Senior Edge Compute & Backend Engineer

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.

Key Responsibilities
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Own end-to-end solutions, guiding projects from initial requirements through to production.

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Act as a primary technical authority for delivery infrastructure for both internal teams and external partners.

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Develop and sustain internal microservices essential to the delivery platform.

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Integrate external services and partners while implementing custom in-house solutions.

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Engage in the team’s knowledge-sharing initiatives and provide 2nd-tier support, including on-call rotations.

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Resolve complex inquiries and technical questions from internal customers.

Qualifications
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At least 8 years of backend engineering experience or demonstrated exceptional talent.

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Proven experience developing with major CDNs like Fastly, Cloudflare, Akamai, or CloudFront.

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A self-driven, independent, and analytical mindset with deep technical knowledge.

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A data-centric approach to development, utilizing data warehouse and monitoring tools for insights.

Technical Profile
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Proficiency in multiple languages, specifically Go, JavaScript, and VCL.

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Practical experience with at least one major CDN provider, including development using VCL or JS.

Bonus Skills
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Background in distributed cloud-based architectures at high scale.

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Significant experience integrating and developing with various major CDN providers.

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Practical knowledge of AWS (Amazon Web Services).

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Experience with Rust, Ruby on Rails, or DevOps-oriented infrastructure.

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