Senior Systems Engineer, Cloudflare Tunnel

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

Job summary

Jobtailor is seeking a senior backend engineer to lead the architecture and delivery of highly available distributed systems, including a cross-platform client and edge services. You will own design, coding, testing, and production monitoring across the stack in a collaborative, security-focused environment.

You will collaborate with security, network, SRE, and product teams, mentor teammates, and help set engineering standards while advancing the technical roadmap.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of backend software development experience building secure, distributed systems.
• Strong programming skills in Go, Rust, C++, or similar systems language.
• Knowledge of Unix/Linux development and runtimes.
• Understanding of OSI layers 3-7 networking and network programming.
• Experience with microservices and RESTful APIs.
• Basic understanding of software security and encryption principles.
• Ability to debug and troubleshoot complex distributed systems.
• Experience with monitoring/logging tools like Prometheus and Grafana.
• Experience with containerization/orchestration (Docker, Kubernetes).
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills, ownership and teamwork.

Responsibilities

• Lead the architecture and implementation of complex software systems including Cloudflare Tunnel.
• Design and document systems, write code, tests, and monitor deployments.
• Collaborate with security, network engineering, SRE, and product teams to scale solutions.
• Review peers' work to ensure high-quality, maintainable code.
• Foster engineering excellence through mentoring and coding standards.
• Debug and improve operational health of distributed systems.
• Shape the long-term technical roadmap and drive system-wide improvements.
• Work with Go, Rust, TypeScript, SQL/NoSQL, Docker, and Kubernetes.

Skills

Go

Rust

C++

Distributed Systems

Unix/Linux

Networking

RESTful APIs

Security

Debugging

Monitoring

Docker

Kubernetes

Communication

Teamwork

Tools

Docker

Kubernetes

Prometheus

Grafana

Job description

• Lead the architecture and implementation of complex software systems that comprise Cloudflare Tunnel, including the cross-platform, open-source client and high-performance edge services.
• Participate in all stages of the software development lifecycle, from designing and documenting systems to writing code, automated tests, and monitoring production deployments.
• Strategically influence and collaborate with cross-functional stakeholders, including security, network engineering, SRE, and product management, to design and scale technical solutions.
• Review work from your peers throughout all stages of the development lifecycle to ensure high-quality, maintainable code.
• Foster a culture of technical excellence through mentorship, proactive code reviews, and establishing engineering standards across the team to ensure high-quality, maintainable code.
• Debug issues in complex systems and contribute to the maintenance and improvement of operational health.
• Drive the long-term technical roadmap and identify opportunities for system-wide improvements, ensuring our architecture remains resilient as we scale.
• Work with a wide range of technologies and programming languages, including Go, Rust, and Typescript, as well as various databases (SQL and No-SQL), Docker, and Kubernetes.

Requirements

• 5+ years of experience in backend software development with a focus on building secure and highly available distributed systems.
• Strong programming skills in Go, Rust, C++, or a similar systems-level language.
• Knowledge of modern Unix/Linux development and runtime environments.
• Grasp of networking protocols in Layers 3-7 of the OSI Model and experience with network programming.
• Familiarity with microservices and APIs, including RESTful design.
• Basic understanding of software security and encryption principles.
• Ability to debug and troubleshoot issues in complex distributed systems.
• Experience with monitoring and logging tools like Prometheus and Grafana.
• Experience with containerization and orchestration technologies, such as Docker and Kubernetes.
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills, demonstrating empathy, teamwork and a sense of ownership.

Core Competencies

Demonstrates expertise in backend software development, focusing on building secure and highly available distributed systems using programming languages such as Go and Rust. Proficient in debugging complex systems and fostering technical excellence through mentorship and code reviews.

Highest-signal resume keywords

• Backend Software Development
• Programming in Go
• Distributed Systems Architecture
• Containerization with Docker
• Monitoring with Prometheus

ATS Optimization Keywords

Hard Skills

• Go
• Rust
• C++
• SQL
• No-SQL
• Microservices
• APIs
• Networking Protocols
• Debugging
• Software Security

Soft Skills

• Interpersonal Skills
• Communication Skills
• Teamwork
• Empathy
• Ownership

Industry Keywords

• Cloudflare Tunnel
• Cross-Platform Client
• Edge Services
• Software Development Lifecycle
• Technical Roadmap

Tools & Technologies

• Docker
• Kubernetes
• Prometheus
• Grafana