Hybrid Distributed Systems Engineer – Data Platform, Logs and Audit Logs

at Cloudflare

• Job title: Distributed Systems Engineer – Data Platform, Logs and Audit Logs
• Job type: Full Time
• Experience level: Mid level, Senior
• Salary: Not specified
• Degree requirement: Bachelor's Degree
• Tech skills: Distributed Systems, Docker, Grafana, Kafka, Kubernetes, Linux, Prometheus, SaltStack, Splunk, SQL, Terraform, Go
• Location requirements: Hybrid, Atlanta, United States

About the role

• Distributed Systems Engineer at Cloudflare contributing to logs and audit logs management within the Data Platform. Engage in the development of scalable systems for efficient data handling and delivery.

Responsibilities

• Design, build, and operate a robust logging platform, ensuring reliable logging, and secure data transfer to a wide array of customer destinations and third-party integrations.
• Develop and maintain high-performance data connectors and integrations for our log-shipping products, focusing on usability, scalability and data integrity.
• Create and manage systems for handling comprehensive audit logs, ensuring they are delivered securely and adhere to strict compliance and performance standards.
• Scale and optimise the data delivery pipeline to handle massive data volumes with low latency, identifying and removing bottlenecks in data processing and routing.
• Work closely with Product and other engineering teams to define requirements for a new logging platform and integrations.
• Maintain the operational health of our log delivery platform through comprehensive monitoring and participation in an on-call rotation (with flexibility for out-of-hours technical issue resolution).
• Collaborate on the architectural evolution of our data egress platform, researching and implementing new technologies to improve efficiency and reliability.

Requirements

• 3+ years of experience working in software development covering distributed systems and data pipelines.
• Strong programming skills (Go is preferable), with a deep understanding of software development best practices for building resilient, high-throughput systems.
• Hands-on experience with modern observability stacks, including Prometheus, Grafana, and a strong understanding of handling high-cardinality metrics at scale.
• Strong knowledge of SQL, including experience with query optimisation.
• A solid foundation in computer science, including algorithms, data structures, distributed systems, and concurrency.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with a willingness to debug, troubleshoot, and learn about complex problems at high scale.
• Ability to work collaboratively in a team environment and communicate effectively with other teams across Cloudflare.
• Experience with data streaming technologies (e.g., Kafka, Flink) is a strong plus.
• Experience with various logging platforms or SIEMs (e.g., Splunk, Datadog, Sumo Logic) and storage destinations (e.g., S3, R2, GCS) is a plus.
• Experience with Infrastructure as Code tools like SALT or Terraform is a plus.
• Experience with Linux container technologies, such as Docker and Kubernetes, is a plus.

Benefits

• Competitive salary
• Flexible work arrangements
• Professional development opportunities
• Paid time off