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Take-home Event System Design, Code Review and a Redis-style Cache

CrowdstrikeSoftware Engineer · Senior+ · Onsite · Jan 2026

I wanted a job with a more flexible schedule so I could be home more with my family and my young daughter. I prepped for just one month, using an online system design course, and came out with an offer from CrowdStrike. On paper it was a sideways move, Sr. SDE where I am now to Sr. SDE there, but the offer came in about 15% above my current pay. Most of my prep time went into the system design co…

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