Principal Systems Engineer, IPC

Requirements

• Deep expertise in Rust, with a history of building complex, production-grade applications.
• Strong competencies in computer science, including a solid understanding of algorithms, data structures, and concurrency control.
• Experience with performance engineering and a proven track record of optimizing high-throughput, low-latency systems.
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills to drive consensus and coordinate with diverse engineering teams.
• A passion for continuous improvement in both operations and product development.

Nice to Haves

• A deep understanding of web protocols and web servers.
• Experience with distributed systems architecture.
• Knowledge of web security issues and industry standards.
• Familiarity with Prometheus for monitoring and alerting.

What You'll Be Doing

• Architecting and building new features for our high-performance communication protocol.
• Championing operational excellence by defining and measuring key metrics like Service Level Objectives (SLOs) and error rates.
• Driving cross-team collaboration to ensure our communication platform meets the needs of teams across the organization.

Perks and Benefits

• We realize people do not fit into neat boxes. We are looking for curious and empathetic individuals who are committed to developing themselves and learning new skills.
• We cannot complete our mission without building a diverse and inclusive team.
• Hire the best people based on an evaluation of their potential and support them throughout their time at Cloudflare.
• Join us in our mission to build a better internet for everyone.