This role pays more than
88%
of similar roles. Most pay
$147,118–$187,986
— the shaded band above.
At the midpoint, this role pays about
$220k
versus about
$168k
for comparable roles.
Based on 240 similar postings.
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About Cloudflare, Inc
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.
Cloudflare, Inc currently has
190 open roles
on FindRole.
Listed pay typically runs
$215,000–$278,000
across 59 roles with salary data.
As a Senior Systems Engineer on the Cloudflare One Appliance team, you will develop the Linux-based edge runtime and distributed control plane connecting customer sites to the network. You will build end-to-end systems including the telemetry pipeline, hardware-backed identity, and secure boot processes while hardening the appliance dataplane. Your daily work involves designing reliable fleet control for large device fleets and implementing networking capabilities using IPsec, MASQUE, eBPF, and Linux kernel primitives. You will utilize Rust, C/C++, Go, or TypeScript to build systems that are resilient to failures and easy to operate. The role focuses on the technical challenge of balancing local intelligence with cloud-based policy in a distributed environment. You will provide technical leadership across teams to ensure high availability, secure device lifecycles, and seamless over-the-air upgrades for critical infrastructure.
What does a Systems Engineer earn?
Median $158250 from 186 postings across 30 companies.
Systems Engineering
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