Engineering Manager, Linux Team

Data Center DCIM Program Leader - Infrastructure Operations

Cloudflare

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.  At Cloudflare, we’re not looking for people who wait for a polished roadmap; we’re looking for the builders who see the cracks in the Internet that everyone else has simply learned to live with. We value candidates who have the instinct to spot a "normalized" problem and the AI-native curiosity to create a solution using the latest tools. Our culture is built on iteration, leveraging AI to ship faster today to make it better tomorrow, while ensuring that every improvement, no matter how small, is shared across the team to lift everyone up. If you’re the type of person who values curiosity over bureaucracy, and that AI is a partner in solving tough problems to keep the Internet moving forward, you’ll fit right in. AVAILABLE LOCATIONS * Atlanta, US * Austin, US * Denver, US * Seattle, US * Washington DC, US ABOUT THE ROLE Atlanta (US), Austin (US), Denver (US), Seattle (US), Toronto (Canada) We are seeking a DCIM Program Leader to build, scale, and own our Data Center Infrastructure Management program.  This leadership role is part of the Infrastructure Operations organization, which is responsible for building, scaling, and running one of the world's largest and most important cloud networks. Cloudflare’s global network spans more than 330 cities, and is a key strategic asset that supports all of our customers and products. As a leader on this team, you will play a crucial role in ensuring the performance, availability, and security of our infrastructure. The DCIM Program Leader role is the single point of ownership for the Nlyte platform across Cloudflare's global network of 330+ cities. You will architect our Workflow and Change Management policy, own the strategic vision, and help drive the deep integration necessary to establish Nlyte as the mandatory Single Source of Truth (SSOT), enabling the disciplined, high-velocity scale of our edge and core network. We operate in a fast-paced environment where you will be expected to drive both project delivery and operational excellence through continuous improvement, standardization, and optimization. This isn't just about day to day operations; it's about building a scalable, performant, secure, and resilient infrastructure that plays a critical role in us building a better Internet. RESPONSIBILITIES * Own the successful deployment of CAPEX investments, ensuring our infrastructure scales ahead of demand. * Collaborate strategically with cross-functional partners including Project Managers, Capacity Planning, Finance, and Security to deliver on ambitious group initiatives. * Manage key third-party vendors and contractors, holding them accountable for performance and service level agreements (SLAs). * Drive a culture of continuous improvement by championing standardization, optimization, and automation. * Own incident response, root cause analysis (RCA), and executive-level communication during critical events. * Foster a best-in-class operations team by bringing fresh perspectives, leadership acumen, and a focus on employee engagement. * Change Policy Architect: Design and enforce the global DCIM Workflow and Change Management policies (MAC process), ensuring strict ITIL/ITSM compliance across IT, Facilities, and Deployment teams worldwide. * Technical Integration Leader: Support the complex, bi-directional API/database integration between Nlyte and core enterprise systems (ERP, CMDB, etc) to automate asset management and trigger workflow requests. * Capacity Strategy: Partner with the DCIM Analyst and our Capacity Planning team to develop forward-looking capacity models, ensuring resource availability and optimization for new services like Workers AI and R2. * Governance & Leadership: Establish and track key operational metrics (e.g., Workflow Compliance KPIs, Data Accuracy Rate), providing executive reporting on infrastructure risk. * Lead and mentor the DCI Administrator and Analyst and members across the Infrastructure Engineering organization. DESIRABLE SKILLS, KNOWLEDGE, AND EXPERIENCE * You are an experienced engineering leader and DCIM expert, with a passion for building high-performing teams and a track record of driving operational excellence. You will set strategy, establish priorities, and mentor a group of top technical talent. This role is for a hands-on leader who can rapidly learn, adapt, and apply learnings to enable fast and sustainable growth. You thrive in a hyper-growth environment and have an outstanding ability to get things done under pressure while leading with optimism and grit. * You have a proven track record of scaling teams, driving change, and being a well-respected technical leader and people manager. You are not just a manager, but a mentor who can grow and empower your team to ensure an