What are the responsibilities and job description for the Software Engineer, Zero Trust Connectivity position at CloudFare?
About Us
At Cloudflare, we are on a mission to help build a better Internet. Today the company runs one of the world's largest networks that powers millions of websites and other Internet properties for customers ranging from individual bloggers to SMBs to Fortune 500 companies. Cloudflare protects and accelerates any Internet application online without adding hardware, installing software, or changing a line of code. Internet properties powered by Cloudflare all have web traffic routed through its intelligent global network, which gets smarter with every request. As a result, they see significant improvement in performance and a decrease in spam and other attacks. Cloudflare was named to Entrepreneur Magazine's Top Company Cultures list and ranked among the World's Most Innovative Companies by Fast Company.
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. We hire the best people based on an evaluation of their potential and support them throughout their time at Cloudflare. Come join us!
While this job can be worked almost entirely remotely, hiring is focused on the following greater metro areas (~50 miles):
Austin, TX
Atlanta, GA
Chicago, IL
Denver, CO
New York City
Seattle, WA
Washington, DC
Mexico City, MX
Toronto, CA
About the team
The Zero Trust Connectivity team builds the hub that connects Cloudflare One and Zero Trust products such as Magic WAN, WARP, Cloudflare Tunnels and Gateway. Powering this hub is a set of Rust-based services operating on every one of the data-centers that Cloudflare runs. These services route all of Cloudflare One traffic end to end. By leveraging Cloudflare's incredible infrastructure and programming languages such as Rust, this critical service is safe, performant and secure.
We are a team of engineers who obsess over building reliable services which leverage Cloudflare's unique architecture and global network footprint.
You can read more about what we work on here:
https://blog.cloudflare.com/introducing-cloudflare-one/
https://blog.cloudflare.com/from-ip-packets-to-http-the-many-faces-of-our-oxy-framework/
About the role
As a software engineer on the Zero Trust Connectivity team, you will contribute across a wide range of technologies and systems to deliver new solutions that connect Cloudflare One products together. You will build connectivity in a user-space service that can identify and route flows across our global network. This work requires close collaboration with other teams while leveraging powerful frameworks and libraries that power many Cloudflare products. Our technology stack includes Rust, Docker, Linux networking, Clickhouse, SaltStack and Prometheus. We're looking for determined, curious, empathetic engineers to join our team!
Desirable skills, knowledge, and experience
Programming experience in Rust
Familiar with Layer 3 and Layer 4 Networking
Systems-level programming experience in Linux
Experience building large-scale, reliable, highly distributed systems
Attention to detail and ability to solve complex customer problems
Own solutions end-to-end and driving the design, development, and deployment process
Able to work across teams and level common, sustainable solutions
Creative, open-minded, collaborative problem solver
Focus on clarity in written and verbal communication
Compensation
Compensation may be adjusted depending on work location. There are multiple levels open on the team, both mid & senior level.
Senior Level (4)
For Bay Area-based hires: Estimated annual salary of $196,000 - $240,000
For New York City, Washington, and California (excluding Bay Area) based hires: Estimated annual salary of $187,000 - $229,000.
For Colorado-based hires: Estimated annual salary of $168,000 - $206,000.
Mid Level (3)
For Bay Area-based hires: Estimated annual salary of $162,000 - $198,000
For New York City, Washington, and California (excluding Bay Area) based hires: Estimated annual salary of $154,000 - $188,000
For Colorado-based hires: Estimated annual salary of $137,000 - $167,000
Equity
This role is eligible to participate in Cloudflare's equity plan.
Benefits
Cloudflare offers a complete package of benefits and programs to support you and your family. Our benefits programs can help you pay health care expenses, support caregiving, build capital for the future and make life a little easier and fun! The below is a description of our benefits for employees in the United States, and benefits may vary for employees based outside the U.S.
Health & Welfare Benefits
Medical/Rx Insurance
Dental Insurance
Vision Insurance
Flexible Spending Accounts
Commuter Spending Accounts
Fertility & Family Forming Benefits
On-demand mental health support and Employee Assistance Program
Global Travel Medical Insurance
Financial Benefits
Short and Long Term Disability Insurance
Life & Accident Insurance
401(k) Retirement Savings Plan
Employee Stock Participation Plan
Time Off
Flexible paid time off covering vacation and sick leave
Leave programs, including parental, pregnancy health, medical, and bereavement leave
Salary : $137,000 - $240,000