Distributed Systems Engineer

  • Remote - Worldwide

Remote

Software Development

Mid-level

Summary

Join us in our mission to help build a better internet for everyone! We're looking for an experienced and highly motivated engineer to join our team and contribute to our analytical database platform.

Requirements

  • 3+ years of experience working in software development covering distributed systems, and databases
  • Strong programming skills (C++ is preferable), as well as a deep understanding of software development best practices and principles
  • Strong knowledge of SQL and database internals, including experience with database design, optimization, and performance tuning
  • A solid foundation in computer science, including algorithms, data structures, distributed systems, and concurrency
  • Ability to work collaboratively in a team environment, as well as communicate effectively with other teams across Cloudflare
  • Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, as well as the ability to work independently and proactively identify and solve issues

Responsibilities

  • Develop and implement new platform components for the Cloudflare Analytical Database Platform to improve functionality and performance
  • Add more database clusters to accommodate the growing volume of data generated by Cloudflare products and services
  • Monitor and maintain the performance and reliability of existing database platform clusters, and identify and troubleshoot any issues that may arise
  • Work to identify and remove bottlenecks within the analytics database platform, including optimizing query performance and streamlining data ingestion processes
  • Collaborate with the ClickHouse open-source community to add new features and functionality to the database, as well as contribute to the development of the upstream codebase
  • Collaborate with other teams across Cloudflare to understand their data needs and build solutions that empower them to make data-driven decisions
  • Participate in the development of the next generation of the database platform engine, including researching and evaluating new technologies and approaches that can improve the database's performance and scalability

Benefits

Cloudflare provides reasonable accommodations to qualified individuals with disabilities

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