energized, motivating, and inclusive work environment. * You are Principled; you are the guardian of data integrity, refusing to allow undocumented changes. You are Curious; you seek novel ways to automate workflow integration with proprietary Cloudflare systems to achieve zero-touch provisioning. * Education: * Bachelor's degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, Business Administration, or a related field, or equivalent practical experience. * Experience: * 7+ years in Infrastructure/Data Center Operations, including inventory control and asset lifecycle. * 4+ years managing a major DCIM platform (Nlyte preferred). * Proven ability to lead complex, cross-functional programs and manage vendor relationships in a high-velocity environment. * Experience with leading change management in ERP and asset management transformation efforts. * Technical Skills: * Expert with ERP asset management and maintenance management functionalities. * Expert-level knowledge of ITIL v4, particularly Change and Configuration Management, with demonstrable experience enforcing standards at a global scale. * Strong understanding of Data Center infrastructure, including data center hardware (servers, storage, networking equipment) and their configurations. * Ability to analyze complex data and generate detailed reports. * Soft Skills: * Exceptional attention to detail and strong organizational skills. * Excellent problem-solving and root cause analysis capabilities. * Strong communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to effectively collaborate with cross-functional teams and present recommendations to various stakeholders. * Customer service-oriented with a proactive and collaborative team approach. What Makes Cloudflare Special? We’re not just a highly ambitious, large-scale technology company. We’re a highly ambitious, large-scale technology company with a soul. Fundamental to our mission to help build a better Internet is protecting the free and open Internet. Project Galileo: Since 2014, we've equipped more than 2,400 journalism and civil society organizations in 111 countries with powerful tools to defend themselves against attacks that would otherwise censor their work, technology already used by Cloudflare’s enterprise customers--at no cost. Athenian Project: In 2017, we created the Athenian Project to ensure that state and local governments have the highest level of protection and reliability for free, so that their constituents have access to election information and voter registration. Since the project, we've provided services to more than 425 local government election websites in 33 states. 1.1.1.1: We released 1.1.1.1 to help fix the foundation of the Internet by building a faster, more secure and privacy-centric public DNS resolver. This is available publicly for everyone to use - it is the first consumer-focused service Cloudflare has ever released. Here’s the deal - we don’t store client IP addresses never, ever. We will continue to abide by our privacy commitment and ensure that no user data is sold to advertisers or used to target consumers. Sound like something you’d like to be a part of? We’d love to hear from you! Please note that applicants who progress to the offer stage of the interview process may be asked to attend an in-person interview within one of the Cloudflare Offices or Cloudflare Hubs.  More details about this will be available at that stage of the interview process. This position may require access to information protected under U.S. export control laws, including the U.S. Export Administration Regulations. Please note that any offer of employment may be conditioned on your authorization to receive software or technology controlled under these U.S. export laws without sponsorship for an export license. Cloudflare is proud to be an equal opportunity employer.  We are committed to providing equal employment opportunity for all people and place great value in both diversity and inclusiveness.  All qualified applicants will be considered for employment without regard to their, or any other person's, perceived or actual race, color, religion, sex, gender, gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, age, physical or mental disability, medical condition, family care status, or any other basis protected by law. We are an AA/Veterans/Disabled Employer. Cloudflare provides reasonable accommodations to qualified individuals with disabilities.  Please tell us if you require a reasonable accommodation to apply for a job. Examples of reasonable accommodations include, but are not limited to, changing the application process, providing documents in an alternate format, using a sign language interpreter, or using specialized equipment.  If you require a reasonable accommodation to apply for a job, please contact us via e-mail at hr@cloudflare.com or via mail at 101 Townsend St. San Francisco, CA 94107.

