Distributed Systems Engineer - Data Platform (Delivery, Database, Retrieval)

3+ years of experience working in software development covering distributed systems and databases.

Strong programming skills (Golang is preferable), as well as a deep understanding of software development best practices and principles.

Hands-on experience with modern observability stacks, including Prometheus, Grafana, and a strong understanding of handling high-cardinality metrics at scale.

Strong knowledge of SQL and database internals, including experience with database design, optimisation, and performance tuning.

A solid foundation in computer science, including algorithms, data structures, distributed systems, and concurrency.

Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with a willingness to debug, troubleshoot, and learn about complex problems at high scale.

Ability to work collaboratively in a team environment and communicate effectively with other teams across Cloudflare.

Experience with ClickHouse is a plus.

Experience with data streaming technologies (e.g., Kafka, Flink) is a plus.

Experience developing and scaling APIs, particularly GraphQL, is a plus.

Experience with Infrastructure as Code tools like SALT or Terraform is a plus.

Experience with Linux container technologies, such as Docker and Kubernetes, is a plus.

If you're passionate about building scalable and performant data platforms using cutting-edge technologies and want to work with a world-class team of engineers, then we want to hear from you! Join us in our mission to help build a better internet for everyone!

This role requires flexibility to be on-call outside of standard working hours to address technical issues as needed.

Compensation may be adjusted depending on work location.

For Portugal based hires: Estimated annual salary is between €54,000 - €91,000.

For Colorado based hires: Estimated annual salary of $136,000 - $187,000.

For Washington based hires: Estimated annual salary of $150,000 - $206,000

This role is eligible to participate in Cloudflare's equity plan.

We’re not just a highly ambitious, large-scale technology company. We’re a highly ambitious, large-scale technology company with a soul. Fundamental to our mission to help build a better Internet is protecting the free and open Internet.

Project Galileo: Since 2014, we've equipped more than 2,400 journalism and civil society organizations in 111 countries with powerful tools to defend themselves against attacks that would otherwise censor their work, technology already used by Cloudflare’s enterprise customers--at no cost.

Athenian Project: In 2017, we created the Athenian Project to ensure that state and local governments have the highest level of protection and reliability for free, so that their constituents have access to election information and voter registration. Since the project, we've provided services to more than 425 local government election websites in 33 states.

1.1.1.1: We released 1.1.1.1 to help fix the foundation of the Internet by building a faster, more secure and privacy-centric public DNS resolver. This is available publicly for everyone to use - it is the first consumer-focused service Cloudflare has ever released. Here’s the deal - we don’t store client IP addresses never, ever. We will continue to abide by our privacy commitment and ensure that no user data is sold to advertisers or used to target consumers.

Sound like something you’d like to be a part of? We’d love to hear from you!

Please note that applicants who progress to the offer stage of the interview process may be asked to attend an in-person interview within one of the Cloudflare Offices or Cloudflare Hubs. More details about this will be available at that stage of the interview process.

This position may require access to information protected under U.S. export control laws, including the U.S. Export Administration Regulations. Please note that any offer of employment may be conditioned on your authorization to receive software or technology controlled under these U.S. export laws without sponsorship for an export license.

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