Cloudflare · 2 weeks ago
Software Engineer, Service Automation (Kubernetes)
Austin, TX
Full-time
Hybrid
Mid LevelCloudflare is on a mission to help build a better Internet by running one of the world’s largest networks that powers millions of websites. As an engineer on the Kubernetes platform team, you'll be responsible for building tools to help engineers deploy and operate services on Kubernetes, focusing on automation, system design, and operational responsibilities.
AnalyticsEnterprise SoftwareSecurityWeb Hosting
Responsibilities
Improve Kubernetes, Ceph and Prometheus automation, configuration management and other tooling
Design scalable and resilient systems that can keep up with company growth
Improve the efficiency of managing resources such as CPU, bandwidth and storage
Harden the platform against security threats and resource contention issues
Improve our GitOps systems and practices
Work with app teams to understand their potential challenges and help them choose the best way to architect their systems on Kubernetes
Contribute back to the open source community
Help respond and prevent incidents impacting core platforms
Qualification
Required
Experience managing production Kubernetes or similar orchestration platforms
Recent experience with configuration management frameworks such as SaltStack or Ansible
Knowledge of how container runtimes work inside of Linux (isolation, storage, and networking)
Ability to work with codebases in Bash, TypeScript and Go
A firm grasp of IP networking including routing and iptables
Excellent debugging skills in a Linux environment
Source control experience including branching, merging and rebasing
The ability to break down complex problems into smaller pieces, provide options, talk through trade-offs and drive the effort to solve the problem
Preferred
Experience operating Kubernetes on-premise at scale in capacities including SRE, systems design or architecture
Providing guidance and building platforms across multiple zones and regions as foundation for other teams to build distributed highly-available applications
Operational experience with Etcd, Prometheus, Ceph, Rook, SaltStack, Vault, Calico, other common CNIs like Cilium
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
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
Company
Cloudflare
Cloudflare is a web performance and security company that provides online services to protect and accelerate websites online.
Founded in 2009
1001-5000 employees
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Funding
Current Stage
Public CompanyTotal Funding
$2.08BKey Investors
Franklin TempletonFidelityUnion Square Ventures
2025-06-13Post Ipo Debt· $1.75B
2019-09-12IPO
2019-03-12Series E· $150M
Leadership Team
Matthew Prince
CEO & Co-Founder
Lee Holloway
Co-Founder & Lead Engineer
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