Senior Software Engineer - Network Connectivity

Cloudflare, Inc

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Austin, TX
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63 days ago

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TL;DR · Senior Software Engineer - Network Connectivity

As a Senior Software Engineer on Cloudflare’s Egress team, you will play a pivotal role in developing and maintaining the company's network-as-a-service egress connectivity infrastructure, which powers critical products like WARP and iCloud Private Relay. Your day-to-day responsibilities include designing systems, writing code in Rust or Go, creating automated tests, and collaborating with Network Engineering and SRE teams to optimize Cloudflare’s edge network usage. You will also participate in on-call rotations and use AI tools for problem-solving and system analysis. The role requires expertise in networking protocols, HTTP/TLS/CDN networks, secure distributed systems, and debugging complex issues, alongside strong collaboration skills. This position offers the opportunity to work with a wide range of technologies including Linux networking, ClickHouse, PostgreSQL, Grafana, Kubernetes, and more, while tackling challenges at massive scale within Cloudflare’s fast-paced environment.

What you'll do

  • Design and document network systems for Cloudflare's egress connectivity.
  • Write and push code using Rust or Go for new platform capabilities.
  • Plan and manage production software deployments for complex changes.
  • Investigate and resolve customer issues escalated to the Egress team.
  • Participate in on-call rotation to ensure uptime of production systems.
  • Collaborate with other teams via internal chat rooms and meetings.

What we're looking for

  • Programming experience in Go and Rust with a focus on continuous skill improvement.
  • Solid understanding of networking protocols at Layers 3 and 4 of the OSI Model.
  • Expertise in HTTP, TLS, and CDN networks for secure distributed system implementation.
  • Strong debugging skills for complex systems and effective collaboration abilities.
  • Experience or interest in HTTP networking and VPN technologies, including network performance monitoring.
  • Willingness to integrate AI tools into daily engineering tasks and workflows.

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