Sr. Data Scientist, CharlotteAI

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. We work on large scale distributed systems, processing almost 3 trillion events per day and this traffic is growing daily. 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:

CrowdStrike is seeking an experienced Data Scientist to join our Charlotte AI team, where you'll be at the forefront of developing the next generation of AI-powered security analysts. Charlotte AI represents a groundbreaking generative AI security analyst that leverages the world's highest-fidelity security data, seamlessly integrated with CrowdStrike's industry-leading threat intelligence. This role offers a unique opportunity to apply cutting-edge machine learning techniques to revolutionize how security professionals of all skill levels interact with and derive insights from the Falcon Platform.

As a Data Scientist on the Charlotte AI team, you'll work at the intersection of advanced AI/ML research and practical cybersecurity applications. You'll have access to vast, proprietary security datasets, significant GPU computing infrastructure, and the opportunity to see your innovations directly impact how organizations defend against cyber threats. This position combines the intellectual rigor of research with the satisfaction of building production systems that protect millions of users worldwide.

About Charlotte AI:

Charlotte AI is CrowdStrike's pioneering generative AI security analyst, representing over a decade of AI innovation in cybersecurity. Using recent advances in Large Language Models, Charlotte AI empowers users of all skill levels to leverage the vast data available in the Falcon Platform while reducing security operations complexity and cost. It's a first-of-its-kind offering that transforms how security teams investigate threats, analyze incidents, and protect their organizations.

Learn more about Charlotte AI: https://www.crowdstrike.com/products/charlotte-ai/

What You'll Do:

• Design and develop LLM-based models for integration into Charlotte AI, focusing on practical applications that enhance security analyst workflows and decision-making

• Research and prototype new AI/ML techniques to expand Charlotte AI's capabilities in areas like threat reasoning, incident summarization, and interactive security analysis

• Build and optimize data pipelines for training custom LLMs on security-specific datasets, ensuring high-quality model performance in production environments

• Implement mechanistic explainability and interpretability features to ensure Charlotte AI's recommendations are transparent and trustworthy for security professionals

• Collaborate with engineering teams to translate ML innovations into scalable, fault-tolerant microservices using modern cloud technologies

• Continuously monitor and improve model performance through rigorous testing, A/B experimentation, and deployment of updated fine-tuned models

• Work with massive-scale security data (processing 3 trillion events daily) to extract actionable insights and identify emerging threat patterns

• Partner with product managers and security experts to align model capabilities with real-world security operations needs

• Contribute to the broader ML community through publications, patents, and open-source contributions while maintaining CrowdStrike's thought leadership in AI-powered security

What You'll Need:

• 5+ years of applied machine learning experience developing and deploying production ML systems

• Strong foundation in machine learning fundamentals, including GenAI, deep learning, natu