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Senior Systems Engineer

Austin, TXFull-time2026-11-02 → 2026-11-10
HybridU.S. persons only (export control)

Core

Design and build scalable, highly available distributed systems and core platform applications to enable Cloudflare's global resource management and operations.

Role type

Senior Systems Engineer (Platform Architecture)

Builds

Scalable, highly available systems and foundational platform applications for Cloudflare's global network

Domain

Cloud infrastructure / Distributed systems / Network operations

Required skills

Go (Golang), Distributed systems design, System architecture, Code review, Technical specifications, High-scale operations

Preferred skills

Infrastructure as Code (IaC), Edge computing, Global networking

Technologies

Go, Cloudflare platform, IaC tools

Responsibilities

Solve complex cross-cutting engineering challenges, Design core architectural decisions to reduce fanout and simplify dependencies, Propose architectures and write detailed specifications, Implement high-quality maintainable code, Participate in code reviews and provide technical feedback

Seniority

Senior, hands-on IC