Systems Engineer, SSL/TLS Team

Cloudflare, Inc

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Location
Austin, TX
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61 days ago
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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 · Systems Engineer, SSL/TLS Team

The Systems Engineer, SSL/TLS Team joins the team responsible for improving systems for issuing, managing, and deploying TLS certificates to ensure secure connections for millions of websites. You will build services with RESTful APIs and custom datastores using Go and other languages. Daily responsibilities include writing functional specifications, integrating services via message queue systems like Kafka or RabbitMQ, and evaluating third-party or open-source tools. You will also design alerts, write operational procedures, and migrate logic from legacy codebases to modern services architectures. The role requires proficiency in modern Unix/Linux development, distributed systems, and SQL databases like PostgreSQL. You will solve technical problems related to PKI/TLS concepts and certificate management to provide reliable, fault-tolerant encryption for a global network of internet properties.

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What you'll do

  • Build backend services with RESTful APIs and custom datastores using Go.
  • Write and maintain functional specifications for all developed services.
  • Integrate multiple services using message queue systems.
  • Evaluate third-party and open-source tools for production use.
  • Design and implement system alerts and write operational handling procedures.
  • Serve as an escalation point for unresolved operational issues.
  • Migrate logic from legacy codebases to a modern services architecture.
  • Review peer code via pull requests to ensure reliability and performance.

What we're looking for

  • 3+ years of professional experience building backend systems at a technology company.
  • Experience writing production-quality code in Go or other languages with a willingness to learn Go.
  • Proven experience building and operating distributed systems.
  • Proficiency with modern Unix/Linux development and runtime environments.
  • Strong debugging and troubleshooting skills with attention to detail.
  • Track record of delivering well-tested, reliable code for production environments.
  • Experience designing and building RESTful APIs and full-stack applications (preferred).
  • Export control laws, including the U.S. Export Administration Regulations.

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