Systems Engineer, Edge
Core
Design, write, and deliver software to improve Cloudflare's Edge platform, managing and scaling distributed systems for the world's largest network ecosystem.
Role type
Senior Systems Engineer (Edge Infrastructure)
Builds
Scalable software services, APIs, and automation tools for the global Edge network
Domain
Internet infrastructure, distributed systems, network security
Deliverable
production ML models | product features | infrastructure
Required skills
distributed Linux/Unix environments, high-level programming (Golang, Python), configuration management (Saltstack, Chef, Puppet, Ansible), networking protocols (Layer 3-7 OSI), performance analysis and debugging, SQL databases (Postgres, MySQL), load balancing and reverse proxies (Nginx), Key/Value stores (Redis), Internet working and BGP
Preferred skills
continuous integration and delivery (CI/CD), 24/7/365 service environment experience, high-bandwidth transit Internet working and routing, tooling and automation
Technologies
Golang, Python, Saltstack, Chef, Puppet, Ansible, Nginx, Redis, Postgres, MySQL
Responsibilities
Design and deliver software to improve the Edge platform; Scale and evolve systems through software and automation; Manage and support the largest distributed edge system via on-call rotation; Collaborate to design and implement scalable solutions; Participate in knowledge sharing and mentoring; Research and introduce cutting-edge technologies for large-scale tools
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC
