Distributed Systems Engineer - Data Platform - Logs and Audit Logs

CloudFlare; City of London; Hybrid; GBP 100,000 - 125,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading internet infrastructure company is seeking experienced Distributed Systems Engineers to join their dynamic DATA Organisation in London. You will be involved in shaping the future of data operations and customer insights. The ideal candidate should have a background in distributed systems engineering and contribute to solutions at the edge of internet infrastructure, handling unprecedented data scales.

Qualifications

• Experience in distributed systems engineering.
• Familiarity with high-performance data processing.

Responsibilities

• Contribute to the future of data at the company.
• Work on systems fundamental to global operations and insights.
• Design and maintain high-performance, scalable systems.

Job description

Overview

Hybrid

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 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!

Locations Available: London (UK), Lisbon (Portugal), Austin (US), Denver (US), Atlanta (US)

About Role

We are actively seeking experienced and highly motivated Distributed Systems Engineers to join Cloudflare’s dynamic DATA Organisation. This is a pivotal opportunity to contribute to the future of data at Cloudflare, working on systems that are fundamental to our global operations and customer insights. Our organisation is responsible for the entire data lifecycle, encompassing everything from initial ingestion and sophisticated processing to robust storage and efficient retrieval. These systems are the backbone that power critical logs and analytics, providing our customers with real-time, actionable visibility into the health, performance, and security of their online properties.

Our overarching mission is to empower customers to leverage their data effectively, enabling them to drive superior outcomes for their businesses. To achieve this, we design, build, and maintain a suite of high-performance, massively scalable distributed systems that are engineered to handle an unprecedented scale – processing well over a billion events per second. As an engineer within our organisation, you will be presented with unique challenges across various critical parts of our intricate data stack. This role offers the chance to work on cutting-edge technologies and contribute to solutions that operate at the very edge of internet infrastructure.

Our Data Organisation is strategically composed of several key teams, each focusing on a distinct aspect of our comprehensive data platform: