Director of Engineering, Sensor Detection Platform

CrowdStrike

. Own the multi-year strategy, architecture, and roadmap for on-sensor detection, including execution engines, template and pattern frameworks, process classification, and content delivery infrastructure .

Posted 10/21/2026full-timeRemote • Minnesota • United StatesLead💰 $195,000 - $290,000 per yearWebsite

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates extensive experience in software engineering and team management, with a strong focus on endpoint security, architectural judgment, and strategic planning. Proven ability to lead large-scale software delivery and enhance operational efficiency through AI technologies.

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Software Engineering ExperienceTeam ManagementEndpoint Security ExpertiseArchitectural JudgmentAI Technology Utilization

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Hard Skills

Endpoint Detection and Response (EDR)OS Internals (Windows, macOS, Linux)Performance and Compatibility DisciplineIncident Response ManagementRelease Safety ManagementFleet Health MonitoringDetection EngineeringMalware AnalysisThreat IntelligenceDetection-as-Code

Soft Skills

Excellent Communication SkillsLeadership Through AmbiguityOrganizational Change Management

Tools & Technologies

Content Management SystemsRule/Template Authoring PlatformsOn-Device Machine LearningModel RuntimesHeterogeneous Hardware Inference

Industry Keywords

Detection Content EngineeringCloud Detection PlatformPerformance BudgetsRegression GatesEnd-to-End Testing

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

CloudLinuxMacOS

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Own the multi-year strategy, architecture, and roadmap for on-sensor detection, including execution engines, template and pattern frameworks, process classification, and content delivery infrastructure
Lead and grow an organization of managers and senior engineers across multiple teams
Own hiring, coaching, performance, and succession across the organization
Be accountable for detection efficacy and endpoint footprint, including CPU, memory, and I/O costs
Establish performance budgets, regression gates, and fleet health SLOs
Ensure safe delivery of detection content through pre-release validation, staged channel-file deployment, rollback, exclusion management, and end-to-end testing across OS platforms and sensor versions
Drive on-sensor intelligence, including process classification for AI and agentic workloads and runtime foundations for on-sensor model inference
Partner with detection content engineering, core sensor, Cloud Detection Platform, and product management on hybrid sensor/cloud detection architecture
Reduce support escalation volume, maintain trustworthy test infrastructure, and streamline release operations
Manage escalations and cross-team dependencies
Represent the platform in architecture and planning forums across the product organization
Drive annual operating plan and organizational planning for the area
Lead a platform whose detection engines execute on hundreds of millions of endpoints in real time

Requirements

What you’ll need

10+ years of software engineering experience
5+ years managing engineering teams
2+ years managing managers
Deep endpoint experience, including EDR/endpoint security agents
Knowledge of OS internals across Windows, macOS, and Linux
Experience with performance and compatibility discipline for endpoint software
Experience safely delivering software and content updates to very large distributed fleets
Track record of accountability for strategic outcomes over one-to-two-year horizons
Strong architectural judgment, including efficacy-versus-footprint tradeoffs and build/buy/consolidate decisions
Experience managing incident response, release safety, fleet health monitoring, and escalation management
Ability to lead through ambiguity, organizational change, competing priorities, and cross-team dependencies
Excellent communication skills with executives, peers, and engineers
Proven experience utilizing AI technologies to enhance decision-making, streamline workflows and processes, improve efficiency, and drive business outcomes
Bonus: Domain experience in detection engineering, malware analysis, or threat intelligence
Bonus: Experience with MITRE ATT&CK evaluations
Bonus: Experience with detection-as-code, content management systems, or rule/template authoring platforms
Bonus: Experience with on-device ML, model runtimes, inference on heterogeneous hardware, or resource-constrained model deployment
Bonus: Experience integrating AI-assisted or agentic workflows into engineering practice

Benefits

Comp & perks

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
Bonuses
Equity grants
Health insurance
401k
Paid time off