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.
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: UK, Germany, Portugal or Netherlands
Database Platform
We build and manage an internal PostgreSQL platform and supporting tools that allow engineers to rapidly build, deploy and operate the services that make Cloudflare work. This platform spans multiple regions and colo facilities. The team is responsible for delivering a platform that’s easy for developers to use with operational visibility they need to deliver a high quality of service, while also keeping the platform stable and highly available.
Responsibilities
- Develop automation solutions, command-line tools, and utilities to automate various aspects of database platform management, configuration, monitoring, scaling, backup and recovery.
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams to understand requirements and design and implement automation solutions that meet the needs of the organization.
- Drive the adoption of self-service capabilities for database lifecycle management, empowering teams to perform routine tasks independently
- Design and implement APIs and interfaces for interacting with the database platform programmatically, enabling integration with other systems and tools.
- Ensure the reliability, scalability and performance of automation solutions by implementing best practices and conducting testing.
- Document automation solutions, APIs, and workflows to facilitate knowledge sharing and enable effective collaboration across teams.
- Provide technical support and assistance to internal teams using automation tools and utilities, troubleshooting issues and resolving challenges as needed.
Requirements
- Formal computer science background (BS/MS in Computer Science or equivalent)
- Experience as a programmer with operational ownership of the software you’ve written.
- Proficiency in programming languages such as Go, Python with a strong understanding of software engineering principles and best practices.
- Experience with web technologies such as HTML, CSS, JavaScript.
- Direct experience in shipping, supporting, and managing automation tools, distributed systems while catering to various cross-functional teams.
- Experience with containerization technologies like Docker and Kubernetes.
- Experience with configuration management software like SaltStack, Ansible, Terraform.
- Experience with alerting and monitoring tools such as Prometheus, Grafana, and Kibana.
- Knowledge of a traditional relational database system, preferably PostgreSQL.
Bonus Points
- Experience designing multi-tenant database solutions, capacity planning, designing for failover, fault-tolerance, and disaster recovery.
- Experience writing, debugging, and tuning SQL.
- Experience working with Vue.js
What Makes Cloudflare Special?
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: We equip politically and artistically important organizations and journalists 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: We created 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.
Path Forward Partnership: Since 2016, we have partnered with Path Forward, a nonprofit organization, to create 16-week positions for mid-career professionals who want to get back to the workplace after taking time off to care for a child, parent, or loved one.
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!
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 person's, 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.
Cloudflare provides reasonable accommodations to qualified individuals with disabilities. Please tell us if you require a reasonable accommodation to apply for a job. Examples of reasonable accommodations include, but are not limited to, changing the application process, providing documents in an alternate format, using a sign language interpreter, or using specialized equipment. If you require a reasonable accommodation to apply for a job, please contact us via e-mail at hr@cloudflare.com or via mail at 101 Townsend St. San Francisco, CA 94107.
