Engineer III, MacOS Sensor (Hybrid, Redmond)

Crowdstrke
Redmond, Sunnyvale, Austin, Toronto
Workplace: HybridFull timeUSD 120,000 - 180,000 annuallyFunction: Solutions Engineering & Sales EngineeringExperience: 3+ yearsSkills: ["Ownership","Self-starter","Collaboration","Communication","Problem-solving"]

Research and develop techniques to detect malicious activity on macOS systems, then build them into production-level capabilities for deployment in the endpoint sensor. Own features end-to-end from design through release and post-release support, collaborating with a small team of macOS engineers and leveraging shared sensor code across Windows and Linux. Work with Swift, C++, and Python to extend a high-performance, secure codebase and troubleshoot customer-reported product issues.

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Engineer III, MacOS Sensor (Hybrid, Redmond)

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Job Summary

Research and develop techniques to detect malicious activity on macOS systems, then build them into production-level capabilities for deployment in the endpoint sensor. Own features end-to-end from design through release and post-release support, collaborating with a small team of macOS engineers and leveraging shared sensor code across Windows and Linux. Work with Swift, C++, and Python to extend a high-performance, secure codebase and troubleshoot customer-reported product issues.
Location: Redmond, Sunnyvale, Austin, Toronto
Workplace: Hybrid
Employment Type: Full time
Job Function: Solutions Engineering & Sales Engineering
Seniority: Mid level

Key Responsibilities

  • •Design and build detection logic and systems used across teams to detect cyber attackers and stop breaches.
  • •Research malicious-activity detection techniques, including reverse engineering and/or big-data analysis.
  • •Own features from design to delivery, turning them into production-level solutions deployed in the endpoint sensor.
  • •Extend the existing codebase using Swift, C++, Python, and other tools/DSLs as appropriate, applying secure coding, testing, debugging, performance work, and code reviews.
  • •Collaborate cross-functionally across geographies and respond to/troubleshoot customer-reported product issues.

Pay and Benefits

Salary: USD 120,000 - 180,000 annually
Equity and Bonus:Equity
Perks:Health Insurance401kPaid LeaveParental LeaveAdoption LeaveWellness Stipend

Key Requirements

  • •3+ years of experience in reverse engineering, threat detection, and malware analysis with familiarity with on-device development, or in building high-quality software in Swift, C/C++, or Objective-C with a strong interest in security.
  • •Solid knowledge of macOS OS internals including processes, storage, networking, and memory management, plus relevant APIs and frameworks.
  • •Ability to write high-quality Swift and/or C/C++ for high concurrency, high reliability/performance, and low-level operating requirements (e.g., memory usage and standards conformance).
  • •Experience delivering enterprise software with CI, testing, debugging, performance tracing, release management, big-data telemetry analysis, and issue handling.
  • •Team collaboration skills in distributed environments, with clear communication to peers and upper management.
Experience:3+ yearsCybersecurityEndpoint threat detectionSensor developmentMacOS
Skills:OwnershipSelf-starterCollaborationCommunicationProblem-solving
Tech Stack:SwiftC++PythonObjective-CC/C++MacOSEndpoint SecurityNetwork ExtensionCI/CDReverse engineering

Company Brief

Crowdstrke
Provides cloud-native endpoint protection, threat intelligence, and security operations solutions that prevent breaches and stop sophisticated cyberattacks across endpoints, cloud workloads, identity, and APIs for enterprises worldwide.
Industry: Cybersecurity
Company Size: Enterprise (1,001+ employees)
Revenue: USD 1B+
Growth: Public Company
Valuation: Public Company (Market Cap in USD)
Funding: IPO / Publicly Listed
Headquarters: Sunnyvale, United States
Founded: 2011
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