# Senior System Engineer

**Company:** [Cloudflare](https://hotfix.jobs/companies/cloudflare)
**Location:** Lisbon, Portugal
**Role:** DevOps / SRE
**Salary:** €66k – €91k/yr
**Experience:** 6+ years
**Skills:** Linux, Docker, Kubernetes, Infrastructure As Code, CI/CD, Python, Go, Prometheus, Grafana, Distributed Tracing, gRPC, Netconf, Ansible, Chef, Saltstack
**Posted:** 2026-09-01

> Build scalable infrastructure, automation, and network-resilience tools for a global cloud network. The role requires 6+ years in SRE, DevOps, or software engineering, strong Linux and distributed-systems expertise, programming skills in Python or Go, and experience with observability and IaC.

## Job Description

## Responsibilities
- Build and maintain software tools, infrastructure, and services that improve network resilience and reduce operational toil.
- Develop practical, maintainable, scalable, and efficient solutions across new and existing systems.
- Leverage AI tools and automated assistants to streamline workflows and support project delivery.
- Design reliable and fault-tolerant distributed systems.

## Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or equivalent experience.
- 6+ years of overall experience in SRE, DevOps, or software engineering.
- Deep understanding of modern Linux internals and distributed systems infrastructure.
- Experience with containerization using Docker and Kubernetes.
- Experience with infrastructure as code tools and CI/CD pipeline automation.
- Proficiency in Python or Go.
- Hands-on experience with Prometheus, Grafana, distributed tracing, and metrics-driven alerting.
- Experience working with AI assistants or automated tools to augment task execution and project delivery.

## Nice-to-haves
- Networking engineering knowledge, including Layer 2 and Layer 3 protocols and network APIs such as gRPC/gNMI and NETCONF.
- Experience with Ansible, Chef, or SaltStack.
- Experience with declarative configuration management and state-reconciliation systems.
- Experience managing internal or external customer requirements and expectations.

## Compensation
- Estimated annual salary: €66,000–€91,000 for Portugal-based hires.
- Eligible to participate in the company’s equity plan.

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