[Hiring] Director of Engineering, Sensor Detection Platform @CrowdStrike

Role Description

CrowdStrike stops breaches, and the sensor is where that fight happens first. The Sensor Detection Platform team builds the on-sensor detection engines (behavioral pattern matching, process classification, and emerging on-sensor inference) that execute detection logic on hundreds of millions of endpoints in real time, 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:

• Sensor-side detection engines and template/pattern frameworks
• Process and application classification systems that power features like Application Abuse Prevention and agentic-workload identification
• Supporting infrastructure: content build and channel-file delivery pipelines, feature-flag and staged-rollout controls, pre-release validation and test environments, and fleet health observability

This is a high-leverage role at the foundation of CrowdStrike's detection strategy. Every detection the company ships, whether endpoint, identity, or hybrid, ultimately executes through your platform, and every improvement you make translates directly into faster, higher-quality protection for thousands of customers with zero tolerance for endpoint disruption.

What You'll Do

• Own the multi-year strategy, architecture, and roadmap for on-sensor detection
• Lead and grow an organization of managers and senior engineers across multiple teams
• Be accountable for detection efficacy and endpoint footprint
• Make shipping detection content to the fleet provably safe
• Drive the evolution of on-sensor intelligence
• Partner closely with detection content engineering, core sensor organization, Cloud Detection Platform, and product management
• Reduce operational drag on the platform
• 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, including 5+ years managing engineering teams and 2+ years managing managers
• Deep endpoint experience: building and operating software that runs on customer endpoints at scale
• Experience safely delivering software and content updates to very large distributed fleets
• A track record of being fully accountable for strategic outcomes over one-to-two-year horizons
• Strong architectural judgment
• Experience managing operational excellence for customer-facing systems
• 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 detection engineering, malware analysis, or threat intelligence
• Experience with detection-as-code, content management systems, or rule/template authoring platforms
• Experience with on-device ML: model runtimes, inference on heterogeneous hardware
• 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 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