Cloudflare

Senior Software Engineer – Support Platform

Cloudflare

full-time

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Location Type: Hybrid

Location: Lisbon • Portugal

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Job Level

Senior

Tech Stack

Distributed SystemsGoPythonReact

About the role

  • Lead the design and architecture of highly scalable backend services and APIs that support the global Support organization.
  • Own the end-to-end integration strategy for complex vendor software, ensuring data integrity and system efficiency.
  • Partner closely with Product and Design leadership to define the technical roadmap and long-term vision for support tooling.
  • Drive engineering excellence by establishing best practices for testing, deployment, and system observability.
  • Mentor and coach other engineers on the team, fostering a culture of continuous learning and technical growth.
  • Bridge the gap between frontend and backend architectures, ensuring a cohesive and performant full-stack experience.

Requirements

  • Extensive experience in backend software engineering, with deep expertise in languages such as Go or Python.
  • Proven track record of architecting and deploying distributed systems and complex API ecosystems.
  • Advanced experience managing and optimizing integrations with major enterprise vendor platforms.
  • Strong ability to navigate frontend frameworks (e.g., React) to provide architectural guidance and support full-stack initiatives.
  • Exceptional analytical and debugging skills for resolving complex, cross-system issues.
  • Collaborative leadership style with experience guiding projects from initial concept to successful production delivery.
  • Fluent English.
Benefits
  • We hire the best people based on an evaluation of their potential and support them throughout their time at Cloudflare.
  • Cloudflare provides reasonable accommodations to qualified individuals with disabilities.
  • We’re a highly ambitious, large-scale technology company with a soul. Fundamental to our mission to help build a better Internet is protecting the free and open Internet.
  • 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.
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