Senior Software Engineer - Security Platform

Senior Software Engineer - Security Platform

About Us

Cloudflare helps build a better Internet. The company operates one of the world’s largest networks powering millions of websites and other Internet properties for customers ranging from individual bloggers to SMBs to Fortune 500 companies. Cloudflare protects and accelerates Internet applications online without adding hardware, installing software, or changing a line of code. Internet properties powered by Cloudflare have web traffic routed through its intelligent global network, which improves performance and reduces spam and other attacks. Cloudflare has been recognized on Entrepreneur Magazine’s Top Company Cultures list and as one of Fast Company’s Most Innovative Companies.

We value builders who see the cracks in the Internet and have the curiosity to create solutions using the latest tools. Our culture emphasizes iteration, leveraging AI to ship faster today and improve tomorrow, with every improvement shared across the team. If you value curiosity over bureaucracy and see AI as a partner in solving tough problems, you’ll fit in.

Available Locations

• Atlanta, US
• Austin, US
• Denver, US
• New York, US
• San Francisco, US
• Seattle, US
• Washington DC, US
• Canada

About the Role

The Security Platform team is an infrastructure/developer tools group tasked with building and operating powerful, resilient, and secure infrastructure and systems that enable other engineering teams to deliver products to our customers efficiently and securely. We are responsible for secrets management, internal certificate authorities/PKI, machine and workload identity, and more. We are not a policy, audit, or compliance team, but rather an infrastructure engineering/software development one.

Responsibilities

• You’ll build and operate secure and resilient distributed systems for secrets and key management, running across our network that spans more than 310 cities in over 120 countries. Our focus is strengthening/re-architecting internal PKI and machine/workload identity. You’ll run and support the systems we build, both in an operational sense and by helping other internal developers use them. You will participate in the On Call rotation for emergency incident response. You’ll consult on the design and architecture of new systems and products to ensure they are built securely and use our services correctly.

Required skills

• Software development and distributed systems design expertise.

• Linux/UNIX system administration proficiency.

• Strong security background with a focus on implementation, not policy/compliance.

• Bonus/nice-to-have skills

• Track record of contributing to open source security or distributed systems projects.

• Cryptography background and ability to work with cryptosystems at the primitives level.

• Experience with HSMs, TPMs, or other platform TEEs (e.g. AMD SEV, Intel SGX, Apple Secure Enclave).

• Familiarity with HashiCorp Vault or OpenBao, or similar.

• Familiarity with Go and/or Python + Salt specifically.

Compensation

Compensation may be adjusted depending on work location.

• For California based hires: Estimated annual salary of 194,000 - 266,000
• For Colorado based hires: Estimated annual salary of 168,000 - 231,000
• For New York based hires: Estimated annual salary of 185,000 - 254,000
• For Washington based hires: Estimated annual salary of 185,000 - 254,000
• For Washington DC based hires: Estimated annual salary of 185,000 - 254,000
• For Canada based hires: Estimated annual salary of 150,000 - 206,000

Equity

This role is eligible to participate in Cloudflare's equity plan.

Benefits

Cloudflare offers a complete package of benefits and programs to support you and your family. The benefits may vary for employees outside the United States and include:

• Health & Welfare

Benefits

• Medical/Rx Insurance, Dental Insurance, Vision Insurance, Flexible Spending Accounts, Commuter Spending Accounts, Fertility & Family Forming Benefits, On-demand mental health support and Employee Assistance Program, Global Travel Medical Insurance
• Financial

Benefits

• Short and Long Term Disability Insurance, Life & Accident Insurance, 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan, Employee Stock Participation Plan

• Time Off: Flexible paid time off covering vacation and sick leave, Leave programs including parental, pregnancy health, medical, and bereavement leave

• What Makes Cloudflare Special?

• We are a highly ambitious technology company with a soul dedicated to protecting the open Internet.

Projects and initiatives have included:

• Project Galileo, supporting journalism and civil society organizations

• Athenian Project, protecting state and local governments

• 1.1.1.1 public DNS resolver to improve Internet security and privacy

• If you’d like to be part of this, we’d love to hear from you.

• Please note that applicants who progress to the offer stage of the interview process may be asked to attend an in-person interview within one of the Cloudflare Offices or Cloudflare Hubs. More details about this will be available at that stage of the interview process.

• This position may require access to information protected under U.S. export control laws, including the U.S. Export Administration Regulations. Any offer of employment may be conditioned on authorization to receive software or technology controlled under these laws.

• Cloudflare is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We are committed to providing equal employment opportunity for all and value diversity and inclusiveness. All qualified applicants will be considered for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, age, physical or mental disability, medical condition, family care status, or any other basis protected by law. We are an AA/Veterans/Disabled Employer.

• Cloudflare provides reasonable accommodations to qualified individuals with disabilities. If you require a reasonable accommodation to apply for a job, please contact us.