# Engineering Manager, SDET - AI Detection and Response (AIDR) (Hybrid) at CrowdStrike

- Company: CrowdStrike
- What the company does: CrowdStrike is a global cybersecurity leader with an advanced cloud-native platform for protecting endpoints, cloud workloads, identities and data. Backed by Accel, ICONIQ and IVP.
- Company website: http://www.crowdstrike.com
- Type: Startups (AI role)
- Level: Senior
- Location: USA - Sunnyvale, CA
- Work setup: On-site
- Pay: $140K to $215K base salary per year (USD)
- Posted: 2026-10-07
- Apply by: 2026-11-21
- Apply: https://crowdstrike.wd5.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/crowdstrikecareers/job/USA---Sunnyvale-CA/Engineering-Manager--SDET---AI-Detection-and-Response--AIDR---Hybrid-_R29846?utm_source=1752vc&utm_medium=careers
- Page: https://www.1752.vc/careers/jobs/crowdstrike-engineering-manager-sdet-ai-detection-and-response-aidr-hybrid/

## About the role

CrowdStrike is seeking an experienced SDET Engineering Manager to lead our quality engineering efforts within the AI Detection and Response (AIDR) team. In this role, you will lead a team of SDETs responsible for end-to-end validation of AIDR services — a platform that processes millions of AI security events per second and manages petabytes of critical AI data. Found on 1752vc Careers, the job board for startup and VC roles.

## What they're looking for

- 10+ years of experience in software development/SDET roles, with at least 3+ years in an engineering management role leading SDET or quality engineering teams
- Strong hands-on coding ability — able to write production-quality test frameworks, debug complex distributed systems, and contribute meaningfully to the codebase when the team needs it
- Proven experience building testing frameworks and tooling for Cloud SaaS products or similar SOA at scale
- Experience defining and driving testing strategy at a team or organizational level
- Strong debugging skills: ability to spot design flaws, race conditions, and performance bottlenecks in complex distributed architectures
- Expertise in at least one of: Golang, Python, Java, or JavaScript/TypeScript — Go is our primary backend language, but strong engineers in any of these are welcome


Source: 1752vc Careers, https://www.1752.vc/careers/jobs/crowdstrike-engineering-manager-sdet-ai-detection-and-response-aidr-hybrid/