Network Reliability Engineer

Cloudflare

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.  At Cloudflare, we’re not looking for people who wait for a polished roadmap; we’re looking for the builders who see the cracks in the Internet that everyone else has simply learned to live with. We value candidates who have the instinct to spot a "normalized" problem and the AI-native curiosity to create a solution using the latest tools. Our culture is built on iteration, leveraging AI to ship faster today to make it better tomorrow, while ensuring that every improvement, no matter how small, is shared across the team to lift everyone up. If you’re the type of person who values curiosity over bureaucracy, and that AI is a partner in solving tough problems to keep the Internet moving forward, you’ll fit right in. AVAILABLE LOCATIONS * Austin * Atlanta * Denver * Seattle RESPONSIBILITIES * Cloudflare operates a large global network spanning hundreds of cities (data centers). You will join a team of talented network engineers who are building software solutions to improve network resilience and reduce operational toil. * This position will be responsible for the technical operation and engineering of the Cloudflare's core data center network, including the planning, installation and management of the hardware and software as well as the day-to-day operations of the network. The core network supports our critical internal needs such as databases, high volume logging, and internal application clusters. This is an opportunity to be part of the team that is building a high­-performance network that is accessible to any web property online. * You will build tools to automate operational tasks, streamline deployment processes and provide a platform for other engineering teams to build upon. You will nurture a passion for an “automate everything” approach that makes systems failure-resistant and ready-to-scale. Furthermore, you will be required to play a key role in system design and demonstrate the ability to bring an idea from design all the way to production. DESIRABLE SKILLS, KNOWLEDGE, AND EXPERIENCE * 3 years of relevant Network/Site Reliability Engineering experience * BA/BS in Computer Science or equivalent experience * Solid foundation on configuration management frameworks: Saltstack, Ansible, Chef * Experience with NX-OS, JUNOS, EOS, Cumulus, or Sonic Network Operating Systems * AI-native: being able to leverage LLM to: * build agentic deployment and troubleshooting tools on top of the Cloudflare stack * automate configurations (SaltStack + Temporal) * parse complex log files, and streamline documentation * Solid Linux systems administration experience * Linux networking - iproute2, Traffic Control, Devlink, etc. * Strong software development skills in Go and Python BONUS POINTS * Deep knowledge of BGP and other routing protocols * Workflow Management (AirFlow, Temporal) * Open Source Routing Daemons (FRR, Bird, GoBGP) * Experience with bare metal switching * Experience with network programming in C, C++ or rust * Experience with the Linux kernel and Linux software packaging * Strong tooling and automations development experience * Time series databases (Prometheus, Grafana, Thanos, Clickhouse) * Other Tools - Kubernetes, Docker, Prometheus, Consul What Makes Cloudflare Special? We’re not just a highly ambitious, large-scale technology company. We’re a highly ambitious, large-scale technology company with a soul. Fundamental to our mission to help build a better Internet is protecting the free and open Internet. Project Galileo: Since 2014, we've equipped more than 2,400 journalism and civil society organizations in 111 countries with powerful tools to defend themselves against attacks that would otherwise censor their work, technology already used by Cloudflare’s enterprise customers--at no cost. Athenian Project: In 2017, we created the Athenian Project to ensure that state and local governments have the highest level of protection and reliability for free, so that their constituents have access to election information and voter registration. Since the project, we've provided services to more than 425 local government election websites in 33 states. 1.1.1.1: We released 1.1.1.1 to help fix the foundation of the Internet by building a faster, more secure and privacy-centric public DNS resolver. This is available publicly for everyone to use - it is the first consumer-focused service Cloudflare has ever released. Here’s the deal - we don’t store client IP addresses never, ever. We will continue to abide by our privacy commitment and ensure that no user data is sold to advertisers or used to target consumers. Sound like something you’d like to be a part of? We’d love to hear from you! Please note that applicants who progress to the offer stage of the interview process may be asked to attend an in-person interview within one of the Cloudflare Offices or Cloudflare Hubs.  More details about this will be available at that stage of the interview process. This position may require access to information protected under U.S. export control laws, including the U.S. Export Administration Regulations. Please note that any offer of employment may be conditioned on your authorization to receive software or technology controlled under these U.S. export laws without sponsorship for an export license. Cloudflare is proud to be an equal opportunity employer.  We are committed to providing equal employment opportunity for all people and place great value in both diversity and inclusiveness.  All qualified applicants will be considered for employment without regard to their, or any other person's, perceived or actual race, color, religion, sex, gender, gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, age, physical or mental disability, medical condition, family care status, or any other basis protected by law. We are an AA/Veterans/Disabled Employer. Cloudflare provides reasonable accommodations to qualified individuals with disabilities.  Please tell us if you require a reasonable accommodation to apply for a job. Examples of reasonable accommodations include, but are not limited to, changing the application process, providing documents in an alternate format, using a sign language interpreter, or using specialized equipment.  If you require a reasonable accommodation to apply for a job, please contact us via e-mail at hr@cloudflare.com or via mail at 101 Townsend St. San Francisco, CA 94107.

