Senior Rust Engineer, Zero Trust Networking

Cloudflare, Inc.; Austin (TX); On-site; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity plan

Job summary

Cloudflare, Inc. is seeking a software engineer for the Zero Trust Connectivity team. You will build and connect services within Cloudflare One, focusing on routing flows across a global network using Rust-based components and Linux networking.

The role emphasizes collaboration across teams, scalable design, and deployment of reliable, high-performance connectivity solutions for Cloudflare’s customers. Equity opportunities are available as part of compensation.

Qualifications

• Proficiency in Rust programming
• Familiarity with Layer 3/4 networking
• Systems-level programming on Linux
• Experience building large-scale distributed systems
• Use of AI coding assistants to accelerate development

Responsibilities

• Develop and connect user-space services across Cloudflare’s global network.
• Collaborate with multiple teams to design and deploy scalable connectivity features.
• Work with Rust, Linux networking, and cloud-native frameworks to ensure reliability and performance.

Skills

Rust

Networking (Layer3/4)

Linux

Distributed systems

AI-assisted coding

Education

Bachelor’s degree in CS or related field

Job description

Cloudflare, Inc. is seeking a software engineer for the Zero Trust Connectivity team. You will build and connect services within Cloudflare One, focusing on routing flows across a global network using Rust-based components and Linux networking.

The role emphasizes collaboration across teams, scalable design, and deployment of reliable, high-performance connectivity solutions for Cloudflare’s customers. Equity opportunities are available as part of compensation.