Senior Elasticsearch Engineer

Description:
• CrowdStrike is looking to hire a Senior Elasticsearch / Opensearch engineer to help us take our database systems to the next level.
• We’re looking for a highly-technical, hands-on engineer, who loves to work with Cassandra, ElasticSearch, and Kafka, and is comfortable building automation around large-scale cloud-based critical systems.
• We’ll be looking at candidate CVs with an eye on achievement -- what you’ve accomplished in the past tells us the most about what you can do for us in the future.
• Maintain a deep understanding of the data components - including Cassandra, ElasticSearch/OpenSearch, Kafka, Zookeeper, MySQL and PostgreSQL, and use that understanding to operate and automate properly configured clusters.
• Develop infrastructure services to support the CrowdStrike engineering team’s pursuit of a full devops model.
• Work closely with Engineering and Customer Support to troubleshoot time-sensitive production issues, regardless of when they happen.
• Keep petabytes of critical business data safe, secure, and available.

Requirements:
• Extensive experience with large scale datastores using technologies like Cassandra, ElasticSearch, Kafka, Zookeeper, and mySQL.
• Experience with large-scale, business-critical Linux environments
• Configuration management (Chef or Salt) and/or strong Ruby experience.
• Experience operating within the cloud, preferably Amazon Web Services
• Proven ability to work effectively with both local and remote teams
• Track record of making great decisions, particularly when it matters most
• Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written
• A combination of confidence and independence with the prudence to know when to ask for help from the rest of the team
• Bachelor’s degree in an applicable field, such as CS, CIS or Engineering

Benefits:
• 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 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

Apply Job!

Apply to this Job