Principal Software Engineer: Distributed Systems (Config, Test, & Deployment)

Cloudflare

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.  At Cloudflare, we’re not looking for people who wait for a polished roadmap; we’re looking for the builders who see the cracks in the Internet that everyone else has simply learned to live with. We value candidates who have the instinct to spot a "normalized" problem and the AI-native curiosity to create a solution using the latest tools. Our culture is built on iteration, leveraging AI to ship faster today to make it better tomorrow, while ensuring that every improvement, no matter how small, is shared across the team to lift everyone up. If you’re the type of person who values curiosity over bureaucracy, and that AI is a partner in solving tough problems to keep the Internet moving forward, you’ll fit right in. Available Locations: Washington DC, Austin, NYC, San Francisco ABOUT THE DEPT  Cloudflare’s engineers build and operate the software that helps power 25+ million Internet properties and millions of businesses around the world. Across our engineering organizations, we have opportunities for high caliber, curious and empathetic people to take on big challenges and build some of the best skills in the industry. We’re looking for talented team members to help build high-growth products, help scale our expanding network, build tools to improve availability, performance, uptime, and response times, and make systems failure-resistant and ready-to-scale. Cloudflare is a fast growing company and engineering is an ever-evolving function with teams being formed and redefined often. You will interview for an engineering role in the Intent Management organization which is part of the overall Foundational Engineering team at Cloudflare, which builds and operates many of the fundamental systems powering Cloudflare’s products. WHAT YOU'LL DO Too many of Cloudflare's most impactful incidents have had unsafe change as a root cause. The Intent Management exists to make safe change the easy button and this is the most senior IC role in that organization, reporting directly to the Senior Director. You will own the technical coherence of a platform that spans globally distributed key-value storage, progressive release and configuration delivery, and the testing and health-mediation systems that prove change is safe. You'll work at the seams that matter most by translating what Cloudflare's Edge and control-plane platforms need into the primitives our teams build. You'll move fluidly between writing production code, designing new systems, and reviewing the proposals of other senior engineers. You’ll also help us work out how best to integrate LLMs into our processes and systems. You will be working alongside engineers who have presented at DevOps Days, Config Management Camp 2024 & 2025, Monitorama, OSMC, KubeCon and PromCon.   Together you will deliver on the key Health Mediated Deployment projects that are being tracked through senior leadership of Cloudflare up to the founders.      Examples of desirable skills, knowledge and experience * 10+ years of software engineering experience with a demonstrated history of leading complex, organization-wide technical initiatives that delivered measurable improvements to system performance, reliability, security, developer productivity, or engineering culture. * Strong track record of technical leadership and influence without direct authority, including driving consensus on technical decisions across multiple teams, mentoring senior engineers, and establishing architectural patterns that are widely adopted across an organization. * Experience designing, building and managing high volume, global scale software applications. * Expert in at least one modern strongly-typed programming language * Knowledge of API design standards, patterns and best practices * Experience working with top tier LLMs to plan, write, test, and deploy software Bonus Points * Strong interpersonal and communication skills with a bias towards action * Experience with scaling and simplifying high scale Configuration Management systems * Familiarity with Google’s Prodspec and Annealing systems * Experience with Kubernetes * Experience with RocksDB or similar data stores * Experience with health checking and probe platforms at significant scale * Public evidence of technical leadership such as conference talks on distributed systems or security, widely-read technical blog posts, significant open source contributions, or published architectural patterns that have been adopted by the broader engineering community. Compensation Compensation may be adjusted depending on work location. * For Bay Area based hires: Estimated annual salary of $230,000 - $288,000 * For Washington and New York City based hired: Estimated annual salary of $220,000 - $275,000 * For Austin based hired: Estimated annual salary of $200,000 - $250,000   Equity This role is eligible to participate in Cloudflare’s equity plan. Benefits Cloudflare offers a complete package of benefits and programs to support you and your family.  