Security Engineer, Applied Research & Labs

Cloudflare, Inc

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Austin, TX
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Cloudflare is a prominent cloud services and security company that provides content delivery network (CDN), DDoS mitigation, and Zero Trust security services to millions of internet properties.

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TL;DR · Security Engineer, Applied Research & Labs

JOB TITLE: Security Engineer, Applied Research & Labs The Security Engineer, Applied Research & Labs joins the Office of the CSO to design and build agentic security tooling for Cloudflare Security. This role involves developing multi-agent orchestration, tool integration, and evaluation harnesses, which are then released as open-source reference implementations, interactive labs, and technical workshops. The engineer will build on the Developer Platform, implementing solutions on Cloudflare Workers, Durable Objects, Workflows, Workers AI, AI Gateway, and the Agents SDK. Key responsibilities include defining technical scopes for labs, managing lab infrastructure for per-participant isolation, and delivering hands-on workshops for customers. Candidates must be proficient in TypeScript or Python and possess experience in LLM-based systems, distributed systems, and application security to solve complex security architecture problems and provide technical education.

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What you'll do

  • Design and build agentic security workflows and tooling including multi-agent orchestration and evaluation harnesses.
  • Release internal harnesses and orchestration workflows as documented open-source reference implementations.
  • Implement security tools using Cloudflare Workers, Durable Objects, Workflows, Workers AI, and the Agents SDK.
  • Define the technical scope, sequencing, and failure modes for interactive security labs.
  • Build and operate lab infrastructure featuring per-participant isolation and automated provisioning.
  • Run hands-on workshops for customers and partners to build and deploy security tooling.
  • Present agentic security architecture through customer briefings and conference talks.
  • Author technical deep dives and architecture write-ups to establish thought leadership in the security community.

What we're looking for

  • 4+ years of experience in software engineering, shipping and operating production systems.
  • Demonstrated experience building interactive labs, hands-on learning platforms, or developer training environments.
  • Proficiency in TypeScript, Python, or a comparable language with production experience in distributed or event-driven systems.
  • Hands-on experience building LLM-based systems, including agent orchestration, tool use, context engineering, and evaluation.
  • Experience with Cloudflare Workers, Durable Objects, Workflows, Workers AI, AI Gateway, and Vectorize, or an equivalent serverless stack.
  • Working knowledge of application and infrastructure security, including common vulnerability classes and secure development practices.
  • Published technical writing, conference talks, or open-source contributions.
  • Export control laws, including the U.S. Export Administration Regulations.

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