# Distributed Systems Engineer, Analytical Database Platform

**Company:** [Cloudflare](https://hotfix.jobs/companies/cloudflare)
**Location:** Unspecified
**Role:** Data Engineering
**Experience:** 3+ years
**Skills:** Go, Distributed Systems, Databases, SQL, Prometheus, Grafana, ClickHouse, Kafka, Flink, GraphQL, Terraform, Docker, Kubernetes
**Posted:** 2026-07-03

> Build and optimize scalable distributed systems, high-throughput data delivery platforms, large-scale databases, and customer-facing APIs for Cloudflare's data organization. Requires 3+ years experience with distributed systems, databases, and strong programming skills (Golang preferred).

## Job Description

## Responsibilities
- Design, develop, and maintain scalable and reliable distributed systems across the entire data lifecycle.
- Build and optimise key components of our high-throughput data delivery platform to ensure data integrity and low-latency delivery.
- Develop new and improve existing components for the Cloudflare Analytical Platform to extend functionality and performance.
- Scale, monitor, and maintain the performance of our large-scale database clusters to accommodate the growing volume of data.
- Develop and enhance our customer-facing GraphQL APIs, log delivery, and alerting solutions, focusing on performance, reliability, and user experience.
- Work to identify and remove bottlenecks across our data platforms, from streamlining data ingestion processes to optimizing query performance.
- Collaborate with other teams across Cloudflare to understand their data needs and build solutions that empower them to make data-driven decisions.
- Collaborate with the ClickHouse open-source community to add new features and contribute to the upstream codebase.
- Participate in the development of the next generation of our data platforms, including researching and evaluating new technologies and approaches.

## Key Qualifications
- 3+ years of experience working in software development covering distributed systems and databases.
- Strong programming skills (Golang is preferable), as well as a deep understanding of software development best practices and principles.
- 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 and database internals, including experience with database design, optimisation, and performance tuning.
- 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 ClickHouse is a plus.
- Experience with data streaming technologies (e.g., Kafka, Flink) is a plus.
- Experience developing and scaling APIs, particularly GraphQL, 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.

This role requires flexibility to be on-call outside of standard working hours to address technical issues as needed.

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