[Hiring] Director of Engineering @CrowdStrike

Role Description

CrowdStrike stops breaches, and detection content is how we do it. The Cloud Detection Platform team builds the engines that execute detection logic in the cloud at massive scale, along with the infrastructure that lets detection engineers author, test, deploy, and manage that content safely across the entire Falcon fleet.

We are looking for a Director of Engineering to lead this platform. You will manage multiple teams responsible for our cloud detection engines and the supporting infrastructure:

• Content management and deployment pipelines
• Rule lifecycle and exception management
• Testing and validation environments
• Observability, quotas, and SLOs for reliable and cost-effective rule execution

This is a high-leverage role at the center of CrowdStrike's detection strategy. Your platform serves detection engineers across endpoint, cloud, identity, and next-gen SIEM, and every improvement you ship translates directly into faster, higher-quality protection for thousands of customers.

What You'll Do

• Own the multi-year strategy, architecture, and roadmap for the Cloud Detection Platform
• Lead and grow an organization of managers and senior engineers across multiple teams
• Be accountable for the reliability, latency, and cost of detection rule execution at fleet scale
• Drive the evolution toward a unified multi-engine detection architecture
• Partner closely with detection engineering, content, product management, and data platform teams
• Build the guardrails that make shipping detection content safe
• Anticipate and manage escalations and cross-team dependencies
• Drive annual operating plan and organizational planning for your area

Qualifications

• 10+ years of software engineering experience
• 5+ years managing engineering teams
• 2+ years managing managers
• Experience owning large-scale distributed systems in production
• A track record of being fully accountable for strategic outcomes
• Strong architectural judgment
• Experience managing operational excellence for customer-facing services
• Demonstrated ability to lead through ambiguity
• Excellent communication skills with executives, peers, and engineers
• Proven experience utilizing AI technologies to enhance decision-making

Bonus Points

• Domain experience in security, detection engineering, SIEM, or threat intelligence
• Experience with detection-as-code, content management systems, or rule authoring platforms
• Experience with multi-tenant capacity management, fair-usage models, or COGS optimization at cloud scale
• Experience integrating AI-assisted or agentic workflows into engineering practice

Benefits

• 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
• Employee Networks, geographic neighborhood groups, and volunteer opportunities
• Vibrant office culture with world class amenities
• Great Place to Work Certified™ across the globe