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# Senior Software Engineer (Edge)

- **Company:** Cloudsmith
- **Location:** UK (Remote available)
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Private Networks, Amazon Web Services, Amazon Cloudfront, Amazon S3, Code Review, Continuous Integration, Distributed Systems, Domain Name System (DNS), HAProxy, Python (Programming Language), PostgreSQL, Nginx, TypeScript, SSL Certificate Management, Network Routing, Cloud Platform System, Event Driven Architecture, Vertica, Functional Programming, Terraform, Data Pipelines
- **Published:** May 26, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.apply4u.co.uk/jobs/x/37370905/

## About the Role

We realise that not everyone will have every experience and expertise in every possible thing. Still, if you have many of the following, we might be a great place to progress your career.

Experience: 5+ years (or equivalent) of professional experience building, testing, and maintaining complex distributed systems in production.
Technical Proficiency: Strong experience with Rust (or another low-level systems language) for building high-performance infrastructure services; experience with Typescript or Python is a plus.
Edge Networking Domain: Familiarity with proxy technologies (e.g., Envoy, Traefik, HAProxy, nginx), network routing, CDNs, edge compute, DNS, certificate management, and observability.
Infrastructure: Familiarity with cloud-based infrastructure and related services (AWS, CloudFront, Lambda, ECS, Postgres, S3, Kinesis, Terraform, Clickhouse), container runtimes, event-driven architectures (high volume data pipelines), and continuous integration.
Iterative Delivery: You understand the importance of shipping early and often and delivering value iteratively.
Communication: An enthusiastic and effective communicator who can bridge the gap between technical and non-technical stakeholders.
Mindset: Deeply passionate about your craft, eager to learn, and comfortable admitting what you don't yet know.

## Description

Build: Design, build, and ship new features and optimisations for our edge infrastructure that enhance global package delivery performance across public and private networks.
Resilience: Help keep our systems fast, reliable, and running smoothly at a global scale.
Collaborate: Work closely with teammates from product, design, and customer success to solve complex scaling and networking problems together.
Quality: Prioritise quality and security through rigorous testing, monitoring, and sustainable engineering habits.
Mentor: Share your knowledge through code reviews, documentation, and mentoring others to foster a growth-oriented environment.


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