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Software Engineer - Protocols Team

Remote US, United StatesRemotefull_timeVerifiedPosted 29 Mar 2023

💰 $198,000/yr($137,000/yr – $198,000/yr)

About the role

About Us

At Cloudflare, we have our eyes set on an ambitious goal: to help build a better Internet. Today the company runs one of the world’s largest networks that powers approximately 25 million Internet properties, for customers ranging from individual bloggers to SMBs to Fortune 500 companies. Cloudflare protects and accelerates any Internet application online without adding hardware, installing software, or changing a line of code. Internet properties powered by Cloudflare all have web traffic routed through its intelligent global network, which gets smarter with every request. As a result, they see significant improvement in performance and a decrease in spam and other attacks. Cloudflare was named to Entrepreneur Magazine’s Top Company Cultures list and ranked among the World’s Most Innovative Companies by Fast Company.

We realize people do not fit into neat boxes. We are looking for curious and empathetic individuals who are committed to developing themselves and learning new skills, and we are ready to help you do that. We cannot complete our mission without building a diverse and inclusive team. We hire the best people based on an evaluation of their potential and support them throughout their time at Cloudflare. Come join us!

About the role

We are looking for a talented Software Engineer to join our team. You will work closely with system engineers to work on transport protocols, design server-side network cognizant software, and implement novel solutions for networking performance. You get excited about working on tough problems and love the satisfaction when you find a solution.

Examples of desirable skills, knowledge and experience

Solid competencies in practical computer science, applying the right algorithms, data structures, concurrency control systems to software design, and building large, distributed systems
Proven experience in running high performance and enterprise scale services at pace and at scale whilst maintaining operational stability
Experience of working with Product teams to balance technical agenda, operation of existing systems and new product development
Experience of analyzing and communicating complex technical requirements and concepts, identify the highest priority areas, and carve a path to deliver
Driving communication and consensus across teams
Experience implementing tools, process, internal instrumentation, methodologies and resolving blockages
A drive for continuous improvement when it comes to both operations and new product development
Experience with systems/networking level C programming
Strong Unix/ Linux systems level programming and troubleshooting skills
knowledge of web servers (example: NGINX)
Knowledge of Layer 4-7 protocols (examples: http, tcp, udp, quic, grpc, webrtc)

Bonus Points

These are things which the role is likely to require; we’re happy to help you learn on the job, but prior experience is beneficial

Experience of languages: Lua, Python, Rust, Go
Experience of userland networking stack

Compensation

Compensation may be adjusted depending on work location.

For Colorado-based hires: Estimated annual salary of $137,000 - $167,000.
For New York City-based and California (excluding Bay Area) and Washington D.C. hires: Estimated annual salary of $154,000 - $188,000.
For Bay Area-based hires: Estimated annual salary of $162,000 - $198,000.

Equity

This role is eligible to participate in Cloudflare’s equity plan.

Benefits

Cloudflare offers a complete package of benefits and programs to support you and your family. Our benefits programs can help you pay health care expenses, support caregiving, build capital for the future and make life a little easier and fun! The below is a description of our benefits for employees in the United States, and benefits may vary for employees based outside the U.S.

Health & Welfare Benefits