Principal Algorithms Researcher (remote)

CrowdStrike CrowdStrike · Enterprise · VA · Remote

CrowdStrike is seeking a Principal Algorithms Researcher to invent new AI/ML algorithms and learning methods for cybersecurity problems, scaling them to petabytes of data. The role involves working at the intersection of AI and Threat Research, understanding analyst workflows, and defining research challenges. The ideal candidate will have expertise in building AI and agentic systems, driving data science projects, and a PhD or equivalent experience. The role primarily focuses on data (L0) but also involves building agentic systems (L4).

What you'd actually do

  1. Work at the intersection of Artificial Intelligence and Threat Research
  2. Work closely with subject matter experts in cybersecurity to understand analyst workflows and their security operations procedures
  3. Coalesce stakeholder, user, and researcher understandings of the problem, and determine the scope of what is possible, impossible, and a worthy research challenge
  4. Invent new algorithms and learning methods for the unique problems we face in cybersecurity, and scale them to run on petabytes of data.
  5. Keep track of developments in the field of Artificial Intelligence and identify, define, and prioritize areas for research

Skills

Required

  • PhD or equivalent experience in Computer Science, Machine Learning, Statistics, or similar technically relevant field
  • Expertise in building AI and agentic systems
  • Expertise in driving objective-driven data science projects
  • Leadership experience to drive a technical vision
  • Effective communicator and planner

Nice to have

  • Familiarity with cybersecurity and Threat Research
  • Publication record
  • Thirsty for knowledge
  • Analytically minded

What the JD emphasized

  • Define the balance in measurable, objective, and cost-effective criteria to judge the progress of our research
  • 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
  • A publication record demonstrating technical communication and execution

Other signals

  • Invent new algorithms and learning methods for the unique problems we face in cybersecurity
  • 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