Senior Edge Compute & Backend Engineer

Role Summary

As a Senior Edge Compute & Backend Engineer , you will join Cloudinary’s Delivery team, collaborating closely with both frontend and backend specialists. Your role involves driving feature development, maintaining core codebases, and managing our extensive multi-CDN delivery platform.

Our team oversees the global-scale delivery of Cloudinary customer assets and the underlying software and infrastructure. This encompasses our edge platform and CDN infrastructure designed for high-performance delivery, alongside the backend services that power them. We are trusted by leading global brands to provide high-fidelity media via flexible transformations, ensuring minimal latency and optimized bandwidth.

Responsibilities

• Own end-to-end solutions, guiding projects from initial requirements through to production.
• Act as a primary technical authority for delivery infrastructure for both internal teams and external partners.
• Develop and sustain internal microservices essential to the delivery platform.
• Integrate external services and partners while implementing custom in-house solutions.
• Engage in the team’s knowledge-sharing initiatives and provide 2nd-tier support, including on-call rotations.
• Resolve complex inquiries and technical questions from internal customers.

Requirements

• At least 8 years of backend engineering experience or demonstrated exceptional talent.
• Proven experience developing with major CDNs like Fastly, Cloudflare, Akamai, or CloudFront.
• A self-driven, independent, and analytical mindset with deep technical knowledge.
• A data-centric approach to development, utilizing data warehouse and monitoring tools for insights.

Technical Profile

• Proficiency in multiple languages, specifically Go, JavaScript, and VCL.
• Practical experience with at least one major CDN provider, including development using VCL or JS.

Bonus Skills

• Background in distributed cloud-based architectures at high scale.
• Significant experience integrating and developing with various major CDN providers.
• Practical knowledge of AWS (Amazon Web Services).
• Experience with Rust, Ruby on Rails, or DevOps-oriented infrastructure.