Description
At Cloudflare, we're on a mission to help build a better Internet. We're looking for a Senior Software Engineer to join our Quicksilver team, which is responsible for our globally distributed key-value store.
Quicksilver replicates data across tens of thousands of servers and over 500 data centers worldwide. It handles various network conditions and serves billions of keys per second. As a Senior Software Engineer on this team, you will own and support the entire stack, including the codebase, testing, deployment, operations, monitoring, alerting, debugging, and on-call responsibilities.
Responsibilities:
- Work on our distributed large-scale key-value store, writing new features in Go and reviewing pull requests
- Improve performance, CPU, memory usage, etc.
- Enhance monitoring and tools, all written in Go
- Help with debugging and investigating hard-to-reproduce problems
Requirements:
- Previous experience writing robust systems, focusing on code quality, performance, and technical debt
- Proven experience with storage systems, peer-to-peer systems, large-scale distributed systems, or system programming
- Experience chasing problems through multiple layers of the software stack, with flexibility and curiosity
- Autonomy and experience thinking creatively to solve complex issues
- Enjoyment of both low-level and high-level programming, with an appreciation for programming languages
- Ability to give and receive constructive criticism to produce the best solution
- Willingness to engage in outages during non-standard hours
Compensation:
- Salary range varies by location
- For Denver-based hires: $168,000 - $210,000 per year
- For Washington D.C., New York, and Seattle-based hires: $185,000 - $231,000 per year
Benefits:
- Comprehensive health and welfare benefits
- Financial benefits, including short and long-term disability insurance, life and accident insurance, 401(k) retirement savings plan, and employee stock participation plan
- Flexible paid time off and leave programs
We value curiosity and AI-native thinking, and we're committed to creating a better Internet. If you're interested in this role, we'd love to hear from you!