Systems Engineer, Edge

Up to 8 years of experience managing distributed systems

Proficiency in distributed Linux/Unix environments

Proficiency in high-level programming (e.g., Golang, Python)

Proficiency in configuration management (e.g., Saltstack, Chef, Puppet, Ansible)

Proficiency in networking protocols Layer 3-7 of the OSI model

Experience in performance analysis, debugging, and troubleshooting

Design, write, and deliver software that improves Cloudflare's Edge platform

Work on large scale systems:

Scale and evolve systems through software and automation to improve reliability and velocity

Maintain and manage distributed systems:

Manage and be part of the on-call rotation that supports the largest distributed edge system in the world.

Collaborate with other engineers to design and implement scalable solutions that support our growing user base.

Infrastructure Engineering is responsible for the world’s most reliable, observable, performant, and safe network ecosystem. Our customers rely on our products and systems to safely modify, troubleshoot, and release products without external impact.

Our external customers rely on us to provide seamless and predictable incident, traffic, policy management, resulting in the fastest and safest network services in the world.

We are accountable for the overall performance of internal and external facing services, guiding our product teams to optimal configurations and maximum efficiency. From the moment that a packet enters the Cloudflare ecosystem, we know exactly what its expected purpose and behavior is and we are capable of determining and exposing anomalous behavior.

The Cloudflare network makes it possible to solve challenges at massive scale and efficiency which would be impossible for almost any other organization.