Load Balancing Systems Engineer (Go/Rust)

ContentBuffer; Austin (TX); On-site; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Cloudflare is seeking a talented Systems Engineer to join the Load Balancing team in Austin, TX. You will design, implement, and operate the software that powers Cloudflare’s global load balancing products, collaborating with security, network engineering, and SRE to deliver scalable solutions at scale.

The role requires 3+ years of experience, strong Go/Rust/C++ skills, and hands-on experience with distributed systems, Unix/Linux, and modern observability tooling.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of experience at 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 (PostgreSQL and Clickhouse).
• Experience with monitoring and logging tools like Prometheus and Grafana.
• Experience with containerization and orchestration technologies, such as Docker and Kubernetes.

Responsibilities

• Design, implement, and maintain Cloudflare’s Load Balancing software.
• Contribute across the full software development lifecycle.
• Collaborate with security, network engineering, SRE, and product teams to design scalable solutions.
• Review peers' work to ensure high-quality, maintainable code.
• Mentor teammates and support customer delight.
• Debug complex systems and improve operational health.
• Work with Go, Rust, Typescript, SQL/NoSQL databases, Docker, and Kubernetes.

Skills

Go

Rust

C++

Distributed systems

Unix/Linux

Tools

Docker

Kubernetes

PostgreSQL

Redis

gRPC

Kafka

Clickhouse

Job description

Cloudflare is seeking a talented Systems Engineer to join the Load Balancing team in Austin, TX. You will design, implement, and operate the software that powers Cloudflare’s global load balancing products, collaborating with security, network engineering, and SRE to deliver scalable solutions at scale.

The role requires 3+ years of experience, strong Go/Rust/C++ skills, and hands-on experience with distributed systems, Unix/Linux, and modern observability tooling.