System Engineer, Cloudflare

Media Platform

$168-240k

Salary is benchmarked for candidates based in California, Colorado, New York City and Washington, it may vary for further locations. This role is eligible to participate in Cloudflare’s equity plan.

TypeScript

JavaScript

Rust

Lua

Golang

Junior, Mid and Senior level

London

More information about location

Web performance and security platform

Job no longer available

Web performance and security platform

1001+ employees

B2BEnterpriseAnalyticsSaaSCyber Security

Job no longer available

$168-240k

TypeScript

JavaScript

Rust

Lua

Golang

Junior, Mid and Senior level

London

More information about location

1001+ employees

B2BEnterpriseAnalyticsSaaSCyber Security

Company mission

To help build a better Internet that is bold and ambitious.

Job

Company

Role

Who you are

Experience building, deploying, and operating full-stack services
You will be working mainly with systems programming languages like Rust, Golang, Typescript, Lua, etc
Solid understanding of computer science fundamentals such as data structures and system design
Experience debugging, optimizing, and identifying failure modes in a large-scale distributed system
A keen interest in the web and technologies such as web browsers, HTTP and JavaScript

Desirable

Experience with audio and video protocols – specifically, ingestion (SRT, RTMP, WebRTC) and delivery (HLS, DASH)
Experience working in low-latency real time environments such as game streaming, game engine architecture, high frequency trading, payment systems
Expertise in data analysis and troubleshooting large-scale distributed systems
Managing contributions to open-source projects

What the job involves

You will own code from inception to release, delivering solutions at all layers of the software stack to empower Cloudflare customers
On any given day, you might write a design document that outlines how you plan to solve a specific problem, modify the request flow of Media products, or fix a bug in how our user experience renders
You can expect to interact with a variety of languages and technologies including, but not limited to Rust, Go, Typescript, Lua

Salary benchmarks

Our take

Cloudflare is a multi-service global network that provides web security and infrastructure, DDoS mitigation services, and a content delivery network. Founded in 2009, Cloudflare has risen to become an industry giant, with over 25 million global internet properties on its network.

Cloudflare has been responsible for a number of admirable initiatives, offering free web protection to human rights groups, journalists, artists, and US election websites. This goes some way to counteracting the flak Cloudflare has received in some circles for the controversial groups and users who use its services. This chequered history, however, has not affected its over 80% market share in the content delivery network field.

This is perhaps in part because it has proven sharp at staying abreast of the rapidly morphing tech and digital space and customer demands. For example, Cloudflare is shifting to 100% renewable energy usage to create a zero-emissions internet, and in 2020 released a feature that would help users navigate data privacy regulations by selecting where their data is stored.

And impressive third-quarter 2025 results show strong momentum, with revenue rising to $562 million from $430 million a year earlier. The company also raised its full-year guidance, underscoring confidence in continued growth. As demand for secure, cloud-based infrastructure keeps growing, Cloudflare's expanding platform and improving efficiency leave it well positioned to capture further gains in a rapidly growing market.

Steph

Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle

Insights

Led by a woman

16% employee growth in 12 months

Glassdoor (3.5)

Trustpilot (1.7)

Company

Company benefits

Take-what-you-need vacation: We encourage employees to find a comfortable work-life balance by taking as many days off as they need while still being able to perform their jobs satisfactorily. (We really mean it!)
Paid maternity & paternity leave: Our global parental leave policy allows up to sixteen paid weeks of bonding leave time for all qualifying new parents.
Employee benefits: We offer a comprehensive benefits package including healthcare, life insurance, short- and long-term disability, pension plans in accordance with the market practice in our locations.
Commuter program: We are flexible about where we work and value connecting at the office. Our commuter benefits program is in place to support team members' commute to work via public transportation without the extra cost burden.
Wellbeing: Global offerings that provide mental health, childcare and family forming support to our employees across our offices.

Company HQ

China Basin, San Francisco, CA

Leadership

Lee Holloway

(Co-Founder & Lead Engineer)

Lee began their career as an Engineer at Homewarehouse for a year before working at Unspam Technologies for 4 years. They co-created Project Honey Pot in 2004 and Cloudflare in March 2009, serving as Lead Engineer of both to present.

Michelle Zatlyn

(Co-Founder, President & Co-Chair)

Having worked for Investor Economics and I Love Rewards for a combined 4 years, Michelle worked at Toshiba for 3 years as a Product Manager. She then co-founded Cloudflare in 2009 as COO, and has served as President since 2020. She is also a Board Member at Atlassian.

Matthew Prince

(Co-Founder & CEO)

Matthew studied for an MBA at Harvard Business School before co-founding Unspam Technologies in December 2001, and Cloudflare in 2009, where he has served as CEO ever since.

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