Cloudflare
Technology
DistributedSystemsEngineer,AnalyticalDatabasePlatform
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“Distributed Systems Engineer, Analytical Database Platform at Cloudflare. Skills: Distributed systems, Analytical database, ClickHouse. Develop platform components. Implement platform components”
Industry & Context.
Analytical; Problem-solving; Proactive issue identification
What They're Looking For.
Must Have
3+ years software development, Distributed systems experience, Databases experience, Golang programming skills, Python programming skills, C++ programming skills, SQL knowledge, Database internals knowledge, Computer science foundation, Algorithms knowledge, Data structures knowledge, Concurrency knowledge, Team environment work, Effective communication skills, Analytical skills, Problem-solving skills, Independent work ability, Proactive issue identification
Nice to Have
ClickHouse experience, SALT experience, Terraform experience, Linux container technologies experience, Docker experience, Kubernetes experience
What You'll Do.
Develop platform components
Implement platform components
Add database clusters
Monitor cluster performance
Maintain cluster reliability
Troubleshoot database issues
Optimize query performance
Streamline data ingestion
Collaborate with community
Contribute to codebase
Understand data needs
Participate in development
Research new technologies
Evaluate new technologies
How You'll Work.
Team & Collaboration
Collaborate in team; Communicate with teams
Communication Scope
Effective communication
Full Job Description
About Us At Cloudflare, we are on a mission to help build a better Internet. Today the company runs one of the world’s largest networks that powers millions of websites and other Internet properties for customers ranging from individual bloggers to SMBs to Fortune 500 companies. Cloudflare protects and accelerates any Internet application online without adding hardware, installing software, or changing a line of code. Internet properties powered by Cloudflare all have web traffic routed through its intelligent global network, which gets smarter with every request. As a result, they see significant improvement in performance and a decrease in spam and other attacks. Cloudflare was named to Entrepreneur Magazine’s Top Company Cultures list and ranked among the World’s Most Innovative Companies by Fast Company. At Cloudflare, we’re not looking for people who wait for a polished roadmap; we’re looking for the builders who see the cracks in the Internet that everyone else has simply learned to live with. We value candidates who have the instinct to spot a "normalized" problem and the AI-native curiosity to create a solution using the latest tools. Our culture is built on iteration, leveraging AI to ship faster today to make it better tomorrow, while ensuring that every improvement, no matter how small, is shared across the team to lift everyone up. If you’re the type of person who values curiosity over bureaucracy, and that AI is a partner in solving tough problems to keep the Internet moving forward, you’ll fit right in. Locations Available: Austin (US) About Role We are looking for an experienced and highly motivated engineer to join our team and contribute to our analytical database platform. The platform is a critical component of Cloudflare Analytics which provides real-time visibility into the health and performance of Cloudflare customers' online properties. The team builds and maintains a high-performance, scalable database platform powered by ClickHouse, optimiz
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