Platform Engineer, Cloudflare
$111-149k
Salary dependent on location. + Equity Plan + ESPP
Web performance and security platform
Job no longer available
Web performance and security platform
1001+ employees
Job no longer available
$111-149k
Salary dependent on location. + 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
- Infrastructure and SRE: Familiarity with common methods of configuration management such as Terraform and experience building and operating corporate IT infrastructure and working with network engineering team members
- This includes exposure to reliability engineering, APN/NPM and troubleshooting infra, application, DNS, API etc. Issues
- 3-5+ years of experience with design, development, streamlining of Enterprise processes using automation and technical enablement
- Strong knowledge and administrative experience with collaboration tools such as Google Workspace, Slack, Jira, GitLab, etc
- Strong knowledge in Identity Access Management working cross functionally to enable employee lifecycle management, including both processes (e.g.. new hire onboarding) and technology
- Strong troubleshooting experience in both SaaS applications and branch office network environments. Comfortable working with and escalation to technical infra and app teams
- Experience in areas such as network engineering, service management, and endpoint management is desired, but not required
- Experience in Agile methodology and working in or with Agile teams
- Intermediate programming experience (Python, Golang, TypeScript, Bash, etc.) with experience applying automation with IT operational / infra space
- Excellent interpersonal and communication skills in written and spoken English
What the job involves
- We are seeking an experienced Systems / Collaboration Tooling Engineer to join our IT Operations Infrastructure team
- In this role, you will be a technical lead working closely with IT operational leadership to design and maintain critical corporate engineering applications and infrastructure
- Have a lead role to facilitate and build automation necessary for scale to a 5 billion dollar company in the next few years and beyond
- Coach and Mentor: As a Technical SME, collaborate with IT Operations and Leaders to through a growth mindset to enable the team through cross training, process improvement, and cross-functional collaboration as a trusted resource and point of escalation
- Design & Implementation: Administer and implement, to enterprise and security standards, SaaS enterprise applications common to companies in our space, including email, service desk, collaboration tooling, etc. Take a lead role in building or enabling both native and custom integrations; partnering closely with teams such as Enterprise Integration and Enterprise Applications
- Automation: Develop and implement automation scripts and tools (e.g., PowerShell, Python, Typescript, Ansible, REST API) to streamline routine tasks, improve efficiency, and reduce manual intervention
- Cloud Management and Access: Manage and optimize our public cloud environment, primarily operated in GCP and Google Workspace. Familiarity with SSO / SAML / SCIM and where access intersects with employee experience
- Security & Compliance: Maintain policy configurations and security best practices for Corporate Engineering applications, ensuring compliance with relevant industry standards and comfortable working with leadership and security partners. Familiarity with access attestation, change management, and participating in IT audits
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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Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
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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