Cloudflare · 3 hours ago
Software Engineer, Unimog
Austin, TX
Full-time
Hybrid
Entry, Mid LevelCloudflare is a leading technology company on a mission to build a better Internet, operating one of the world’s largest networks. They are seeking a Software Engineer to work on distributed systems critical for maintaining the efficiency of their network, focusing on load distribution systems and collaboration with various engineering teams.
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Responsibilities
You’ll participate in the ongoing development of a load distribution system that works at the scale of Cloudflare’s edge network
You’ll take on challenging projects that require focus and determination, pragmatism and innovation, and careful consideration of risk
You’ll get to know the details of Cloudflare’s software and hardware infrastructure in order to design software that behaves well even when failures occur
You’ll collaborate with engineers across the company, from operations teams to the teams that build our customer-facing products
You’ll inspect the production behaviour of our systems, to check that they are working as intended and spot opportunities for improvement
You’ll be part of the on-call rota for the occasional cases when our operations teams need to escalate problems
Qualification
Required
Broad experience covering some or all of Linux kernel network stack development (particularly eBPF)
Complex distributed systems written in Go
Understanding of Internet protocols and technologies like IP, TCP, UDP, QUIC, DNS, HTTPS, BGP
Willing to write code in Go
Relish opportunities to dive into new technologies, and a demonstrated ability to do so
Awareness of networking concepts down to layer 2
Commitment to high code quality standards, both individually and working as part of a team
Comfortable understanding and working with complex distributed systems
Understanding of techniques to manage risk when evolving critical systems
Excellent communicator and team player
Preferred
Experience with Linux kernel network stack development (eBPF)
Solid understanding of routing protocols, particularly BGP
Benefits
Cloudflare provides reasonable accommodations to qualified individuals with disabilities.
Examples of reasonable accommodations include, but are not limited to, changing the application process, providing documents in an alternate format, using a sign language interpreter, or using specialized equipment.
Company
Cloudflare
Cloudflare is a web performance and security company that provides online services to protect and accelerate websites online.
Founded in 2009
1001-5000 employees
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Funding
Current Stage
Public CompanyTotal Funding
$2.08BKey Investors
Franklin TempletonFidelityUnion Square Ventures
2025-06-13Post Ipo Debt· $1.75B
2019-09-12IPO
2019-03-12Series E· $150M
Leadership Team
Matthew Prince
CEO & Co-Founder
Lee Holloway
Co-Founder & Lead Engineer
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