Distributed Systems & Network Protocols Engineer (Rust)

Webhosting; Austin, Northern (TX, KY); Hybrid; USD 62,000 - 87,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible work hours

Take-what-you-need vacation

RSUs

ESPP

Meaningful technical challenges every日

Job summary

Cloudflare is hiring for a highly technical role across Austin, London, or Lisbon with hybrid work. You’ll build and operate large-scale HTTP and TLS termination systems, migrate core infrastructure to a Rust-based proxy, and optimize protocol performance on real traffic.

You’ll collaborate with top engineers and contribute to industry standards. Join a team that values curiosity, rapid iteration, and AI-assisted problem solving to move the Internet forward while protecting users globally.

Qualifications

• Solid systems programming experience with Rust, C, or similar.
• Comfort working in complex technical domains and learning new areas.
• Passion for building reliable, secure, and performant software.

Responsibilities

• Build and operate systems that terminate HTTP and TLS at Internet scale.
• Migrate core infrastructure from NGINX to a next-gen Rust-based proxy.
• Measure and improve protocol performance across real-world traffic.
• Contribute to open source and industry standards.
• Learn from and collaborate with leading engineers in this space.

Skills

Rust

C

System programming

Tools

NGINX

Rust proxy

Job description

Cloudflare is hiring for a highly technical role across Austin, London, or Lisbon with hybrid work. You’ll build and operate large-scale HTTP and TLS termination systems, migrate core infrastructure to a Rust-based proxy, and optimize protocol performance on real traffic.

You’ll collaborate with top engineers and contribute to industry standards. Join a team that values curiosity, rapid iteration, and AI-assisted problem solving to move the Internet forward while protecting users globally.