Software Engineer, Cloudflare
Browser Isolation
$137-198k
+ Equity plan
Web performance and security platform
Open for applications
Web performance and security platform
1001+ employees
Open for applications
$137-198k
+ Equity plan
1001+ employees
Company mission
Cloudflare's mission is to help build a better Internet that is bold and ambitious.
Role
Who you are
- Members of the Browser Isolation team contribute to all areas of the product. These include everything from making patches to Chromium, orchestrating tasks at the edge, and working on our build infrastructure. We’re looking for engineers at all levels who are excited to work broadly across our technology and service stack
- 5 or more years of relevant experience required
- Experience coding in Go and Typescript
- Experience coding in C++ or Rust
- Comfortable working under Linux environment and command-line tools
- Distributed task orchestration systems such as Nomad or Kubernetes
- Systems-level debugging and performance optimization
- Ability to effectively navigate, understand, and contribute to large codebases
- Solid foundation in computer science, with strong knowledge in building large, distributed systems
- Strong communication skills - ability to explain complex concepts in a simple language
Desirable
- Experience working in low-latency real time environments such as remote computer streaming, game engine architecture, high frequency trading, etc
- Experience working on a major browser engine, browser extensions or similar technologies
- Strong competencies in algorithms and data structures
- Deep-level understanding on network technologies such as UDP, WebRTC, PeerJS etc
- Natural interest or experience in security products and security protocols
What the job involves
- In this role, you’ll help us build Cloudflare Browser Isolation, a secure remote browsing platform that protects users from security threats on the Internet
- As an engineer on the Browser Isolation team, you will focus on designing, building, and scaling our Chromium-based distributed browsing engine
- You will also contribute to the control plane that enables distributed Chromium-based browsers to deliver low-latency remote browsing for our users at scale across our global anycast network
- You will solve problems of massive scale and significance, shaping the future of secure web browsing on the Internet
- Our client is written in WebAssembly, Typescript, and WebGL
- Our remote streaming technology is based on WebRTC and Skia (read our blog to learn more)
- Our remote browser is based on Chromium and developed in C++
- For our orchestration layer we use Nomad, Consul, Cloudflare Workers, Kubernetes, Go and Typescript
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 around 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.
The cloud infrastructure market reached $53 billion in 2022. While the Big 3 (Amazon, Microsoft, and Google) own 65% of the market, that still leaves billions of dollars left for companies such as Cloudflare. Its ambitious and successful work is likely to continue being a crucial feature of the web, but in 2023, placed it in the crosshairs of hackers looking to exploit its infrastructure. The beginning of 2024 saw Cloudflare vow to bolster its security and patch vulnerabilities.
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Insights
Few candidates hear
back within 2 weeks
16% employee growth in 12 months
Company
Company benefits
- Minimum 8 weeks of paid parental leave
- Equal opportunity employer
- Unlimited paid time off policy
- Work from home opportunities
- Medical, Dental & Vision Insurance
- Life Insurance, Disability Insurance
- 401(k) plans
- Family planning and fertility program
- Gym discounts
- Commuter Benefits Program
Company values
- Principled - We create our products and features with a global mindset and democratize important and innovative technologies that drive adoption of the latest standards
- Curious - Our team is made up of pioneering innovators that approach new challenges with interest and a desire to learn
- Transparent - We hold ourselves accountable when we make mistakes—and we do everything we can to learn from them
Company HQ
China Basin, San Francisco, CA
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Leadership
Lee Holloway
(Lead Engineer)Lee started 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
(President & COO)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
(CEO)Matthew studied for an MBA at Harvard Business School before co-founding Unspam Technologies in December 2001, and Cloudflare as CEO in March 2009.
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