Director of Engineering, Sensor Development Tooling (Remote) - Military veterans preferred

2025-06-26
CrowdStrike, Inc.
Other

/yr

  employee   contract


Sunnyvale
California
94086
United States

CrowdStrike, Inc.

Full time

R23673

About The Role:
We are seeking a strategic engineering leader to oversee the development, maintenance, and evolution of critical developer tooling infrastructure that empowers CrowdStrike's Falcon Sensor engineering organization. This role will manage three specialized teams supporting hundreds of engineers across the Falcon Sensor development ecosystem, ensuring they have world-class tools, workflows, and automation to deliver high-quality security solutions at scale.
The ideal candidate will be a hands-on technical leader with deep expertise in developer tooling, build systems, CI/CD pipelines, and engineering productivity, combined with proven experience managing large, cross-functional engineering teams and delivering exceptional internal customer service.
What You'll Do:
Strategic Leadership & Vision: Define and execute the technical strategy for sensor development tooling, ensuring alignment with broader engineering goals and CrowdStrike's mission. Drive innovation in developer experience and engineering productivity across the sensor organization.
Multi-Team Management: Lead and mentor three specialized teams totaling 20-30 engineers:

  • Operations & Build Infrastructure: Overseeing technical operations interfaces, build systems, and CI/CD pipeline infrastructure

  • Release Testing & Validation Tools: Managing static analysis platforms, automated bug filing systems, cloud simulation environments, and internal testing frameworks

  • Development Workflow & Tooling: Directing code formatting automation, linting systems, C/C++ library management, unit testing frameworks, and development environment setup automation


    • Cross-Functional Collaboration: Partner closely with sensor engineering teams, release management, quality assurance, and platform teams to understand requirements and deliver solutions that enhance developer productivity and code quality.
    Technical Architecture & Implementation: Drive architectural decisions for complex developer tooling systems, ensuring scalability, reliability, and maintainability. Oversee the design and implementation of build systems, CI/CD pipelines, static analysis tools, and development environment automation.
    Engineering Excellence: Establish and maintain high standards for code quality, testing, documentation, and operational excellence across all tooling teams. Implement metrics and KPIs to measure developer productivity and tool effectiveness.
    Stakeholder Management: Serve as the primary interface between tooling teams and their internal customers, ensuring exceptional service delivery and proactive communication of roadmaps, changes, and improvements.
    Talent Development: Build, grow, and retain high-performing engineering teams through effective hiring, mentoring, career development, and technical leadership. Foster an environment of innovation, collaboration, and continuous learning.
    Risk Management & Operations: Ensure robust operational practices for critical developer infrastructure, including monitoring, incident response, and disaster recovery. Identify and mitigate risks that could impact developer productivity or code quality.
    What You'll Need:

  • 12+ years of experience in software engineering with at least 8 years in engineering leadership roles

  • Proven track record managing engineering teams of 20-30+ people, including managing managers

  • Deep expertise in developer tooling, build systems, CI/CD pipelines, and engineering productivity

  • Strong background in C/C++ development environments, static analysis, and code quality tools

  • Experience with cross-platform development tooling and infrastructure

  • Demonstrated success in delivering complex technical solutions while managing stakeholder expectations


    • Technical Expertise:

  • Hands-on experience with build systems (CMake, Bazel, or similar), CI/CD platforms, and automation frameworks

  • Understanding of static analysis tools, linting, code formatting, and testing frameworks

  • Knowledge of containerization, cloud infrastructure, and distributed systems

  • Familiarity with developer experience optimization and engineering productivity metrics


    • Leadership & Communication:

  • Exceptional leadership, communication, and cross-functional collaboration skills

  • Experience working in fast-paced, agile development environment

  • Strong customer service orientation with internal engineering teams

  • Ability to translate complex technical concepts to various audiences

  • Track record of building and scaling high-performing engineering organizations


    • Bonus Points:

  • Experience in cybersecurity, systems programming, or kernel-level development

  • Background with large-scale software development organizations (200+ engineers)

  • Knowledge of security tooling, vulnerability management, and compliance frameworks

  • Experience with open-source tooling and community engagement



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    Benefits of Working at CrowdStrike:

  • 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



    • CrowdStrike is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We are committed to fostering a culture of belonging where everyone is valued for who they are and empowered to succeed. We support veterans and individuals with disabilities through our affirmative action program.

    CrowdStrike is committed to providing equal employment opportunity for all employees and applicants for employment. The Company does not discriminate in employment opportunities or practices on the basis of race, color, creed, ethnicity, religion, sex (including pregnancy or pregnancy-related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender identity, marital or family status, veteran status, age, national origin, ancestry, physical disability (including HIV and AIDS), mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, membership or activity in a local human rights commission, status with regard to public assistance, or any other characteristic protected by law. We base all employment decisions--including recruitment, selection, training, compensation, benefits, discipline, promotions, transfers, lay-offs, return from lay-off, terminations and social/recreational programs--on valid job requirements.

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