engineering teams, and cross-functional stakeholders to align on priorities and deliver business outcomes
Attracting, developing, and retaining top engineering talent
What You'll Do:
Lead, mentor, and grow a team of backend engineers building cloud-native provisioning and orchestration services for the AIDR platform
Own the technical vision and roadmap for customer lifecycle management — onboarding, provisioning, configuration, and orchestration across dependent services
Drive architectural decisions for highly scalable, reliable, and secure distributed systems
Contribute directly to the codebase as needed — whether unblocking critical deliverables, prototyping new approaches, fixing production issues, or filling gaps during team scaling (expect ~20-30% hands-on coding depending on team needs)
Partner with product management to translate business requirements into technical strategy and execution plans
Establish and maintain engineering best practices including code reviews, testing strategies, CI/CD, and operational runbooks
Manage team capacity, sprint planning, and delivery commitments while balancing technical debt and innovation
Drive operational excellence — own service reliability, incident response, root cause analysis, and preventive measures for your team's services
Collaborate with peer engineering managers and architects across CrowdStrike to ensure seamless integration with the broader Falcon ecosystem
Recruit, hire, and onboard top engineering talent; conduct performance reviews and support career development
Remove blockers, shield the team from distractions, and create an environment where engineers do their best work
Participate actively in design reviews and code reviews, providing meaningful technical guidance and making informed architectural trade-offs
What You'll Need:
10+ years of software development experience building enterprise-grade cloud products, with at least 3+ years in an engineering management role leading backend teams
Strong hands-on coding ability — you can still write production-quality code and are willing to do so when the team needs it
Proven experience building and leading teams that develop microservices running in cloud-native environments at scale
Strong technical foundation in distributed systems, cloud architectures, and microservices patterns
Deep understanding of customer provisioning, orchestration, and lifecycle management systems
Experience with at least one cloud-native programming language: Go, Python, or Java (Go preferred)
Familiarity with:
Cloud architectures and microservices
Web Services: REST, gRPC, Protocol Buffers, or similar API technologies
Data storage systems: PostgreSQL, Redis, Cassandra, or similar databases
Container technologies: Docker, Kubernetes, or similar orchestration platforms
Message/event systems: Kafka, Pulsar, or similar
Proven track record of deploying and operating services in cloud environments (AWS/GCP/OCI/Azure)
Experience managing service reliability, on-call rotations, and incident response processes
Strong people leadership skills — demonstrated ability to hire, develop, and retain high-performing engineers
Excellent communication skills with the ability to articulate technical concepts to both technical and non-technical stakeholders
Experience with Agile/Scrum methodologies and delivery management
Proven experience utilizing AI technologies to enhance decision-making, streamline workflows and processes, improve efficiency, and drive business outcomes
Bonus Points:
Previous experience in cybersecurity companies or security-focused products
Deep understanding of AI/ML security challenges, threats, and mitigation strategies
Experience building customer onboarding, provisioning, or multi-tenant orchestration systems at scale
Experience managing teams that own platform/infrastructure services consumed by multiple product teams
Hands-on experience with Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI), Google Cloud Platform (GCP), and/or Microsoft Azure
Experience with real-time data processing systems (Kafka, Pulsar)
Familiarity with MS CoPilot Ecosystem and MS Agent Studio
Golang experience
Experience leading teams through major system migrations or re-architecture efforts
Track record of building engineering culture and processes from the ground up
- Contributions to open source libraries and/or frameworks
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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
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