Senior Systems Engineer - Distributed Cloud (Rust/C++)

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Austin (TX)

On-site

USD 120,000 - 210,000

Full time

14 days+
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Job summary

Cloudflare in Austin, TX is seeking a systems software engineer to build features and improvements for the Workers Runtime and to help shape high-performance, large-scale distributed systems. You will own code in production, debug complex issues, and optimize runtime performance in a fast-paced, iterative environment.

Requirements include 2+ years of professional experience with C++ or Rust and strong CS fundamentals.

Qualifications

  • 2+ years of professional experience with C++ or Rust.
  • Strong computer science fundamentals, including data structures, algorithms, and software design.
  • Operational mindset and experience owning production systems.
  • Experience debugging and optimizing large-scale Linux-based distributed systems.

Responsibilities

  • Build features and improvements for the Workers Runtime.
  • Improve runtime performance, reliability, and scale.
  • Help shape features based on what is technically possible.
  • Own code in production and debug issues in a large-scale distributed system.
  • Work in a fast-paced, iterative environment that balances product goals with technical execution.

Skills

C++
Rust

Tools

Wasmtime
Wasmer
Lucet

Job description

Cloudflare in Austin, TX is seeking a systems software engineer to build features and improvements for the Workers Runtime and to help shape high-performance, large-scale distributed systems. You will own code in production, debug complex issues, and optimize runtime performance in a fast-paced, iterative environment.

Requirements include 2+ years of professional experience with C++ or Rust and strong CS fundamentals.

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