Engineering Manager, Workers Runtime

At Cloudflare, we are on a mission to help build a better Internet. Today the company runs one of the world’s largest networks that powers millions of websites and other Internet properties for customers ranging from individual bloggers to SMBs to Fortune 500 companies. Cloudflare protects and accelerates any Internet application online without adding hardware, installing software, or changing a line of code. We realize people do not fit into neat boxes. We are looking for curious and empathetic individuals who are committed to developing themselves and learning new skills, and we are ready to help you do that. We cannot complete our mission without building a diverse and inclusive team. About the Team The Workers Runtime team delivers features and improvements to our Runtime which actually executes customer code at the edge. We care deeply about increasing performance, improving JS API surface area and compiled language support through WebAssembly, and optimizing to meet the next 10x increase in scale. What you'll do We are looking for an Engineering Manager to join our team. You will work with a team of passionate, talented engineers that are building innovative products that bring security and speed to millions of internet users each day. You will play an active part in shaping product features and providing the best APIs to make our runtime the best it can be. Responsibilities and Requirements Experience leading a team Comfortable leading and hiring a team that builds low level distributed systems. Excel at planning, creating teams and overseeing execution to meet commitments and deliver with predictability Comfortable building developer-loved APIs that scale Demonstrate a track record of leading a team including hiring, on-boarding, and professional development. Experience implementing tools, process, internal instrumentation, methodologies and resolving blockages At least 4 years of recent professional experience with C++ or Rust. Solid understanding of computer science fundamentals including data structures, algorithms, and object-oriented or functional design. Deep understanding of the web and technologies such as web browsers, HTTP, JavaScript and WebAssembly Bonus Points Experience building high performance distributed systems. Experience working with cloud platforms, especially server-less platforms. Experience with the internals of JS engines such as V8, SpiderMonkey, or JavaScriptCore Experience with standalone WebAssembly runtimes such as Wasmtime, Wasmer, Lucet, etc Deep Linux/UNIX systems, kernel, or networking knowledge Contributions to large open source projects Experience working in low-latency real time environments such as game streaming, game engine architecture, high frequency trading, payment systems. Experience debugging, optimizing and identifying failure modes in a large-scale Linux-based distributed system. 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. Cloudflare provides reasonable accommodations to qualified individuals with disabilities. Please tell us if you require a reasonable accommodation to apply for a job. #J-18808-Ljbffr