Lead Edge CDN Engineer - Performance & Scale

Cloudflare; Seattle (WA); On-site; USD 140,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

Cloudflare is seeking a senior software engineer to work on our edge CDN proxy services, focusing on speed improvements, caching systems, and reliable connectivity to customer origins. You will lead small teams of engineers, own delivery from design to production, and partner across groups to ship fast, scalable services that keep Cloudflare the fastest place in the world to serve content.

This role requires at least five years hands-on experience and a proven ability to prioritize and

Qualifications

• 5+ years experience as a hands-on engineer.
• Experience operating high performance and 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.
• Working with other teams, maintaining clear lines of communication across and upwards in an organisation.
• Customer focussed experience - building what customers need.

Responsibilities

• Lead small engineering groups to deliver projects end-to-end.
• Build products and operate services to improve customer speed and caching.
• Own edge CDN proxy, caching systems, and origin connectivity initiatives.

Skills

Hands-on engineering

High performance systems

Lead teams

Multi-project management

HTTP knowledge

Cross-team communication

Customer focus

Job description

Cloudflare is seeking a senior software engineer to work on our edge CDN proxy services, focusing on speed improvements, caching systems, and reliable connectivity to customer origins. You will lead small teams of engineers, own delivery from design to production, and partner across groups to ship fast, scalable services that keep Cloudflare the fastest place in the world to serve content.

This role requires at least five years hands-on experience and a proven ability to prioritize and