Systems Engineer – Database Platform

Cloudflare

Systems Engineer building reliable, automated PostgreSQL infrastructure for Cloudflare’s global Internet network. Managing clusters, observability, disaster recovery, and performance optimization.

Posted 9/5/2026full-timeAustin • California, New York, Texas • 🇺🇸 United StatesMid-LevelSenior💰 $150,000 - $196,000 per yearWebsite

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates expertise in building, deploying, and managing PostgreSQL database clusters, with a strong focus on automation, performance optimization, and high availability solutions. Proficient in utilizing infrastructure-as-code tools and observability platforms to enhance database reliability and health monitoring.

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PostgreSQL Database ManagementInfrastructure-As-Code (Terraform, Ansible, Salt)Python and Bash ScriptingDocker and KubernetesDatabase Performance Optimization

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Hard Skills

PostgreSQLDatabase AutomationPerformance TuningHigh Availability SolutionsDisaster Recovery StrategiesQuery TuningDatabase ToolingInfrastructure ManagementMonitoring ToolsScaling Database Infrastructure

Tools & Technologies

TerraformAnsibleSaltDockerKubernetesPrometheusGrafanaKibana

Industry Keywords

Multi-Tenant Database ClustersObservability ToolsProduction EnvironmentsDatabase Reliability

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

AnsibleDockerGrafanaKubernetesPostgresPrometheusPythonSaltStackTerraform

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Build, deploy, and manage PostgreSQL database clusters in production environments
Develop and maintain database tooling for automation, monitoring, and performance tuning
Implement high availability, backup, and disaster recovery solutions
Collaborate with Infrastructure and Applications teams to integrate database tools
Implement proactive solutions using observability tools to monitor database health
Optimize database performance, indexing strategies, and query tuning
Scale PostgreSQL infrastructure and enhance database reliability

Requirements

What you’ll need

Experience with building, scaling, and managing large-scale multi-tenant PostgreSQL database clusters, including high availability failover and disaster recovery strategies
Experience with infrastructure-as-code using Terraform, Ansible, or Salt
Experience with Python and Bash scripting for automation
Experience building and maintaining database tooling for automation and monitoring
Experience with Docker and Kubernetes
Experience optimizing database performance and query tuning
Experience with Prometheus, Grafana, and Kibana
Work location in Austin, New York, or San Francisco
Offer may be conditioned on authorization to receive technology controlled under U.S. export laws without sponsorship for an export license

Benefits

Comp & perks

Equity plan participation
Medical/Rx Insurance
Dental Insurance
Vision Insurance
Flexible Spending Accounts
Commuter Spending Accounts
Fertility & Family Forming Benefits
On-demand mental health support and Employee Assistance Program
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 covering vacation and sick leave
Leave programs, including parental, pregnancy health, medical, and bereavement leave