Senior Systems Engineer - Orpheus / Argo Smart Routing

Cloudflare

  • Remote, OR
  • $168,000-187,000 per year
  • Permanent
  • Full-time
  • 1 month ago
Available Locations: US Remote, Canada, Mexico CityWhat You'll DoThe Orpheus team was formed to own a very important aspect of Cloudflare's systems: enable more reliable network connectivity for Cloudflare's products than the Internet itself provides.Almost all products in Cloudflare's portfolio are or will be powered by Orpheus technology, including CDN, Spectrum, Magic Transit, Stream, Workers, Workers AI, R2, WARP, and more. As a member of the Orpheus team, you'll be a key technical contributor to the cutting edge network software infrastructure used by those products.You will work closely with various Engineering teams to translate their requirements into new capabilities on the platform. Likewise you will partner with Network Engineering and SRE to ensure that the technology makes the best use of Cloudflare's world-class edge 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 Rust, Go, Linux networking, ClickHouse, PostgreSQL, Grafana, Kubernetes, and more.Engineering teams at Cloudflare operate a Run What You Build model, including ours. We are responsible for the health of our system and participate in our team's on-call rotation as part of operational responsibilities.Because you'll be solving problems of massive scale and significance, 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.Examples of Desirable Skills, Knowledge, and Experience
  • Systems-level programming experience in Go, Rust, C, or C++. We use Rust extensively, and while experience with the language isn't required a willingness to learn it is.
  • A solid grasp of networking protocols in Layers 3 and 4 of the OSI Model.
  • Knowledge of HTTP, TLS, and CDN networks.
  • Experience in implementing secure and highly-available distributed systems.
  • Strong ability to debug issues in complex systems.
  • Strong collaboration and communication skills.
  • Experience/interest in HTTP networking and VPN technologies.
  • Experience/interest in network performance monitoring and tuning
Bonus Points
  • Knowledge of TCP/IP and Internet routing.
  • Professional systems-level programming experience in Rust.
  • Working knowledge of statistical-analysis techniques and control theory.
  • Experience building tools and APIs.
  • Experience with monitoring, alerting, and debugging large-scale distributed systems
  • Experience participating in an on-call rotation.
CompensationCompensation may be adjusted depending on work location.
  • For Colorado-based hires: Estimated annual salary of $168,000 - $187,000.
  • For New York City, Washington, and California (excluding Bay Area) based hires:): Estimated annual salary of $187,000 - $208,000
  • For Bay Area-based hires: Estimated annual salary of $196,000 - $218,000.
EquityThis role is eligible to participate in Cloudflare's equity plan.BenefitsCloudflare 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
  • Medical/Rx Insurance
  • Dental Insurance
  • Vision Insurance
  • Flexible Spending Accounts
  • Commuter Spending Accounts
  • Fertility & Family Forming Benefits
  • On-demand mental health support and Employee Assistance Program
  • Global Travel Medical Insurance
Financial Benefits
  • Short and Long Term Disability Insurance
  • Life & Accident Insurance
  • 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan
  • Employee Stock Participation Plan
Time Off
  • Flexible paid time off covering vacation and sick leave
  • Leave programs, including parental, pregnancy health, medical, and bereavement leave
Blogs to link to!https://blog.cloudflare.com/orpheus/

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