SSL/TLS Systems Engineer | Go Backend & Distributed Systems

Webhosting; Austin, Northern (TX, KY); Hybrid; USD 120,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Cloudflare is seeking a Systems Engineer in Austin to build and maintain backend services, RESTful APIs, and data stores using Go and other languages. You will collaborate to migrate legacy code, write specifications, and help ensure reliable, scalable systems at scale.

The role emphasizes working with a TLS/SSL team and distributed architectures, with opportunities to contribute across the Cloudflare platform and security-focused initiatives.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of professional experience building backend systems at a technology company.
• Production-quality coding experience in Go (or willingness to learn Go).
• Proven experience building and operating distributed systems.
• Proficiency with modern Unix/Linux development and runtime environments.
• Strong debugging and troubleshooting skills with attention to detail.
• Track record of delivering well-tested, reliable code for production environments.

Responsibilities

• Design and implement backend services with RESTful APIs and data stores.
• Collaborate across teams to migrate legacy code to modern service architecture.
• Write and maintain technical specifications for services and components.
• Participate in incident response, monitoring, and alerting with reliable, scalable systems.

Skills

Backend experience

Go programming

Distributed systems

Unix/Linux

Debugging

Tools

Kafka

RabbitMQ

PostgreSQL

Job description

Cloudflare is seeking a Systems Engineer in Austin to build and maintain backend services, RESTful APIs, and data stores using Go and other languages. You will collaborate to migrate legacy code, write specifications, and help ensure reliable, scalable systems at scale.

The role emphasizes working with a TLS/SSL team and distributed architectures, with opportunities to contribute across the Cloudflare platform and security-focused initiatives.