Sr. Engineer ML Platform

As a global leader in cybersecurity, CrowdStrike protects the people, processes and technologies that drive modern organizations. Since 2011, our mission hasn't changed - we're here to stop breaches, and we've redefined modern security with the world's most advanced AI-native platform. We work on large scale distributed systems, processing almost 3 trillion events per day and this traffic is growing daily . Our customers span all industries, and they count on CrowdStrike to keep their businesses running, their communities safe and their lives moving forward. We're also a mission-driven company. We cultivate a culture that gives every CrowdStriker both the flexibility and autonomy to own their careers. We're always looking to add talented CrowdStrikers to the team who have limitless passion, a relentless focus on innovation and a fanatical commitment to our customers, our community and each other. Ready to join a mission that matters The future of cybersecurity starts with you.

About the Role :

As an engineer in this team, you will play an integral role as we build out our ML Platform & GenAI Studio from the ground up. Since the launch of ChatGPT, # Phishing attacks has increased by and hence the ML platform is a critical capability for Crowdstrike in its fight against bad actors. For this mission we are building a team in Bangalore. You will collaborate closely with Data Platform Software Engineers, Data Scientists & Threat Analysts to design, implement, and maintain scalable ML pipelines that will be used for Data Preparation, Cataloguing, Feature Engineering, Model Training, and Model Serving that influence critical business decisions. You'll be a key contributor in a production-focused culture that bridges the gap between model development and operational success. Future plans include generative AI investments for use cases such as modelling attack paths for IT assets.

Location : Bangalore

Candidates must be comfortable to visit office once a week

What You'll Do :

Help design, build and facilitate adoption of a modern ML platform including support for use cases like GenAI

Understand current ML workflows, anticipate future needs and identify common patterns and exploit opportunities to templatize into repeatable components for model development, deployment, and monitoring

Build a platform that scales to thousands of users and offers self-service capability to build ML experimentation, training and inference pipelines

Leverage workflow orchestration tools to deploy efficient and scalable execution of complex data and ML pipelines

Champion software development best practices around building distributed systems

Leverage cloud services like Kubernetes, blob storage, and queues in our cloud first environment

What You'll Need :

B.S. / MS in Computer Science or a related field and 10+ years related experience or M.S. with 8+ years of experience

3+ years experience developing and deploying machine learning solutions to production. Familiarity with typical machine learning workflows from an engineering perspective (how they are built and used, not necessarily the theory) familiarity with supervised / unsupervised approaches : how, why, and when and labelled data is created and used

3+ years experience with ML Platform tools like Jupyter Notebooks, NVidia Workbench, MLFlow, Ray etc.

Experience building data platform product(s) or features with (one of) Apache Spark, Flink or comparable tools

Proficiency in distributed computing and orchestration technologies (Kubernetes, Airflow, etc.)

Production experience with infrastructure-as-code tools such as Terraform, FluxCD

Expert level experience with Python Java / Scala exposure is recommended. Ability to write Python interfaces to provide standardized and simplified interfaces for data scientists to utilize internal Crowdstrike tools

Expert level experience with containerization frameworks

Strong analytical and problem solving skills, capable of working in a dynamic environment

Exceptional interpersonal and communication skills. Work with stakeholders across multiple teams and synthesize their needs into software interfaces and processes.

Bonus Points :

Critical Skills Needed for Role :

Distributed Systems Knowledge

Data / ML Platform Experience

Experience with the Following is Desirable :

Go

Iceberg (highly desirable)

Pinot or other time-series / OLAP-style database

Jenkins

Parquet

Protocol Buffers / GRPC

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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.

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Skills Required

Airflow, Java, Apache Spark, Machine Learning, Cloud Services, Kubernetes, Python, Terraform, Scala