Engineering Manager, Linux Team at Cloudflare

Cloudflare, Inc

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Hybrid
Location
San Francisco, CAAustin, TXNew York, NY
Salary
$170,000–$275,000 / yr
Posted
58 days ago
Nearby
99+ roles within 25 mi

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TL;DR · Engineering Manager, Linux Team at Cloudflare

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As a Senior Kernel Engineering Manager at Cloudflare, you will lead and mentor a team of kernel and systems engineers, driving the continuous delivery pipeline for Linux Kernel and core OS components. Your role involves balancing cutting-edge feature development with production stability, security, and performance, while fostering collaboration within the global open-source community. You will manage CI/CD pipelines, innovate in automated debugging tools, and collaborate across hardware and service teams to optimize workloads. Ideal candidates have over five years of experience managing engineering teams in low-level systems or large-scale infrastructure environments, with deep expertise in Linux Kernel internals and a proven track record in open-source engagement. Proficiency in automation, operational empathy for global production challenges, and strategic communication skills are essential.

Skills

Linux CI/CD Docker Kubernetes Python Go PostgreSQL Terraform AWS Grafana Prometheus GitLab GitHub Jenkins Ansible Bash C C++ x86 ARM

What you'll do

  • Lead and mentor a high-performing team of kernel and systems engineers.
  • Oversee the end-to-end delivery of Linux Kernel and core OS components.
  • Drive technical vision for Cloudflare's kernel development roadmap.
  • Promote minimal patch philosophy by ensuring top contributions to Linux Kernel.
  • Innovate debugging techniques for automated system telemetry collection.
  • Measure success using DORA metrics and team-specific capabilities.
  • Act as a consultant to hardware and service teams for OS optimization.

What we're looking for

  • Over 5 years of experience managing engineering teams in low-level systems or kernel development environments
  • Deep expertise in Linux Kernel internals and x86/ARM architecture
  • Experience building CI/CD pipelines for foundational software with an automation-first mindset
  • Proven engagement with the open-source community, including upstreaming contributions
  • Understanding of operational challenges in a global production environment with limited reboots
  • Ability to translate complex technical issues into actionable business insights
  • Resilient leadership in tackling challenging and non-reproducible kernel-level problems

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