Our benefits programs can help you pay health care expenses, support caregiving, build capital for the future and make life a little easier and fun!  The below is a description of our benefits for employees in the United States, and benefits may vary for employees based outside the U.S. Health & Welfare Benefits * Medical/Rx Insurance * Dental Insurance * Vision Insurance * Flexible Spending Accounts * Commuter Spending Accounts * Fertility & Family Forming Benefits * On-demand mental health support and Employee Assistance Program * Global Travel Medical Insurance Financial Benefits * Short and Long Term Disability Insurance * Life & Accident Insurance * 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan * Employee Stock Participation Plan Time Off * Flexible paid time off covering vacation and sick leave * Leave programs, including parental, pregnancy health, medical, and bereavement leave What Makes Cloudflare Special? We’re not just a highly ambitious, large-scale technology company. We’re a highly ambitious, large-scale technology company with a soul. Fundamental to our mission to help build a better Internet is protecting the free and open Internet. Project Galileo: Since 2014, we've equipped more than 2,400 journalism and civil society organizations in 111 countries with powerful tools to defend themselves against attacks that would otherwise censor their work, technology already used by Cloudflare’s enterprise customers--at no cost. Athenian Project: In 2017, we created the Athenian Project to ensure that state and local governments have the highest level of protection and reliability for free, so that their constituents have access to election information and voter registration. Since the project, we've provided services to more than 425 local government election websites in 33 states. 1.1.1.1: We released 1.1.1.1 to help fix the foundation of the Internet by building a faster, more secure and privacy-centric public DNS resolver. This is available publicly for everyone to use - it is the first consumer-focused service Cloudflare has ever released. Here’s the deal - we don’t store client IP addresses never, ever. We will continue to abide by our privacy commitment and ensure that no user data is sold to advertisers or used to target consumers. Sound like something you’d like to be a part of? We’d love to hear from you! Please note that applicants who progress to the offer stage of the interview process may be asked to attend an in-person interview within one of the Cloudflare Offices or Cloudflare Hubs.  More details about this will be available at that stage of the interview process. This position may require access to information protected under U.S. export control laws, including the U.S. Export Administration Regulations. Please note that any offer of employment may be conditioned on your authorization to receive software or technology controlled under these U.S. export laws without sponsorship for an export license. Cloudflare is proud to be an equal opportunity employer.  We are committed to providing equal employment opportunity for all people and place great value in both diversity and inclusiveness.  All qualified applicants will be considered for employment without regard to their, or any other person's, perceived or actual race, color, religion, sex, gender, gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, age, physical or mental disability, medical condition, family care status, or any other basis protected by law. We are an AA/Veterans/Disabled Employer. Cloudflare provides reasonable accommodations to qualified individuals with disabilities.  Please tell us if you require a reasonable accommodation to apply for a job. Examples of reasonable accommodations include, but are not limited to, changing the application process, providing documents in an alternate format, using a sign language interpreter, or using specialized equipment.  If you require a reasonable accommodation to apply for a job, please contact us via e-mail at hr@cloudflare.com or via mail at 101 Townsend St. San Francisco, CA 94107.