Engineering Manager, Durable Objects

Cloudflare•San Francisco, CA

About The Position

At Cloudflare, we are on a mission to help build a better Internet. Today the company runs one of the world’s largest networks that powers millions of websites and other Internet properties for customers ranging from individual bloggers to SMBs to Fortune 500 companies. Cloudflare protects and accelerates any Internet application online without adding hardware, installing software, or changing a line of code. Internet properties powered by Cloudflare all have web traffic routed through its intelligent global network, which gets smarter with every request. As a result, they see significant improvement in performance and a decrease in spam and other attacks. Cloudflare was named to Entrepreneur Magazine’s Top Company Cultures list and ranked among the World’s Most Innovative Companies by Fast Company. We realize people do not fit into neat boxes. We are looking for curious and empathetic individuals who are committed to developing themselves and learning new skills, and we are ready to help you do that. We cannot complete our mission without building a diverse and inclusive team. We hire the best people based on an evaluation of their potential and support them throughout their time at Cloudflare. Come join us! Available Locations: Austin, TX About Us At Cloudflare, we are on a mission to help build a better Internet. Today, the company runs one of the world’s largest programmable networks, which was named a "Leader" in the Forrester New Wave for Edge Development Platforms. Within our Emerging Technologies & Incubation (ETI) group, we build and release new and bold products, leveraging our unique architecture to deliver entirely new tools to developers. By solving problems at a massive scale, we empower our customers to build and deploy full-stack applications to "region: Earth." What you'll do As an Engineering Manager on the Durable Objects (DO) team you will lead a team shaping the future of industry-leading services that redefine what is possible for developers. We don't just copy what other cloud providers do; we work backward from developer needs, reimagining solutions by leveraging our unique global network. This network brings data closer to users for unparalleled performance, allows for granular control to meet data residency requirements, and provides a platform for truly innovative data products. You will be at the forefront of this innovation, architecting and building the next generation of serverless and edge data solutions.

Requirements

Minimum 5 years of experience working with distributed systems.
Minimum 2 years of experience leading engineering teams.
Experience building and operating high performance software applications.
Experience debugging, optimizing and identifying failure modes in a large-scale distributed system.
A solid understanding of computer science fundamentals including data structures, algorithms, and object-oriented or functional design.
Knowledge of at least one modern strongly-typed programming language: we primarily use C++, Rust, and TypeScript.

Nice To Haves

Experience directly managing a team of systems software engineers.
Experience working on distributed storage systems or programming language runtimes.
Experience working on critical software infrastructure.
Experience working directly with customers.
Deep Linux / UNIX systems knowledge.

Responsibilities

You will be responsible for building a team of software engineers who build the industry-leading services at Cloudflare.
You will set ambitious goals for your team and identify a path for reaching those goals.
You will provide opportunities and mentorship for your team in order for them to reach their full potential.
You will take ownership of the code that the team delivers from inception to release.
You will work cross functionally to ensure that all aspects of your services delight customers.

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