Network Interconnect Engineer — Rust & Go

Jobtailor; Austin (TX); On-site; USD 140,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Cloudflare in Austin, TX is seeking a systems-focused engineer to build and extend provisioning, monitoring, and orchestration of private network interconnects at scale.

You will work with Rust and Go, as well as PostgreSQL, Prometheus, Kubernetes, and Linux networking, contributing to design, implementation, and production deployments across a cross-functional team.

Join a role that values collaboration, on-call readiness, and a willingness to adopt AI tooling to improve workflow.

Qualifications

• Systems-level programming experience in Rust, Go, C, or C++.
• Understanding of IP networking fundamentals: BGP, Layer 3 routing, and how physical and virtual interconnect technologies work.

Responsibilities

• Participate in all stages of the software development lifecycle, from design to deployment.
• Collaborate with Product, Network Engineering, and Infra teams on initiatives to connect enterprise customers to Cloudflare's global network.
• Participate in on-call rotation for production services.

Skills

Rust programming

Go programming

C programming

C++ programming

Distributed systems

BGP routing

IP networking fundamentals

Tools

Kubernetes

PostgreSQL

Prometheus

Linux networking

Job description

Cloudflare in Austin, TX is seeking a systems-focused engineer to build and extend provisioning, monitoring, and orchestration of private network interconnects at scale.

You will work with Rust and Go, as well as PostgreSQL, Prometheus, Kubernetes, and Linux networking, contributing to design, implementation, and production deployments across a cross-functional team.

Join a role that values collaboration, on-call readiness, and a willingness to adopt AI tooling to improve workflow.