Cloudflare · 20 hours ago
Software Engineer - Load Balancing
Austin, TX
Full-time
Onsite
Mid Level
3+ years expCloudflare is on a mission to help build a better Internet, running one of the world’s largest networks that powers millions of websites. As a Software Engineer in the Load Balancing team, you will design, implement, and maintain software systems while collaborating with various teams to solve complex technical challenges.
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Responsibilities
Design, implement, and maintain the software systems that comprise Cloudflare’s Load Balancing product
Participate in all stages of the software development lifecycle, from designing and documenting systems to writing code, automated tests, and monitoring production deployments
Collaborate with internal teams, including security, network engineering, SRE, and product management, to design scalable solutions to difficult technical problems
Review work from your peers throughout all stages of the development lifecycle to ensure high-quality, maintainable code
Mentor team members and work with support teams to ensure customer delight and bring out the best in everyone
Debug issues in complex systems and contribute to the maintenance and improvement of operational health
Work with a wide range of technologies and programming languages, including Go, Rust, and Typescript, as well as various databases (SQL and No-SQL), Docker, and Kubernetes
Qualification
Required
First and foremost curiosity and critical thinking
3+ years of relevant professional experience with a technology company
Strong programming skills in Go, Rust, C++, or a similar systems-level language
Experience building and operating distributed systems
Experience with modern Unix/Linux development and runtime environments
Experience with monitoring, alerting and debugging high volume production systems
Experience with databases (we use PostgreSQL and Clickhouse)
Experience with monitoring and logging tools like Prometheus and Grafana
Experience with containerization and orchestration technologies, such as Docker and Kubernetes
Strong interpersonal and communication skills, demonstrating empathy, teamwork and a sense of ownership
Company
Cloudflare
Cloudflare is a web performance and security company that provides online services to protect and accelerate websites online.
1001-5000 employees
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Funding
Current Stage
Public CompanyTotal Funding
$2.08BKey Investors
Franklin TempletonFidelityUnion Square Ventures
2025-06-13Post Ipo Debt· $1.75B
2019-09-12IPO
2019-03-12Series E· $150M
Leadership Team
Matthew Prince
CEO & Co-Founder
Lee Holloway
Co-Founder & Lead Engineer
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