Senior Systems Engineer, Cloudflare
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$168-206k
Salary based on USD and may vary in further locations. + Equity Plan + ESPP
Web performance and security platform
Be an early applicant
Web performance and security platform
1001+ employees
Be an early applicant
$168-206k
Salary based on USD and may vary in further locations. + Equity Plan + ESPP
1001+ employees
Company mission
Cloudflare's mission is to help build a better Internet that is bold and ambitious.
Role
Who you are
- Minimum 6 years of experience working with distributed systems
- Experience building and managing high volume software applications
- Solid understanding of computer science fundamentals including data structures, algorithms, and object-oriented or functional design
- Knowledge of at least one modern strongly-typed programming language: we primarily use Rust, TypeScript, and Go
- Experience debugging, optimizing and identifying failure modes in a large-scale distributed system
Desirable
- Experience building and managing a large scale data storage platform
- Experience working in low-latency real time environments such as game streaming, game engine architecture, high frequency trading, payment systems
- Experience working in a non-garbage collected language such as Rust or C++
- Experience writing Javascript and Typescript.Deep Linux / UNIX systems knowledge
What the job involves
- As a Senior Engineer focused on Cloudflare's storage and database products, you will shape the future of industry-leading services that redefine what is possible for developers
- We don't just copy what other cloud providers do; we work backward from developer needs, reimagining solutions by leveraging our unique global network
- This network brings data closer to users for unparalleled performance, allows for granular control to meet data residency requirements, and provides a platform for truly innovative data products
- You will own your code from inception to release, delivering solutions at all layers of the software stack to empower Cloudflare customers
- On any given day, you might be architecting a new globally distributed data consistency model, optimizing storage engine performance, or designing a novel API for a new data-centric product
- You can expect to interact with a variety of languages and technologies including, but not limited to JavaScript, Typescript, Rust, and C++
Our take
Cloudflare is a multi-service global network that provides web security and infrastructure, DDoS mitigation services, and a content delivery network. Founded in 2009, Cloudflare has risen to become an industry giant, with around 25 million global internet properties on its network.
Cloudflare has been responsible for a number of admirable initiatives, offering free web protection to human rights groups, journalists, artists, and US election websites. This goes some way to counteracting the flak Cloudflare has received in some circles for the controversial groups and users who use its services. This chequered history, however, has not affected its over 80% market share in the content delivery network field.
This is perhaps in part because it has proven sharp at staying abreast of the rapidly morphing tech and digital space and customer demands. For example, Cloudflare is shifting to 100% renewable energy usage to create a zero-emissions internet, and in 2020 released a feature that would help users navigate data privacy regulations by selecting where their data is stored.
The cloud infrastructure market reached $53 billion in 2022. While the Big 3 (Amazon, Microsoft, and Google) own 65% of the market, that still leaves billions of dollars left for companies such as Cloudflare. Its ambitious and successful work is likely to continue being a crucial feature of the web, but in 2023, placed it in the crosshairs of hackers looking to exploit its infrastructure. The beginning of 2024 saw Cloudflare vow to bolster its security and patch vulnerabilities.
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Insights
16% employee growth in 12 months
Company
Company benefits
- Minimum 8 weeks of paid parental leave
- Equal opportunity employer
- Unlimited paid time off policy
- Work from home opportunities
- Medical, Dental & Vision Insurance
- Life Insurance, Disability Insurance
- 401(k) plans
- Family planning and fertility program
- Gym discounts
- Commuter Benefits Program
Company HQ
China Basin, San Francisco, CA
Leadership
Lee Holloway
(Lead Engineer)Lee started their career as an Engineer at Homewarehouse for a year before working at Unspam Technologies for 4 years. They co-created Project Honey Pot in 2004 and Cloudflare in March 2009, serving as Lead Engineer of both to present.
Michelle Zatlyn
(President & COO)Having worked for Investor Economics and I Love Rewards for a combined 4 years, Michelle worked at Toshiba for 3 years as a Product Manager. She then co-founded Cloudflare in 2009 as COO, and has served as President since 2020. She is also a Board Member at Atlassian.
Matthew Prince
(CEO)Matthew studied for an MBA at Harvard Business School before co-founding Unspam Technologies in December 2001, and Cloudflare as CEO in March 2009.
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