Principal Engineer

Cloudflare•San Francisco, CA

About The Position

Work on Cloudflare’s edge CDN proxy services and products, focusing on customer speed improvement products, caching systems, and connectivity to customer origins. The role combines hands-on engineering with leadership of small groups of engineers to build products and operate services that make Cloudflare the fastest place in the world to serve content from.

Requirements

  • At least 5 years of experience as a hands-on engineer.
  • Experience operating high-performance, large-scale software systems.
  • Experience leading teams of engineers to deliver projects.
  • Experience working on multiple concurrent projects with competing priorities.
  • Detailed knowledge of HTTP and transport protocols.
  • Ability to maintain clear lines of communication across teams and upwards in an organization.
  • Customer-focused experience building what customers need.

Responsibilities

  • Build and operate edge CDN proxy services and products.
  • Focus on customer speed improvement products, caching systems, and connectivity to customer origins.
  • Lead small groups of engineers in delivering projects.
  • Work across multiple concurrent projects with competing priorities.
  • Build customer-focused products that address customer needs.
  • Communicate clearly with other teams and across organizational levels.
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