Systems Engineer Traffic Management

About Us

At Cloudflare we are on a mission to help build a better Internet. Today the company runs one of the worlds 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 Magazines Top Company Cultures list and ranked among the Worlds Most Innovative Companies by Fast Company.

We realize people do not fit into neat boxes. We are looking for curious and empathetic individuals who are committed to developing themselves and learning new skills and we are ready to help you do that. We cannot complete our mission without building a diverse and inclusive team. We hire the best people based on an evaluation of their potential and support them throughout their time at Cloudflare. Come join us!

Available Locations : London UK or Lisbon Portugal

Role Summary

The Traffic Management is responsible for the systems that dynamically route traffic flows into through and from Cloudflares global network.

We dont just manage one companys traffic; they manage traffic for numerous products and millions of customers from individual websites to major enterprises. This team is at the heart of Cloudflares mission to make the internet faster safer and more reliable.

Role Responsibilities

As a member of the team you will build and extend various traffic management and supporting systems. You will work closely with Network Engineering Product Engineering Network Strategy and other teams to collaborate on ambitious initiatives to make the best use of Cloudflares global network.

You will participate in all stages of the software development lifecycle : from designing and documenting systems to writing code and automated tests to planning managing and monitoring production software deployments. You will work with a wide range of technologies and programming languages including Go Python Rust eBPF ClickHouse Salt PostgreSQL Prometheus Kubernetes and more.

Our team at Cloudflare operates under a Run What You Build model. This means we are responsible for the health of our systems and actively participate in our teams on-call rotation as part of our operational duties.

Because youll be solving problems of massive scale and significance and shaping the future of reliability and performance on the Internet you are a growth-oriented individual who enjoys being outside of your comfort zone. You are comfortable in a fast-paced but sensible work environment. You value curiosity and empathy and lead with these values.

Role Requirements

Must-Have Skills

• Minimum of 2 years of engineering experience with networking and / or distributed systems.
• Systems-level programming experience in Go Python Rust C or C
• A solid grasp of networking protocols in Layers 3 and 4 of the OSI Model.
• Knowledge / interest in HTTP TLS and CDN networks.
• Experience / interest in network performance monitoring and tuning
• Strong collaboration and communication skills.

Bonus Points

Equity

This role is eligible to participate in Cloudflares equity plan.

Benefits

Cloudflare offers a complete package of benefits and programs to support you and your family. Our benefits programs can help you pay health care expenses support caregiving build capital for the future and make life a little easier and fun! The below is a description of our benefits for employees in the United States and benefits may vary for employees based outside the U.S.

Health & Welfare Benefits

Financial Benefits

Time Off

What Makes Cloudflare Special

Were not just a highly ambitious large-scale technology company. Were 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 weve equipped more than 2400 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 Cloudflares 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 weve 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. Heres the deal - we dont 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 youd like to be a part of Wed love to hear from you!

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.

Cloudflare is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We are committed to providing equal employment opportunity for all people and place great value in both diversity and inclusiveness. All qualified applicants will be considered for employment without regard to their or any other persons perceived or actual race color religion sex gender gender identity gender expression sexual orientation national origin ancestry citizenship age physical or mental disability medical condition family care status or any other basis protected by law. We are an AA / Veterans / Disabled Employer.

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Required Experience :

IC

Key Skills

Environment,Academics,Javase,Cost Estimation,Fire,Business Studies

Employment Type : Full Time

Experience : years

Vacancy : 1