Rust Systems Engineer - Networking & Distributed Tech

Cloudflare, Inc.; United States; Hybrid; USD 140,000 - 210,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible work hours

Take-what-you-need vacation

RSUs

ESPP

Meaningful technical challenges every

Job summary

United States Digital Space LLC is seeking engineers to build and operate systems that terminate HTTP and TLS at Internet scale. You will migrate core infrastructure from NGINX to a next-gen Rust-based proxy and measure protocol performance across real-world traffic.

You will contribute to open source and industry standards while learning from leading engineers in this space. This hybrid role offers flexible work hours and equity participation.

Qualifications

• Solid systems programming experience (Rust, C, or similar).
• Thrive in complex technical domains and enjoy learning new things.
• Care about building reliable, secure, and performant software.
• Are motivated by impact — technical, operational, and on the Internet itself.
• Come from a background that’s underrepresented in tech — we value diverse perspectives.

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 work alongside some of the leading engineers in this space

Skills

Rust

C

Systems programming

Tools

NGINX

Job description

United States Digital Space LLC is seeking engineers to build and operate systems that terminate HTTP and TLS at Internet scale. You will migrate core infrastructure from NGINX to a next-gen Rust-based proxy and measure protocol performance across real-world traffic.

You will contribute to open source and industry standards while learning from leading engineers in this space. This hybrid role offers flexible work hours and equity participation.