System Engineer, Cloudflare Hyperdrive

Cloudflare, Inc

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Work type: Hybrid
Location: Austin, TX
Posted: 4 days ago
Nearby: 99+ roles within 25 mi

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TL;DR · System Engineer, Cloudflare Hyperdrive

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As a System Engineer at Cloudflare’s Emerging Technologies & Incubation team, you will join a newly formed group dedicated to developing Cloudflare Hyperdrive, a vector database offering for building AI-powered applications on the global network. Your role involves ensuring system reliability and performance while implementing new features across various layers of the software stack. Daily tasks include writing design documents, modifying R2 Storage requests, fixing rendering bugs, and more, using languages like Typescript, Go, and Rust. You will need 5+ years of experience with distributed systems or cloud platforms, expertise in machine learning, and a solid understanding of computer science fundamentals. Familiarity with vector databases and real-time environments is a plus, as well as debugging skills for large-scale Linux-based systems.

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Typescript Go Rust Docker CI/CD Vector Databases Machine Learning Linux Data Structures Algorithms Object-Oriented Design Functional Design R2 Storage Prometheus Grafana

What you'll do

Design and implement new features for Cloudflare's vector database offering.
Ensure continuous reliability and best-in-class performance of Cloudflare’s systems.
Write code across the software stack to empower Cloudflare customers with AI solutions.
Debug, optimize, and identify failure modes in large-scale Linux-based distributed systems.
Work on data processing and retrieval algorithms related to machine learning.

What we're looking for

5+ years experience with distributed systems or cloud platforms.
Expertise in managing high-volume software applications and optimizing performance.
Strong understanding of computer science fundamentals, including data structures and algorithms.
Proficiency in at least one modern strongly-typed programming language like Go, Rust, or C++.
Deep knowledge of Machine Learning, including data processing and retrieval algorithms.

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