About Cloudflare
At Cloudflare, we are on a mission to help build a better Internet. Cloudflare protects and accelerates any Internet application online without adding hardware, installing software, or changing a line of code. Cloudflare runs one of the world’s largest networks powering millions of websites and Internet properties for customers from individual bloggers to Fortune 500 companies. Cloudflare was named to Entrepreneur Magazine’s Top Company Cultures list and ranked among the World’s Most Innovative Companies by Fast Company. We are committed to building a diverse and inclusive team and hire the best people based on potential while supporting them throughout their time at Cloudflare. Locations available: London (UK), Lisbon (Portugal).
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, providing 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, optimized for analytical workloads. We help our customers—internal and external—gain a deeper understanding of their online properties, identify trends and patterns, and make informed decisions about how to optimize their web performance, security, and other key metrics. Our mission is to empower customers to leverage their data to drive better outcomes for their business.
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 to improve performance and scalability.
Key qualifications
* 3+ years of experience in software development covering distributed systems and databases.
* Strong programming skills (Golang, Python, C++ preferred) and good software development practices.
* Strong knowledge of SQL and database internals, including design, optimization, and performance tuning.
* Solid foundation in computer science (algorithms, data structures, distributed systems, concurrency).
* Ability to work collaboratively in a team and communicate effectively with other teams across Cloudflare.
* Strong analytical and problem-solving skills; able to work independently and proactively address issues.
* Experience with ClickHouse is a plus.
* Experience with SALT or Terraform is a plus.
* Experience with Linux container technologies (Docker, Kubernetes) is a plus.
Additional information
If you’re passionate about building scalable and performant databases using cutting-edge technologies and want to work with a world-class team of engineers, we want to hear from you. This role may require on-call availability outside standard working hours. This position may require access to information protected under U.S. export control laws; offers may be conditioned on authorization to receive software or technology controlled under U.S. export laws without sponsorship for an export license.
Equal Opportunity
Cloudflare is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We provide equal employment opportunities to all qualified applicants regardless of race, color, religion, sex, gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, age, disability, or any other basis protected by law. We are an AA/Veterans/Disabled Employer. We also provide reasonable accommodations to qualified individuals with disabilities. If you require accommodations to apply, please contact us at hr@cloudflare.com or 101 Townsend St, San Francisco, CA 94107.
#J-18808-Ljbffr