# Distributed Systems Engineer, Analytical Database Platform

**Company:** [Cloudflare](https://hotfix.jobs/companies/cloudflare)
**Location:** Austin, TX
**Role:** Data Engineering
**Experience:** 3+ years
**Skills:** Distributed Systems, Databases, Go, Python, C++, SQL, Database Internals, ClickHouse, Terraform, Docker, Kubernetes
**Posted:** 2026-07-03

> Build and scale Cloudflare's analytical database platform powered by ClickHouse. Develop platform components, add clusters, optimize performance, troubleshoot issues, and contribute to the open-source ClickHouse community. Requires 3+ years in distributed systems/databases, strong CS fundamentals, and programming skills (Golang/Python/C++ preferred).

## Job Description

## Responsibilities
- Develop and implement new platform components for the Cloudflare Analytical Database Platform to improve functionality and performance.
- Add more database clusters to accommodate the growing volume of data generated by Cloudflare products and services.
- Monitor and maintain the performance and reliability of existing database platform clusters, and identify and troubleshoot any issues that may arise.
- Identify and remove bottlenecks within the analytics database platform, including optimizing query performance and streamlining data ingestion processes.
- Collaborate with the ClickHouse open-source community to add new features and functionality to the database, as well as contribute to the development of the upstream codebase.
- Collaborate with other teams across Cloudflare to understand their data needs and build solutions that empower them to make data-driven decisions.
- Participate in the development of the next generation of the database platform engine, including researching and evaluating new technologies and approaches that can improve the database's performance and scalability.
- May require flexibility to be on-call outside of standard working hours.

## Requirements
- 3+ years of experience working in software development covering distributed systems, and databases.
- Strong programming skills (Golang, Python, C++ preferred).
- Strong knowledge of SQL and database internals, including experience with database design, optimization, and performance tuning.
- Solid foundation in computer science, including algorithms, data structures, distributed systems, and concurrency.
- Ability to work collaboratively in a team environment and communicate effectively with other teams.
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills; ability to work independently and proactively identify and solve issues.

## Nice-to-Haves
- Experience with ClickHouse.
- Experience with SALT or Terraform.
- Experience with Linux container technologies, such as Docker and Kubernetes.

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