Software Engineer, Network Performance & Reliability (Argo)
CloudflareResponsibilities
- Develop cutting-edge network software infrastructure for the Argo platform and Cloudflare’s products.
- Translate requirements from engineering teams into new platform capabilities.
- Collaborate with Network Engineering and SRE to optimize technology for Cloudflare’s edge network.
- Design and document systems, write production code and automated tests, and manage and monitor deployments.
- Own system health through the Run What You Build model and participate in the team’s on-call rotation.
- Use AI-powered tools to analyze codebases, production systems, and datasets and accelerate problem-solving.
Requirements
- Systems-level programming experience in Go, Rust, C, or C++, with willingness to learn Rust if needed.
- Solid understanding of OSI Layer 3 and Layer 4 networking protocols.
- Knowledge of HTTP, TLS, and CDN networks.
- Experience implementing secure, highly available distributed systems.
- Strong debugging ability for complex systems.
- Experience or interest in HTTP networking, VPN technologies, network performance monitoring, and performance tuning.
- Knowledge of TCP/IP and Internet routing is a bonus.
- Professional Rust systems programming experience is a bonus.
- Working knowledge of statistical analysis techniques and control theory is a bonus.
- Experience building tools and APIs is a bonus.
- Experience monitoring, alerting, and debugging large-scale distributed systems is a bonus.
- Experience participating in an on-call rotation is a bonus.
- Experience using AI-assisted development tools professionally is a bonus.
- Strong collaboration, communication, curiosity, empathy, and comfort working in a fast-paced environment.
Benefits
- Medical/Rx, dental, and vision insurance.
- Flexible spending and commuter spending accounts.
- Fertility and family-forming benefits, on-demand mental health support, and an Employee Assistance Program.
- Global travel medical insurance.
- Short- and long-term disability insurance and life and accident insurance.
- 401(k) retirement savings plan and employee stock participation plan.
- Flexible paid time off covering vacation and sick leave.
- Parental, pregnancy health, medical, and bereavement leave programs.
- The position is based in Austin, US, and offer-stage candidates may be asked to attend an in-person interview at a Cloudflare office or hub.
- The role is eligible for Cloudflare’s equity plan.
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About Cloudflare
Cloudflare, Inc. (NYSE: NET) is the leading connectivity cloud company. It empowers organizations to make their employees, applications and networks faster and more secure everywhere, while reducing complexity and cost. Cloudflare’s connectivity cloud delivers the most full-featured, unified platform of cloud-native products and developer tools, so any organization can gain the control they need to work, develop, and accelerate their business. Powered by one of the world’s largest and most interconnected networks, Cloudflare blocks billions of threats online for its customers every day. It is trusted by millions of organizations – from the largest brands to entrepreneurs and small businesses to nonprofits, humanitarian groups, and governments across the globe.