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Senior Elasticsearch Engineer

Remote, USA Full-time Posted 2025-07-27
    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

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