Software Engineer, Data

Available Locations: Austin About the Team The Town Lake team's mission is building a centralized data platform for Cloudflare that provides secure, democratized access to data for internal customers throughout the company. We operate infrastructure and craft tools to empower both technical and non-technical users to answer their most important questions. We are now evolving our platform to go beyond raw data access, integrating semantic intelligence and knowledge graphs to power the next generation of AI-driven decision-making. About the Role We are looking for a software engineer with a strong background in data to help us expand and maintain our data infrastructure. You’ll contribute to the technical implementation of our scaling unified data platform, manage access while accounting for privacy and security, build data pipelines, and develop tools to automate accessibility and usefulness of data. You’ll collaborate with teams including Trust and Safety, Fintech and product teams across the company to help them make informed decisions and bring new data‑driven solutions to Cloudflare customers. What You’ll Do Contribute to the design and execution of technical architecture for highly visible data infrastructure. Design and develop tools and infrastructure to improve and scale Cloudflare’s data systems. Build and maintain data pipelines and data products to serve customers throughout the company, including tools to automate delivery of those services. Gain deep knowledge of our data platforms and tools to guide and enable stakeholders with their data needs. Collaborate with peers to reinforce a culture of exceptional delivery and accountability on the team. Requirements 3-5+ years of experience as a software engineer with a focus on building and maintaining data infrastructure. Experience participating in technical initiatives in a cross‑functional context, working with stakeholders to deliver value. Proficient using backend languages like Go, Python, or Typescript, along with strong SQL skills. Hands‑on experience building and debugging data pipelines. Strong analytical skills, with a focus on understanding how data is used to drive business value. Solid communication skills, with the ability to explain technical concepts to both technical and non‑technical audiences. Practical experience with data infrastructure components, such as Trino, Spark, Iceberg/Delta Lake, Kafka, Clickhouse, or PostgreSQL. Experience with data orchestration and infrastructure platforms like Airflow and DBT. Experience deploying and managing services in Kubernetes. Familiarity with data governance processes, privacy requirements, or auditability. Interest in or knowledge of machine learning models and MLOps. 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 View email address on click.appcast.io or via mail at 101 Townsend St. San Francisco, CA 94107. #J-18808-Ljbffr CloudFlare