Software Engineer, Cloudflare
API and Zones
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Web performance and security platform
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Web performance and security platform
1001+ employees
Be an early applicant
+ Equity plan
1001+ employees
Company mission
Cloudflare's mission is to help build a better Internet that is bold and ambitious.
Role
Who you are
- This is a role for engineers that are familiar with standard backend backend architecture, and capable in database design and interaction
- We are looking for proficiency in RESTful API design, relational databases (SQL), and modern containerized deployment practices
- 3-5 years of professional experience building and managing software applications at large scale
- Deep knowledge of at least one modern programming language such as Go, Rust, JavaScript, PHP with strong computer science fundamentals
- Experience in designing and architecting large-scale distributed systems
- Passion for Observability (experience with Prometheus, Grafana, and Kibana are a plus, but not required)
- Experience designing, implementing, and documenting customer-facing APIs are a huge plus
- Solid knowledge of SQL and common relational database systems such as PostgreSQL
- Experience debugging, optimizing and identifying possible failures in a large-scale distributed system
- Some understanding of the Cloudflare developers platform (Workers, Durable Objects, Queues, etc)
- Experience with containers (Docker & Kubernetes)
What the job involves
- Cloudflare is looking for a backend engineer on our control plan product platform to help us build our customer APIs and our internal service APIs
- Our API platform is under constant load and scrutiny, so experience and commitment to easily understood and test code is also a key part of the role
- Your ability to visualize the flow of data through a complex application is critical to your success, and to the team’s
- You will be working closely with the product team to understand and document the functional needs of their product requirements, developing new code to solve new problems, as well as maintaining existing code to squash bugs
- Our tech stack includes services built using Go, Redis, Postgres, and Cloudflare products (e.g. Workers)
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 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 values
- Principled - We create our products and features with a global mindset and democratize important and innovative technologies that drive adoption of the latest standards
- Curious - Our team is made up of pioneering innovators that approach new challenges with interest and a desire to learn
- Transparent - We hold ourselves accountable when we make mistakes—and we do everything we can to learn from them
Company HQ
China Basin, San Francisco, CA
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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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