Senior Browser-Isolation Systems Engineer

WebHosting; Austin (TX); On-site; USD 150,000 - 230,000; Full time

Job summary

Cloudflare in Austin, TX is seeking an experienced engineer to own complex, multi-component initiatives and drive architecture decisions across latency, availability, and efficiency. You will mentor engineers, improve production practices, and collaborate with partner teams to deliver measurable outcomes.

The role requires strong C++ expertise, Linux networking fundamentals, and a track record in distributed systems. Flexibility to work across Go, Rust, and TypeScript is valued.

Qualifications

• Strong production C++ proficiency.
• Track record leading complex systems or distributed-service improvements.
• Strong Linux/UNIX networking fundamentals and profiling.
• Experience designing and operating distributed systems with service boundaries and recovery.
• Ability to communicate trade-offs clearly and mentor teammates.

Responsibilities

• Lead multi-component initiatives from problem definition to production outcomes.
• Explain architectural trade-offs across latency, availability, and efficiency.
• Improve resilience, observability, and release safety with measurable metrics.
• Coordinate work with partner teams and surface risks early.
• Mentor engineers and improve code reviews, testing, and docs.
• Participate in on-call rotation and drive durable corrective actions.

Skills

C++

Systems design

Linux basics

Distributed systems

Mentoring

Communication

Learning mindset

Tools

Nomad

Kubernetes

WebRTC

Skia

Go

Rust

TypeScript

Job description

Cloudflare in Austin, TX is seeking an experienced engineer to own complex, multi-component initiatives and drive architecture decisions across latency, availability, and efficiency. You will mentor engineers, improve production practices, and collaborate with partner teams to deliver measurable outcomes.

The role requires strong C++ expertise, Linux networking fundamentals, and a track record in distributed systems. Flexibility to work across Go, Rust, and TypeScript is valued.