Senior Software Engineer, Network On-Ramps

The role

You will work across a wide range of technologies and systems to deliver new features, improve performance, and increase scalability for Network Services products. You will build, deploy, and operate systems on top of a large edge network.

What you will do

• Deliver new features, improve performance, and increase scalability of Network Services products
• Build, deploy, and operate systems on top of one of the largest edge networks in the world
• Partner with engineers and product managers to solve big problems
• Work on anycast BGP implementation
• Work on flow and log collection, correlation, and analytics systems
• Work on a Linux kernel-based networking dataplane
• Work on control plane systems

Required qualifications

• Experience building and shipping large-scale, reliable, highly distributed systems
• Systems-level programming experience, especially in Go and Rust
• Expertise in L3 and L4 networking protocols
• Experience building on top of Linux kernel networking primitives – netfilter, nftables, eBPF, tc, network namespaces, etc
• Experience designing and integrating RESTful APIs and backend systems
• Experience with large-scale distributed data pipelines
• Excellent debugging and optimization skills
• Attention to detail and ability to solve complex customer problems
• Own solutions end-to-end and driving the design, development, and deployment process
• Able to work across teams and level common, sustainable solutions

Nice to have

• Creative, open-minded, collaborative problem solver
• Focus on clarity in written and verbal communication

Benefits

• Medical/Rx Insurance
• Dental Insurance
• Vision Insurance
• Flexible Spending Accounts
• Commuter Spending Accounts
• Fertility & Family Forming Benefits
• On-demand mental health support and Employee Assistance Program
• Global Travel Medical Insurance
• Short and Long Term Disability Insurance
• Life & Accident Insurance
• 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan
• Employee Stock Participation Plan

Before you apply

• Applicants who progress to the offer stage may be asked to attend an in-person interview within one of the Cloudflare Offices or Cloudflare Hubs
• Position may require access to information protected under U.S. export control laws
• Offer of employment may be conditioned on authorization to receive software or technology controlled under U.S. export laws without sponsorship for an export license

About the company

Cloudflare runs one of the world’s largest networks that powers millions of websites and other Internet properties. The company protects and accelerates any Internet application online without adding hardware, installing software, or changing a line of code.