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Senior Software Engineer, Linux Networking

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Hybrid
2 Locations
Senior level
Hybrid
2 Locations
Senior level
As a Senior Software Engineer, you will enhance Cloudflare's Network Services products by working on large-scale systems, delivering new features, and optimizing performance.
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While this job can be worked almost entirely remotely, hiring is focused on the following greater metro areas (~50 miles):

  • Austin, TX
  • Atlanta, GA
  • Champaign, IL
  • Denver, CO
  • New York City
  • Seattle, WA
  • Washington, DC
  • Mexico City, MX
  • Toronto, CA


About the team
Cloudflare is redefining the way networks are run at scale. Our Network Services product suite puts the connectivity, scale, and performance of Cloudflare's global network in front of customers' network infrastructure and private networks, providing a single pane of glass for network connectivity, visibility, and operating network functions like DoS mitigation, Next-Gen Firewall, IDS/IPS, WAN optimization, and more. We are a team of engineers and product managers who obsess over quickly building products that solve real customer problems using innovative technologies and techniques which leverage Cloudflare's unique architecture and global network footprint.
About the role
We are hiring engineers of all experience levels across many of our teams. Some of the things our teams work on include:

  • A Linux kernel-based networking dataplane which ingests and forwards traffic from some of the largest networks in the world
  • A userspace networking service which acts as a hub between our Network Services and Zero Trust systems, enabling every customer to access every product
  • Network software running on a hardware appliance that provides zero touch connectivity to the Cloudflare network and SD-WAN functions
  • Next-generation firewall functions implemented across Linux netfilter, eBPF, and userspace packet processing
  • Flow and log collection, correlation, and analytics systems to provide customers with unparalleled visibility into their own networks
  • Control plane systems which allow customers to simply express complex network configurations


As a Software Engineer on our team, you will work across a wide range of technologies and systems to deliver new features, improve performance, and increase the scalability of our Network Services products. You'll build, deploy, and operate your team's systems on top of one of the largest edge networks in the world. You'll partner with some of the best engineers and product managers to solve big problems that have a meaningful impact in the lives of our customers and users.
We're looking for curious, empathetic engineers who are excited to join us in changing the way networking is done!
Examples of desirable skills, knowledge, and experience

  • Experience building and shipping large-scale, reliable, highly distributed systems
  • Systems-level programming experience, especially in Rust and/or Go
  • Expertise in L2, L3, and/or L4 networking protocols
  • Experience building on top of Linux kernel networking primitives - netfilter, nftables, eBPF, tc, network namespaces, etc
  • Experience designing and integrating RESTful APIs and backend systems
  • Experience with large-scale distributed data pipelines, from data structuring to efficient querying to data analysis
  • Excellent debugging and optimization skills
  • Attention to detail and ability to solve complex customer problems
  • Own solutions end-to-end and driving the design, development, and deployment process
  • Able to work across teams and level common, sustainable solutions
  • Creative, open-minded, collaborative problem solver
  • Focus on clarity in written and verbal communication


Compensation
Compensation may be adjusted depending on work location. There are multiple levels open on the team, both mid & senior level.
Senior Level (4)

  • For Bay Area-based hires: Estimated annual salary of $196,000 - $240,000
  • For New York City, Washington, and California (excluding Bay Area) based hires: Estimated annual salary of $187,000 - $229,000.
  • For Colorado-based hires: Estimated annual salary of $168,000 - $206,000.


Mid Level (2 - 3)

  • For Colorado-based hires: Estimated annual salary of $115,000 - $167,000
  • For New York City, Washington, and California (excluding Bay Area) based hires: Estimated annual salary of $133,000 - $188,000
  • For Bay Area-based hires: Estimated annual salary of $140,000 - $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

  • Medical/Rx Insurance
  • Dental Insurance
  • Vision Insurance
  • Flexible Spending Accounts
  • Commuter Spending Accounts
  • Fertility & Family Forming Benefits
  • On-demand mental health support and Employee Assistance Program
  • Global Travel Medical Insurance


Financial Benefits

  • Short and Long Term Disability Insurance
  • Life & Accident Insurance
  • 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan
  • Employee Stock Participation Plan


Time Off

  • Flexible paid time off covering vacation and sick leave
  • Leave programs, including parental, pregnancy health, medical, and bereavement leave


This role may require flexibility to be on-call outside of standard working hours to address technical issues as needed.

Top Skills

Distributed Systems
Ebpf
Go
Linux
Netfilter
Nftables
Restful Apis
Rust
Tc

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