Software Engineer, Cloudflare
Security Posture Management
Web performance and security platform
Job no longer available
Web performance and security platform
1001+ employees
Job no longer available
1001+ employees
Company mission
To help build a better Internet that is bold and ambitious.
Role
Who you are
- Proficiency in Golang (or eagerness to learn)
- Experience in designing high-scale distributed systems
- Experience managing and deploying onto production Kubernetes or similar orchestration platforms
- A security-focused mindset, required for a cross-functional product like Security Posture Management
- A natural sense of curiosity and a can-do attitude
Desirable
- Experience with PostgreSQL, Apache Kafka, Python, Go, and Unix systems will be highly regarded
- You do not need to have experience with any of these technologies!
- The ability to break down complex problems into smaller pieces, provide options, talk through trade-offs and drive the effort to solve the problem
What the job involves
- 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
- We cannot complete our mission without building a diverse and inclusive team
- Cloudflare's Engineering Team is home to some of the industry's top engineers, dedicated to building and scaling innovative software that handles a huge proportion of the Internet
- Our team, specifically responsible for Security Posture Management, works in close collaboration with a dedicated Product Manager and other engineering teams to develop systems to develop cutting-edge systems to build a comprehensive security posture of our customers
- You'll be integral to making our product more robust, secure, and stable. Our product interacts with many diverse systems which require out of the box thinking and adaptability
- We value innovation and problem-solving skills - we encourage you to bring forward problems you identify along with your best solutions. Our team syncs are centered around addressing these challenges, focusing on short and long-term solutions for maximum business value
- As a Software Engineer in our team, you'll play a key role in designing our Security Posture Management related suite of products
- Designing efficient systems to detect security insights for our customers
- Enhancing our highly distributed and scalable event based systems
- Solve scaling bottlenecks in critical services in our existing processes
- Research and introduce cutting-edge technologies and algorithms
- This role may require flexibility to be on-call outside of standard working hours to address technical issues as needed
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
16% employee growth in 12 months
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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