Distributed Systems Engineer - Data Platform - Analytics and Alerts

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Responsibilities

• ▹Develop and enhance customer-facing APIs focusing on performance, reliability and an intuitive user experience
• ▹Design, build and maintain the near real-time alerting platform, from data processing and anomaly detection to reliable notification delivery
• ▹Optimize the performance of complex analytical queries that power APIs and dashboards, working closely with the database platform team
• ▹Create intuitive and powerful tools that let customers explore their data and configure meaningful alerts based on logs and metrics
• ▹Scale the API and alerting infrastructure to support a growing number of internal and external use cases
• ▹Collaborate with front-end engineers and product managers to define API contracts and deliver a seamless data experience
• ▹Ensure operational health of APIs and alerting systems via comprehensive monitoring and on-call rotation participation

Requirements

• ▹3+ years of experience in software development covering distributed systems and scalable APIs
• ▹Strong programming skills (Go preferable), with a deep understanding of best practices for building performant, customer-facing services
• ▹Hands-on experience with modern observability stacks (Prometheus, Grafana) and handling high-cardinality metrics at scale
• ▹Strong knowledge of SQL, with extensive experience in complex query optimization
• ▹Solid foundation in computer science: algorithms, data structures, distributed systems and concurrency
• ▹Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with willingness to debug and troubleshoot complex problems at scale
• ▹Ability to work collaboratively and communicate effectively with other teams across Cloudflare

Nice to have

• ▹Experience developing and scaling APIs, particularly GraphQL (strong plus)
• ▹Experience with data streaming technologies (e.g. Kafka, Flink) for real-time processing
• ▹Experience with Infrastructure as Code tools like SALT or Terraform
• ▹Experience with Linux container technologies such as Docker and Kubernetes

Soft skills

What we offer

• ▹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
• ▹Short and Long Term Disability Insurance
• ▹Life & Accident Insurance
• ▹401(k) Retirement Savings Plan
• ▹Employee Stock Participation Plan
• ▹Flexible paid time off covering vacation and sick leave
• ▹Leave programs, including parental, pregnancy health, medical, and bereavement leave

About the company

Cloudflare's Data organization owns the entire data lifecycle, handling over a billion events per second to give customers real-time visibility into the health and performance of their online properties.