Senior Software Engineer - Quicksilver - Distributed Key Value
Cloudflare · Hybrid
Posted 26 days ago · $168,000 - $231,000
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Is this posting real?
- This role has been open
- 26 days Cloudflare's roles stay open a median of 45 days
- Reposted
- No
- Salary listed
- Yes 28% of Cloudflare's roles list one
- Ghost-job risk at Cloudflare
- low 0 stale, 12 reposted of 342 open
- Hiring momentum
- 494 roles opened in the last 90 days ↑ up vs. the prior 90 days
- Last confirmed on the employer's board
- 2026-09-17
Measured from postings appearing on and disappearing from Cloudflare's own greenhouse board since 2026-08-03. Full hiring picture for Cloudflare.
About this role
As a Senior Software Engineer for Cloudflare's Quicksilver, you will work on a globally distributed key-value store, tackling challenges such as network issues and hardware failures while ensuring fast and reliable data delivery. Your responsibilities will include writing new features in Go, improving performance, enhancing monitoring tools, and debugging complex problems. You will also be involved in the entire stack, from codebase management to operational support and on-call duties.
- benefits
- 5/5
- freshness
- 4/5
- career value
- 4/5
- role clarity
- 4/5
- pay transparency
- 5/5
Scored from the posting itself — how clearly the role is described, how much it says about pay and benefits, and how recently it was listed. Not a judgement of Cloudflare as an employer.
What you need
- Experience writing robust systems and understanding code quality, performance, and technical debt
- Proven experience with storage systems, peer-to-peer systems, or large-scale distributed systems
- Ability to debug problems through multiple layers of software stack
- Flexibility and autonomy in work style
- Experience in both low-level and high-level programming
- Ability to engage in constructive criticism and team design discussions
What you get
- Medical/Rx Insurance
- Dental Insurance
- Vision Insurance
- Flexible Spending Accounts
- Commuter Spending Accounts
- Fertility & Family Forming Benefits
Worth weighing
- No specific mention of the tech stack beyond Go and C
- On-call responsibilities may require working outside standard hours
- Compensation varies by location, which may affect salary expectations
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Listed by Cloudflare on their greenhouse job board, last confirmed open on 2026-09-17. PitchMeAI is not the employer.
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