SRE / Edge Engineer

About This Role

As an SRE Edge Engineer, you will build and operate systems closest to customers, ensuring fast, reliable, and protected digital experiences. This role involves supporting content delivery, traffic routing, security controls, and performance improvements across cloud and CDN platforms.

Responsibilities

• Configure and manage edge delivery settings for new product features and releases.
• Partner with engineers and product teams on design, performance, and reliability throughout the delivery lifecycle.
• Coordinate with project managers for on-time feature launches and stable testing/rollout.
• Monitor web traffic and apply protective rules to mitigate malicious activity.
• Review traffic patterns and logs to identify issues, investigate incidents, and improve site protection.
• Manage access lists and firewall rules, including adding, reviewing, renewing, and removing access.
• Review page load behavior and traffic flow to identify performance issues and improvement opportunities.
• Conduct regular performance reviews and drive initiatives to improve speed and consistency.
• Build and maintain automation for improved deployment speed, consistency, and reliability.
• Work with development teams to enable self-service tools and reduce manual operational work.
• Document processes, create reference material, and share learnings with peers and leadership.

Requirements

• In-depth experience in at least one CDN (preferably Akamai or Cloudflare)
• Experience doing traffic routing, working with security controls and performance controls
• Experience with a scripting language (preferably Python/JavaScript)
• 5+ years of experience in web performance, edge delivery, or web development–related roles
• Solid understanding of how websites and browsers communicate and load content
• Hands-on experience with CDN platforms such as Akamai, Cloudflare, or similar providers
• Strong understanding of page load behavior and performance measurements
• Experience working with security tools that protect against bots, abuse, and large-scale attacks
• Ability to review traffic data and apply rules that balance protection and accessibility
• Familiarity with bug tracking and task management tools (e.g., Jira or similar)
• Experience using website analytics, synthetic testing, real-user monitoring, and alerting tools

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or equivalent professional experience.
• 5+ years of experience in web performance, edge delivery, or web development–related roles.

Skills

* Required skills