Senior Systems Engineer, SDKs, Terraform, & Code Generation

Cloudflare, Inc

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Austin, TX
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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 Systems Engineer, SDKs, Terraform, & Code Generation

The Senior Systems Engineer, SDKs, Terraform, & Code Generation joins the API Experience team to build tools and standards that ensure API dependability. You will build and maintain SDKs, the Terraform provider, and code generation tooling while developing API versioning and compatibility practices. Daily responsibilities include improving API governance through consistent schemas, supporting internal teams, and collaborating directly with customers to resolve friction. The role requires deep Go expertise along with fluency in TypeScript and Python. You must have experience shipping client libraries, managing dependencies, and maintaining production software. You will solve technical problems related to clear interfaces, predictable behavior, and useful errors. Key skills include experience with Kubernetes, Docker, CI/CD pipelines, and using AI to improve engineering workflows and automate infrastructure testing.

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What you'll do

  • Build and maintain SDKs, the Terraform provider, and associated code generation tooling.
  • Develop API versioning and compatibility practices to ensure seamless updates for customers.
  • Improve API governance by establishing consistent schemas, standards, and pre-release checks.
  • Support internal engineering teams and respond directly to customers to resolve technical issues.
  • Own projects from the initial design phase through release and ongoing maintenance.
  • Use AI and automation to improve engineering workflows and verify output quality.

What we're looking for

  • 5+ years of experience building large-scale software applications (preferred).
  • Deep Go expertise with experience building and maintaining production software (preferred).
  • Fluency in languages such as TypeScript and Python (preferred).
  • Experience building, maintaining, or contributing to a Terraform provider (preferred).
  • Experience shipping SDKs or client libraries, including testing and dependency management (preferred).
  • Experience using AI and automation to improve engineering workflows (preferred).
  • Experience managing containerized workloads using Kubernetes or Docker (preferred).
  • Authorization to receive software or technology controlled under U.S. export control laws.

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