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Systems Engineer - Database Platform

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Job Description

Job Overview

As a Systems Engineer in the Database Platform team at Cloudflare, you will play a critical role in building and operating databases at scale, empowering internal engineering teams to deliver products efficiently through a resilient and automated data infrastructure. This position is pivotal in enhancing the PostgreSQL infrastructure while advancing automation and database tooling as part of the company's growth.

Technical Requirements

Required Skills
  • • PostgreSQL
  • • automation
  • • database tooling
  • • scripting languages
  • • database schema optimization
Preferred Skills
  • • containerization technologies
  • • infrastructure-as-code
  • • contributions to open-source projects
Experience Level

Experience in building large multi-tenant databases, optimizing performance and query tuning, and managing database infrastructure.

Responsibilities

  • • Build, deploy, and manage PostgreSQL databases in production environments.
  • • Develop and optimize database schemas, queries, and procedures for performance and scalability.
  • • Develop and maintain database tooling for automation, monitoring, and performance tuning.
  • • Optimize database performance, indexing strategies, and query tuning.
  • • Implement high availability, backup, and disaster recovery solutions.
  • • Work closely with Infrastructure and Applications teams to integrate database tools.
  • • Implement proactive solutions using observability tools to monitor database health.

Technical Environment

Languages

Benefits & Perks

  • • Medical/Rx Insurance
  • • Dental Insurance
  • • Vision Insurance
  • • Flexible Spending Accounts
  • • Commuter Spending Accounts
  • • Fertility & Family Forming Benefits
  • • On-demand mental health support
  • • Global Travel Medical Insurance
  • • Short and Long Term Disability Insurance
  • • Life & Accident Insurance
  • • 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan
  • • Employee Stock Participation Plan
  • • Flexible paid time off

Additional Information

Location
Austin TX, Washington DC
Type
Hybrid
Compensation
Estimated annual salary of $154,000 - $188,000 for Washington D.C. based hires, with adjustments based on work location.

About Cloudflare

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Company Size
1001-5000
Categories
Cloud Computing Cybersecurity Internet Security Web Services