Software Engineer, Gateway

Cloudflare

full-time

Posted on: 9/24/2025

Origin: • 🇺🇸 United States

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💰 $115,000 - $187,000 per year

Mid-LevelSenior

Distributed SystemsDNSGoKubernetesMicroservicesPostgresRustTypeScript

About the role

Build Cloudflare Gateway and DNS Filtering products focused on secure, performant connections to the Internet
Develop high-performance global edge network data plane services and contribute to control plane APIs that configure the edge services
Work on forward-proxy services that inspect, filter, and block device requests based on policy
Build and operate a DNS resolver on the edge leveraging a Wirefilter-based filtering rules engine
Implement microservices for organizations to configure, manage, and observe devices and traffic
Collaborate with a global team of engineers and participate in on-call rotations as needed
Contribute to scalable, secure distributed systems deployed globally (Rust on edge, Go REST APIs, Kubernetes, Postgres)

Programming experience in Rust, C++, or similar low level languages
Programming experience in Go and/or Typescript is a plus
Strong grasp of networking protocols in Layers 3-7 of the OSI Model
Solid understanding of HTTP protocols, including experience with HTTP/2 (bonus for HTTP/3)
Basic understanding of software security and encryption
Experience in designing and implementing secure and highly-available distributed systems
Willingness, curiosity, and enthusiasm to learn new programming languages, technologies, and systems
Strong interpersonal and communication skills; caring and empathy valued
May require flexibility to be on-call outside of standard working hours to address technical issues
Any offer may be conditioned on authorization to receive software or technology controlled under U.S. export laws without sponsorship for an export license