Senior Backend Software Engineer – Edge, Cloudflare
Canva
full-time
Posted on:
Location Type: Remote
Location: Remote • 🇳🇿 New Zealand
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Senior
Tech Stack
DNSJavaJavaScriptPythonTerraformTypeScript
About the role
- Design and implement core components of the edge platform, including worker frameworks, infrastructure automation, and observability tooling.
- Lead initiatives to improve the system’s reliability, performance, and security, with significant ownership of services or components.
- Collaborate across multiple teams and stakeholders to define high-impact solutions, balancing thoroughness and timely delivery.
- Write technical proposals and documentation, and present solutions clearly to the engineering community.
- Investigate and resolve complex operational incidents, and contribute to post-incident learning and prevention.
- Drive improvements to engineering processes and platform health metrics.
- Contribute to the team’s technical strategy and roadmap in alignment with long-term goals.
- Mentor other engineers, provide actionable feedback, and help build a learning-focused culture.
Requirements
- Proficient in JavaScript, TypeScript, Python, Java, Terraform, CI/CD, observability, and security.
- Strong understanding of DNS, Firewall, Security, Load Balancing, CDN, and Edge Computing.
- Hands-on experience with at least one major edge provider such as Cloudflare, Fastly, or Akamai is essential.
- Experience building and managing Cloudflare Workers or similar edge runtime environments.
- Experience improving operational health, reducing tech debt, and advocating for engineering needs with non-technical stakeholders.
- Excellent problem-solving skills with a track record of delivering impactful projects independently or across teams.
- Effective communicator who can adjust for various audiences, collaborate across disciplines, and rally others in times of ambiguity.
- Strong architectural thinking and ability to evaluate trade-offs in technical decisions.
Benefits
- Equity packages - we want our success to be yours too
- Inclusive parental leave policy that supports all parents & carers
- An annual Vibe & Thrive allowance to support your wellbeing, social connection, office setup & more
- Flexible leave options that empower you to be a force for good, take time to recharge and supports you personally
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
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Hard skills
JavaScriptTypeScriptPythonJavaTerraformCI/CDobservabilitysecurityDNSLoad Balancing
Soft skills
problem-solvingeffective communicationcollaborationmentoringfeedbackarchitectural thinkingindependenceadaptabilitystakeholder engagementlearning-focused culture