Senior Systems Engineer
Cloudflare, Inc
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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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Senior Systems Engineer As a member of the Data Localization team, you will build infrastructure that enforces where customer data is stored, processed, and decrypted across a globally distributed edge network. You will work across the full stack to design, implement, and operate systems with provable geographic boundaries under strict compliance constraints. Your daily work involves developing features from end-to-end, including low-level policy enforcement and cryptographic key routing at the edge alongside customer-facing APIs and dashboards. The role requires proficiency in Go, Rust, or C/C++, along with expertise in distributed systems fundamentals like consensus models, replication, and failure modes. You will utilize tools such as PostgreSQL, Kubernetes, and ClickHouse while leveraging AI-assisted development to solve complex problems related to data residency and security for customers operating under heavy regulatory scrutiny.
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