CareerPlanSign in

Systems Engineer, Network Protocols & Distributed Systems

Austin, TX💼 Full-time💰 $54,000–$54,000🗓 2026-09-09 → 2026-09-25

Core

Build and operate systems that terminate HTTP and TLS at Internet scale, migrating core infrastructure from NGINX to a next-gen Rust-based proxy.

Role type

Senior IC systems engineer (network protocols)

Builds

High-performance proxy systems handling a quarter of the Internet's traffic

Domain

Internet infrastructure, networking, security

Deliverable

production ML models | product features

Required skills

systems programming, Rust, C, HTTP, TLS, protocol performance optimization, open source contribution

Preferred skills

experience with QUIC, MASQUE, ECH, IETF collaboration

Technologies

Rust, NGINX, HTTP, TLS, QUIC, MASQUE, ECH

Responsibilities

Migrate core infrastructure from NGINX to a next-gen Rust-based proxy, measure and improve protocol performance across real-world traffic, contribute to open source and industry standards

Seniority

Senior, hands-on IC

Sourced via greenhouse · Listed on CareerPlan, which tracks 70,000+ jobs from 20+ sources.