Principal Systems Engineer, DevTools
Core
Build and operate AI-assisted development tools and platforms for thousands of Cloudflare engineers, improving developer productivity and experience.
Role type
Principal Systems Engineer (DevTools & AI)
Builds
AI coding tools, observability tools, internal MCP servers, AI agents, and CI/CD integrations for internal engineering teams.
Domain
Developer Experience (DevEx), AI/LLM tooling, Internal Platform Engineering
Deliverable
production ML models | product features | infrastructure
Required skills
TypeScript, Go, Rust, Bash, Kubernetes, debugging, source control, complex problem decomposition, mentoring
Preferred skills
LLM-based tool production experience, CI/CD systems, Cloudflare Workers/AI Gateway, on-premise Kubernetes at scale, platform engineering background, open-source contributions
Technologies
TypeScript, Go, Rust, Bash, Kubernetes, GitLab, Confluence, Jira, Backstage, CI/CD pipelines
Responsibilities
Ship features for AI coding tools, build and improve AI/observability tools, own internal MCP servers, build AI agents, maintain context engineering (configs/prompts), wire AI tooling into CI/CD, handle security/access controls, track adoption, triage support, own projects end-to-end, mentor teammates, prevent incidents
Seniority
Principal, hands-on IC with mentorship and end-to-end ownership