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CloudFlare

Software Engineer, Application Performance

CloudFlare, Jackson, Mississippi, United States

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Overview

Software Engineer, Application Performance — Hybrid About Us At Cloudflare, we are on a mission to help build a better Internet. 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 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 see improved performance and reduced spam and other attacks as traffic routes through its global network. We hire curious and empathetic individuals committed to learning and growth. We value diversity and inclusion and hire based on potential and support our people throughout their time at Cloudflare. This role is designed to match you with a Software Engineering team aligned to your experience, skills, and ambition. About Engineering at Cloudflare Cloudflare’s engineers build and operate software that powers 25+ million Internet properties and millions of businesses worldwide. We seek talented, high-caliber team members to build and rapidly iterate on high-growth products, scale our network, and improve availability, performance, uptime, and response times while keeping systems fault-tolerant and elastic. Our network spans 300+ cities in over 125 countries and interconnects with ~13,000 networks globally. As a Software Engineer at Cloudflare, you’ll work on code that runs close to the end user at Internet scale. Responsibilities

Work on code that runs close to the end user at Internet scale. Contribute to systems near edge and optimize performance and security. Collaborate on building and maintaining distributed systems, with an emphasis on availability and fault tolerance. Participate in debugging of complex distributed systems and monitor/high-volume production environments. Engage in continuous integration workflows and version control (Git). Examples of software systems at Cloudflare

A TLS/HTTP proxy to make the connection from eyeball to edge as fast and secure as possible Content optimization that improves performance for content served from customer sites A reverse-proxy system that caches customer website content per configuration Optimization of connections from Cloudflare to customers\' origin servers to reduce load and increase performance Data analytics on HTTP request data to identify malicious and fraudulent traffic patterns and mitigation approaches One of the largest data pipelines in the world processing well over 250M events per second Experience with debugging complex distributed systems Experience with continuous integration and Git Experience with building and maintaining distributed systems Understanding of secure system design Ability to work in multiple systems-level programming languages; Go and/or Rust are a plus Experience with monitoring, alerting, and debugging high-volume production systems Qualifications

Minimum 4 years of professional experience as a developer/engineer Solid grasp of TCP/QUIC and HTTP Experience with Linux networking Understanding network protocol-level behavior and real-world Internet dynamics Experience with databases similar to PostgreSQL and ClickHouse Strong Unix knowledge; OS patching experience is a plus Analytical skills for large data sets BA/BS or higher in Computer Science/Engineering or equivalent professional experience What Makes Cloudflare Special?

We’re a highly ambitious, large-scale technology company with a soul. Our mission includes protecting the free and open Internet. Project highlights include Project Galileo, Athenian Project, and 1.1.1.1, which demonstrate our commitment to safety, reliability, and privacy. Project Galileo : Supporting journalism and civil society organizations with free protective tools since 2014 Athenian Project : Protecting election information and voter access for local governments 1.1.1.1 : Public DNS resolver that does not store client IP addresses and is privacy-focused Sound like something you’d like to be part of? We’d love to hear from you! This position may require access to information protected under U.S. export control laws. Offers may be conditioned on authorization to receive software or technology controlled under U.S. export laws without sponsorship for an export license. EEO & Privacy

Cloudflare is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We provide equal opportunity for all people and value diversity and inclusiveness. All qualified applicants will be considered without regard to race, color, religion, sex, gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, age, disability, medical condition, family care status, or any other legally protected status. We are an AA/Veterans/Disabled Employer. We provide reasonable accommodations to qualified individuals with disabilities. If you require an accommodation to apply, please contact hr@cloudflare.com or visit our offices. Apply for this job

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