Senior System Engineer
Core
Build software solutions to improve network resilience and reduce engineering operational toil for Cloudflare's global network.
Role type
Senior System Engineer (Network Automation & Infrastructure)
Builds
Network automation tools, infrastructure services, and CI/CD pipelines for a global network spanning hundreds of cities.
Domain
Internet Infrastructure / Network Engineering / Distributed Systems
Deliverable
production ML models | product features | infrastructure
Required skills
Linux internals, containerization (Docker, Kubernetes), Infrastructure as Code (IaC), CI/CD automation, Python or Golang, Observability (Prometheus, Grafana, distributed tracing), Systems Design, AI tool usage
Preferred skills
Networking (Layer 2/3, gRPC/gNMI, NETCONF), Configuration management (Ansible, Chef, Saltstack), State-reconciliation systems
Technologies
Docker, Kubernetes, Python, Golang, Prometheus, Grafana, Ansible, Chef, Saltstack, gRPC, NETCONF
Responsibilities
Design reliable, fault-tolerant distributed systems; develop and maintain network automation tools; leverage AI tools to streamline workflows; manage internal and external customer requirements.
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC
