Principal Software Engineer, Workers Deploy & Config
Core
Build critical large-scale systems for Cloudflare's serverless edge developer platform, enabling developers to deploy, configure, and manage Workers globally.
Role type
Principal Software Engineer (Distributed Systems & Platform Architecture)
Builds
The Workers control plane, foundational primitives for Pages and R2, and global developer platform infrastructure.
Domain
Cloud infrastructure, distributed systems, serverless computing, developer platforms.
Deliverable
production ML models | product features | infrastructure
Required skills
Go, Kubernetes, distributed systems architecture, RESTful API design, observability (Prometheus/Grafana), system re-engineering, technical strategy, mentorship.
Preferred skills
C++ or Rust, control plane experience, Cloudflare Workers/Pages, React, GraphQL, RPC.
Responsibilities
Lead architectural evolution and multi-year strategy for the Workers control plane; identify high-leverage technical challenges; re-engineer core services for exponential traffic growth; architect foundational primitives; own stability and efficiency of customer-facing systems; establish rigorous benchmarks for API responsiveness; participate in on-call rotation; collaborate with leadership on roadmaps; serve as primary technical representative in design forums; mentor mid-level and senior engineers; investigate and apply emerging technologies.
Seniority
Principal, hands-on IC with strategy & mentorship
