Software Engineer, Privacy Team

About Us

At Cloudflare, we are on a mission to help build a better Internet. Today the company runs one of the world’s largest networks that powers millions of websites and other 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! 

Available Locations: London, Lisbon or Austin

About the department

Emerging Technologies & Incubation (ETI) is where new and bold products are built and released within Cloudflare. Rather than being constrained by the structures which make Cloudflare a massively successful business, we are able to leverage them to deliver entirely new tools and products to our customers. Cloudflare’s edge and network make it possible to solve problems at massive scale and efficiency which would be impossible for almost any other organization.

What you’ll do

Here at Cloudflare, privacy is core to what we do. This includes giving users more control over their data, working with browser and operating system vendors to reduce cross-site tracking, and/or building first-party, privacy-focused products for customers ourselves, we’re increasingly working to improve the default state of privacy and security on the web. We’re looking for someone excited about having a hand in planning, creating and building the future of privacy infrastructure at Cloudflare and changing the privacy landscape of the internet. 

On the job, you will be part of the team building privacy technologies, including;

• The hyperscale Privacy Proxy platform – MASQUE technology that powers Apple Private Relay, Microsoft Edge Secure Network and other cutting edge privacy networks. 
• Our Privacy Gateways - built using Oblivious HTTP technology
• Our Key Transparency platform, Plexi which drives Whatsapp Key Transparency
• Our PrivacyPass issuers, based on PrivacyPass technology. 
• You will also have the opportunity to work on the cutting edge of privacy Internet standards. 

Examples of desirable skills, knowledge and experience:

• Solid foundation in computer science and software engineering with strong competencies in software design and distributed systems
• A natural around technology with intuitive understanding of networking mechanics.
• Excellent understanding of internet technologies - TCP, UDP, DNS, HTTP/S & BGP
• 1-5 years of experience building high performance distributed code and/or building privacy solutions (Either at work, or through open source contributions) 
• Experience implementing tools, process, internal instrumentation, methodologies and resolving blockages
• Ability to scope, work on and deliver initiatives 

Responsibilities

• Working hands-on with your team and our customers to ship production ready, industry-standard, secure code.
• Include tests as part of your changes, as well as create and maintain suitable documentation
• Collaborating with engineers, researchers, product managers, designers, and other stakeholders.
• Advocati