Senior Software Engineer, Addressing Team

Cloudflare, Inc

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Work type: Hybrid
Location: Austin, TXLondon, United KingdomLisbon, Portugal
Posted: 10 days ago
Freshness: Confirmed live yesterday
Nearby: 99+ roles within 25 mi

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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 · Senior Software Engineer, Addressing Team

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As a Senior Software Engineer on the Addressing team, you will architect, program, and maintain core software services that enable large corporate networks to be protected by Cloudflare. You will work on microservices primarily written in Go, designing new APIs and data models to manage expanding addressing needs while building tools for IP conservation, policy-driven assignment, and dynamic BGP control. The role involves developing scalable platforms and learning the inner workings of edge routers, servers, DNS, and IP provisioning pipelines. Key technologies include Go, PostgreSQL, Docker, Kafka, Lua, Clickhouse, SaltStack, Prometheus, and standard Unix/Linux tools. You will solve complex problems regarding distributed systems, TCP/IP networking, and the HTTP/S/TLS stack to ensure high-quality service for billions of users across a global anycast network.

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Skills

Go PostgreSQL Docker Kafka Lua Clickhouse SaltStack Prometheus Python Rust C++ SQL MySQL Unix Linux TCP/IP HTTP TLS DNS BGP

What you'll do

Architect, program, and maintain core software services to support large corporate networks.
Develop microservices using Go to manage expanding IP address requirements.
Design and develop new APIs and data models for addressing systems.
Build automated tools for IP conservation and policy-driven address assignment.
Create traffic engineering tools to improve service quality for global users.
Develop customer APIs to enable dynamic BGP control.
Build scalable platforms and infrastructure across the Cloudflare stack.
Maintain reliable, fault-tolerant distributed systems at a massive scale.

What we're looking for

Experience writing high-quality code in system programming languages such as Go, Python, C, or C++.
Experience with modern Unix/Linux development and runtime environments.
Solid understanding of TCP/IP and general networking principles.
Basic understanding of the HTTP/S/TLS stack.
Working knowledge of SQL and relational databases like PostgreSQL or MySQL.
Experience building and operating distributed systems.
Excellent debugging skills and attention to detail when breaking down problems.
Authorization to receive software or technology controlled under U.S. export control laws.

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