Systems Reliability Engineer - CoreNew

The opportunity

We are looking for a Systems Engineer to architect, scale, and operate the distributed infrastructure that powers our global server fleets. You will drive automation and reliability work that keeps our systems fast and resilient at scale.

What you'll do

  • As an engineer on one of our Core platform teams, you'll 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. You’ll be building the private cloud that Cloudflare developers leverage to build Cloudflare itself. Core platforms we operate at Cloudflare include: Kubernetes

  • Postgres, PgBouncer, and Stolon

  • Developer tools, CI, and CD systems

  • Artificial Intelligence & LLMs

  • Architect, deploy, and maintain robust distributed systems, focusing on high: availability, low latency, and horizontal scalability.

  • Optimise Performance: Analyse system bottlenecks, optimise kernel and network stacks, and fine-tune resource utilisation across global server fleets.

What they're looking for

  • Drive Automation: Build and maintain internal tools and automation frameworks to streamline infrastructure deployment, configuration management, and monitoring.
  • Ensure Reliability: Participate in architecture reviews, capacity planning, and proactive system health monitoring to guarantee maximum uptime and resilience.
  • Collaborate Cross-Functionally: Partner closely with Security, Network Engineering, and Product teams to integrate infrastructure solutions smoothly across the entire stack.