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title: 'Senior Edge Compute & Backend Engineer at Cloudinary'
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# Senior Edge Compute & Backend Engineer at Cloudinary

- **Company:** Cloudinary
- **Location:** Kraków, Poland
- **Employment:** full-time
- **Work type:** hybrid
- **Posted:** 2026-06-11
- **Last confirmed live:** 2026-09-09
- **Apply:** https://jobs.lever.co/cloudinary/a0778f56-acda-4c97-8563-5272996807b1

## Job description

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

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

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

- Develop and sustain internal microservices essential to the delivery platform.

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

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

- Resolve complex inquiries and technical questions from internal customers.

## Qualifications

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

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

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

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

Technical Profile

- Proficiency in multiple languages, specifically Go, JavaScript, and VCL.

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

Bonus Skills

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

- Significant experience integrating and developing with various major CDN providers.

- Practical knowledge of AWS (Amazon Web Services).

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

## #LI-SL1

## About Cloudinary

## Company Overview
- **One-liner**: Cloudinary provides an image and video API platform that enables businesses to manage, transform, and deliver visual experiences at scale using AI, automation, and a global CDN.
- **Entity Type**: Private (total funding $100M across 3 rounds)
- **Headquarters**: San Jose, California, USA (with a major office in Petah Tikva, Israel)
- **Founded**: 2012
- **Founders**: Itai Lahan (CEO), Tal Lev-Ami (CTO), Nadav Soferman (CPO)

## Core Business
- **Primary industry**: Technology, Information and Internet
- **Target customers**: B2B – developers, marketers, and brands of all sizes (from SMBs to hyper-growth companies and enterprises)
- **Mission**: “Empower companies to deliver visual experiences that inspire and connect by unleashing the full potential of their media.” [linkedin.com/company/cloudinary](https://linkedin.com/company/cloudinary)

## Products & Services
- **Cloudinary Image**: Automated image transformations, GenAI editing, and optimized delivery for any device, channel, or use case. [cloudinary.com](https://cloudinary.com/)
- **Cloudinary Video**: AI-powered video transcoding, smart cropping, automated subtitles, and optimized delivery. [cloudinary.com](https://cloudinary.com/)
- **Cloudinary AI**: Practical AI built into workflows – AI agents, GenAI tools, content-aware processing, and MCP-ready APIs. [cloudinary.com](https://cloudinary.com/)
- **Digital Asset Management (Agentic DAM)**: A single platform for managing images, videos, and assets with AI agents that organize, find, moderate, and automate workflows. [cloudinary.com](https://cloudinary.com/)
- **Media Workflows**: Low-code/no-code workflow automation with pre-built templates, plus a Moderation Agent that enforces brand standards. [cloudinary.com](https://cloudinary.com/)

## Market Standing
- **Valuation / Market Cap**: Not publicly disclosed
- **Key Metric (Private)**: Annual revenue of $86.7M; total funding raised $100M. [linkedin.com/company/cloudinary](https://linkedin.com/company/cloudinary)
- **Notable Investors / Partners**: Not publicly available in provided sources (the company has completed 3 funding rounds, but specific lead investors are not listed). Partners include integrations with major tech stacks (e.g., MCP server support). [cloudinary.com](https://cloudinary.com/)
- **Growth Signals**:
  - 80 billion assets under management, 11,000+ customers, 3 million developers worldwide. [cloudinary.com](https://cloudinary.com/)
  - Headcount grew 6.4% YoY (+27 people), now employing 377 people across 15 countries. [linkedin.com/company/cloudinary](https://linkedin.com/company/cloudinary)
  - LinkedIn followers grew 51.5% year-over-year. [linkedin.com/company/cloudinary](https://linkedin.com/company/cloudinary)
  - Product rating of 4.6/5.0 (171 reviews). [linkedin.com/company/cloudinary](https://linkedin.com/company/cloudinary)

## Competitive Advantages
- **AI-Driven Automation**: Patented image and video processing capabilities combined with GenAI tools that automate transformations, moderation, and delivery. [cloudinary.com/about](https://cloudinary.com/about)
- **Massive Ecosystem**: Trusted by over 3 million developers and 11,000 enterprise brands, creating a strong network effect and community-driven development. [cloudinary.com](https://cloudinary.com/)
- **Developer-First Platform**: Extensive APIs, SDKs, MCP server support, and pre-built integrations make Cloudinary a critical part of the tech stack for many companies. [cloudinary.com](https://cloudinary.com/)
- **Scalability & Performance**: Global CDN and optimized delivery ensure high-performant visual experiences even at massive scales (80 billion assets). [cloudinary.com](https://cloudinary.com/)

## Strategic Focus
- **AI Agents & GenAI**: Embedding practical AI into every workflow (e.g., AI agents for moderation, GenAI editing, content-aware processing). [cloudinary.com](https://cloudinary.com/)
- **Workflow Automation**: Expanding no-code/low-code media workflows to reduce manual effort for marketing and development teams. [cloudinary.com](https://cloudinary.com/)
- **Platform Extensibility**: Connecting deeply with the broader tech stack (LLMs, AI tools, agents) via MCP server APIs and integrations. [cloudinary.com](https://cloudinary.com/)

## Why Work Here
- **Culture**: Described as “positive, energetic, and supportive” with a strong emphasis on collaboration and celebrating skills. [cloudinary.com/careers](https://cloudinary.com/careers)
- **Work Model**: Hybrid model that encourages flexibility and autonomy while balancing in-office collaboration. [cloudinary.com/careers](https://cloudinary.com/careers)
- **Benefits**: Comprehensive health coverage (varies by location), mental health and wellness programs, family-friendly policies (parental leave, flexible arrangements), and four global days off for well-being. [cloudinary.com/careers](https://cloudinary.com/careers)
- **DEI**: Company-wide diversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives; a stated commitment to reflecting the communities they serve. [cloudinary.com/careers](https://cloudinary.com/careers)
- **Hiring Process**: Typically three-stage interview process; feedback-driven decision-making. [cloudinary.com/careers](https://cloudinary.com/careers)
- **Global Team**: Employees span 15 countries; constant connection across time zones. [cloudinary.com/about](https://cloudinary.com/about)
- **Employer Rating**: 3.9/5.0 (155 reviews) with strong scores in Work-Life (4.0), Compensation (3.9), and Culture (3.9). [linkedin.com/company/cloudinary](https://linkedin.com/company/cloudinary)

## Sources
1. [cloudinary.com/about](https://cloudinary.com/about)
2. [cloudinary.com/careers](https://cloudinary.com/careers)
3. [cloudinary.com](https://cloudinary.com/)
4. [linkedin.com/company/cloudinary](https://linkedin.com/company/cloudinary)
5. [jobs.lever.co/cloudinary](https://jobs.lever.co/cloudinary)

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