Systems Engineer - Alerting

Available Locations: Remote - US, Pacific-based timezone

About the Department

Production Engineering is responsible for the world’s most reliable, observable, performant, and safe network ecosystem. Our customers rely on our products and systems to safely modify, troubleshoot, and release products without external impact.

Our external customers rely on us to provide seamless and predictable incident, traffic, policy management, resulting in the fastest and safest network services in the world.

We are accountable for the overall performance of internal and external facing services, guiding our product teams to optimal configurations and maximum efficiency. From the moment that a packet enters the Cloudflare ecosystem, we know exactly what its expected purpose and behavior is and we are capable of determining and exposing anomalous behavior.

The Cloudflare network makes it possible to solve challenges at massive scale and efficiency which would be impossible for almost any other organization.

In this role, you can expect to:

• Design, deliver, and operate software that progresses Cloudflare's Observability competency
• Solve scaling bottlenecks in critical services in our Logging pipeline
• Work on highly distributed and scalable systems
• Participate in the constant cycle of knowledge sharing and mentoring
• Participate in the global on-call rotation for the services your team owns
• Research and introduce cutting-edge technologies
• Contribute to open-source

We are a small team, well-funded, growing and focused on building an extraordinary company. This is a systems engineering role and is a superb opportunity to be part of a high performing team to help to support Cloudflare’s mission and help build a better internet.

You may be a good fit for our team if you have:

• Proficiency in distributed Linux environments
• Proficiency in designing high-scale distributed systems
• Proficiency in high-level programming languages (e.g., Golang)
• Proficiency in Prometheus, Alertmanager, Thanos
• Proficiency in networking protocols Layer 2-7 of the OSI model
• Experience working in a fast, high-growth environment
• Experience working in a 24/7/365 service environment
• Exquisite written and verbal communication skills
• Familiarity with Internetworking and BGP
• Strong bias for action

Bonus points if you have:

• Experience with high-bandwidth transit Internetworking and routing
• Passion for code simplicity and performance

Compensation

Compensation may be adjusted depending on work location.

• For Arizona-based hires: Estimated annual salary of $130,000 - $144,000
• For Colorado-based hires: Estimated annual salary of $137,000 - $152,000
• For New York City, Washington, and California (excluding Bay Area) based hires: Estimated annual salary of $154,000 - $171,000
• For Bay Area-based hires: Estimated annual salary of $162,000 - $180,000

Equity

This role is eligible to participate in Cloudflare’s equity plan.

Benefits

Cloudflare 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