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Cloudflare · 2 days ago

Software Engineer - Traffic Management

positionAustin, TX
timeFull-time
remoteOnsite
seniorityEntry, Mid Level
date2+ years exp

Cloudflare is on a mission to help build a better Internet, operating one of the world’s largest networks. The Traffic Management team is responsible for systems that route traffic flows through Cloudflare's global network, ensuring the internet is faster, safer, and more reliable.

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Responsibilities

As a member of the team you will build and extend various traffic management and supporting systems
You will work closely with Network Engineering, Product Engineering, Network Strategy, and other teams to collaborate on ambitious initiatives to make the best use of Cloudflare’s global network
You will participate in all stages of the software development lifecycle: from designing and documenting systems, to writing code and automated tests, to planning, managing, and monitoring production software deployments
You will work with a wide range of technologies and programming languages, including Go, Python, Rust, eBPF, ClickHouse, Salt, PostgreSQL, Prometheus, Kubernetes, and more
Our team at Cloudflare operates under a 'Run What You Build' model. This means we are responsible for the health of our systems and actively participate in our team's on-call rotation as part of our operational duties

Qualification

GoPythonRustNetworking protocolsDistributed systemsTraffic engineeringTCP/IPMonitoring toolsCollaboration skillsCommunication skills

Required

Minimum of 2 years of engineering experience with networking and/or distributed systems
Systems-level programming experience in Go, Python, Rust, C, or C++
A solid grasp of networking protocols in Layers 3 and 4 of the OSI Model
Knowledge/interest in HTTP, TLS, and CDN networks
Experience/interest in network performance monitoring and tuning
Strong collaboration and communication skills

Preferred

Experience building or developing capabilities in the domain of traffic engineering including automated load balancing and traffic prioritization
Knowledge of statistical-analysis techniques and control theory
Knowledge of TCP/IP and Internet routing
Experience building tools and APIs
Experience with monitoring, alerting, and debugging large-scale distributed systems
Experience participating in an on-call rotation

Company

Cloudflare

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Cloudflare is a web performance and security company that provides online services to protect and accelerate websites online.
dateFounded in 2009
location
San Francisco, California, USA
people-size1001-5000 employees
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http://www.cloudflare.com

H1B Sponsorship

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Funding

Current Stage
Public Company
Total Funding
$2.08B
Key Investors
Franklin TempletonFidelityUnion Square Ventures
2025-06-13Post Ipo Debt· $1.75B
2019-09-12IPO
2019-03-12Series E· $150M

Leadership Team

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Matthew Prince
CEO & Co-Founder
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Lee Holloway
Co-Founder & Lead Engineer
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