Production Engineer Core Platform at Cloudflare

About UsAt 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: AustinAbout the roleAs an engineer on one of our Production Engineering teams youll be building the tools to help engineers deploy and operate the services that make Cloudflare work. Our mission is to provide a reliable yet flexible platform to help product teams release new software efficiently and safely. Youll be building the private cloud that Cloudflare developers leverage to build Cloudflare itself. Core platforms we operate at Cloudflare include:KubernetesKafkaDeveloper tools CI and CD systemsVault ConsulTerraformTemporal WorkflowsCloudflare Developer PlatformWhat Youll DoBuild software that automates the operation of large highly-available distributed systems.Ensure platform security and guide security best practicesDocument your work and guide fellow developers towards optimal solutionsContribute back to the open source communityLeave code better than we found itWhat Youll NeedRecent career experience with Go or Python and at least 3 years experience in the role of full-time software engineer (any language). Rust is an added bonus.Experience with deploying and managing services using Docker on LinuxA firm grasp of IP networking load balancing and DNSExcellent debugging skills in a distributed systems environmentSource control experience including branching merging and rebasing (we use git)The ability to break down complex problems and drive towards a solutionBe passionate about improving User ExperienceBonus PointsExperience with Deployment StatefulSets Persistent Volumes Claims Ingresses CRDs on KubernetesOperational experience deploying and managing large systems on bare metalExperience as a Site Reliability Engineer (SRE) for a large-scale companyYou have practical knowledge of web and systems performance and extensively used tracing tools like ebpf and strace.Alerting and monitoring (Prometheus/Alert Manager) Configuration Management (salt)What Makes Cloudflare SpecialWere 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.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 or via mail at 101 Townsend St. San Francisco CA 94107. Key Skills Lean Manufacturing,Python,Root cause Analysis,5S,gRPC,New Relic,Linux,Production Management,Shell Scripting,Manufacturing,Troubleshooting,Application Support Employment Type : Full Time Experience: years Vacancy: 1