This role pays more than
73%
of similar roles. Most pay
$144,350–$202,561
— the shaded band above.
At the midpoint, this role pays about
$200k
versus about
$173k
for comparable roles.
Based on 240 similar postings.
Employer
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 Tunnel team, you will drive the technical vision and architecture for systems that securely connect machines to the global edge network. You will lead the design and implementation of complex software systems, including cross-platform open-source clients and high-performance edge services. Your daily work involves participating in all stages of the software development lifecycle, from designing and documenting systems to writing code, automated tests, and monitoring production deployments. To succeed, you must be proficient in Go, Rust, C++, or similar systems-level languages, along with TypeScript. You will also utilize SQL and No-SQL databases, Docker, Kubernetes, Prometheus, and Grafana. The role focuses on solving critical connectivity challenges within the Cloudflare Tunnel, Mesh, and Zero Trust Network product areas to ensure long-term stability and performance across distributed environments.
What does a Systems Engineer earn?
Median $158250 from 186 postings across 30 companies.
Rust
Go
C++
TypeScript
PostgreSQL
MySQL
TCP/IP
TLS
WebSockets
Linux
eBPF
PgBouncer
ProxySQL
Cloudflare Workers
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