Principal Algorithms Researcher (Remote) at CrowdStrike

You are an experienced researcher with a PhD or equivalent background in machine learning, statistics, or computer science. You have a track record of driving t

Work type: remote

Location: USA - Remote

Salary: $195,000 – $290,000/yr

Type: Full-time

Summary

You are an experienced researcher with a PhD or equivalent background in machine learning, statistics, or computer science. You have a track record of driving technical vision and building complex AI or agentic systems. **What makes it worth a look...** CrowdStrike offers a base salary between $195,000 and $290,000 per year for this fully remote position within the USA. You will lead research initiatives at a global scale, working with a massive repository of over 2000 terabytes of malware samples and behavioral data. **You might be a good fit if you...** * Possess deep expertise in developing machine learning and deep learning algorithms. * Have a verifiable publication record in high-quality venues like NeurIPS, KDD, or CVPR. * Can translate complex cybersecurity analyst workflows into technical research roadmaps. * Are comfortable scaling algorithmic solutions to process petabytes of daily data.

Job Description

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. 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:

The Data Science team is expanding and is looking for an experienced R&D leader for machine learning, deep learning, and algorithms to join our team. CrowdStrike’s cybersecurity data is one-of-a-kind: we process nearly a trillion behavioral events per day and have over 2000 terabytes of malware samples in our research repository.

What You’ll Do:

• Work at the intersection of Artificial Intelligence and Threat Research

• Work closely with subject matter experts in cybersecurity to understand analyst workflows and their security operations procedures

• Coalesce stakeholder, user, and researcher understandings of the problem, and determine the scope of what is possible, impossible, and a worthy research challenge

• Invent new algorithms and learning methods for the unique problems we face in cybersecurity, and scale them to run on petabytes of data.

• Keep track of developments in the field of Artificial Intelligence and identify, define, and prioritize areas for research

• Define the balance in measurable, objective, and cost-effective criteria to judge the progress of our researchWhat You’ll Need:

• Expertise in building AI and agentic systems

• Expertise in driving objective-driven data science projects

• Leadership or equivalent experience to drive a technical vision, and strike the balance between independent execution and socializing progress and risks

• Some familiarity with cybersecurity and Threat Research

• Effective communicator and planner that can build consensus within a large project team

• A PhD. Or equivalent experience in Computer Science, Machine Learning, Statistics, or similar technically relevant field

• Passionate about cybersecurity, with a firm understanding of the problem space or passionate about applying your machine learning skillset to new domain areas such as cybersecurity

• A publication record demonstrating technical communication and execution (e.g., publications at AAAI, KDD, CVPR, ACL, NeurIPS, and other high quality venues)

• Thirsty for knowledge and do not hesitate to step outside of your comfort zone to learn new technologies, algorithms and concepts

• Analytically minded: never afraid to drill down into a data-set, or debug-deeper into an unfamiliar codebase

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Benefits of Working at CrowdStrike:

• 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

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