Systems Engineer - Data Security

Cloudflare
United States
Hybrid

In the 12 months to 30 Jun 2026, Cloudflare filed 31 H-1B positions titled "Systems Engineer". Source: U.S. Department of Labor, LCA disclosure data. A record of filings already made, not a commitment to sponsor.

Who this role is best for

Best suited to engineers with experience in scalable data systems and a passion for internet security, working in a hybrid environment with a collaborative, mission-driven team.

Best fit for

  • Engineers with 3+ years of experience in building scalable systems and a strong interest in internet security
    — “3+ years of professional experience building and managing reliable and performant software systems at scale”
  • Individuals who thrive in a culture of iteration and knowledge-sharing with a team of mission-driven engineers
    — “team of bright, knowledge-seeking engineers who are truly missionaries in solving the security and network visibility challenges for our customers”
  • Candidates who are comfortable with hybrid work arrangements and are open to in-person interviews
    — “may be asked to attend an in-person interview within one of the Cloudflare Offices or Cloudflare Hubs”

Things to consider

  • Potential export control restrictions may apply depending on the candidate's location and background
    — “may require access to information protected under U.S. export control laws”
  • The role may require a U.S. citizen or eligible individual due to export control requirements
    — “any offer of employment may be conditioned on your authorization to receive software or technology controlled under these U.S. export laws without sponsorship for an export license”

How to stand out

  • Highlight experience with Go, Python, and Postgres in your resume and interview responses
    — “Products are written in Go, Python, and Typescript.”
  • Emphasize your ability to debug and optimize systems under high load conditions
    — “Excellent debugging and optimization skills”
  • Demonstrate a track record of working on security-focused products or tools
    — “Previous experience working on security products”
  • Showcase your willingness to learn new technologies and adapt to changing environments
    — “Willingness, curiosity, and enthusiasm to learn new programming languages, technologies and systems”
Pace · Fast PacedCollaboration · HighAutonomy · MediumDecision Impact · Team

Derived from job-description analysis by Serendipath's career intelligence engine.

What success looks like

  • Build and maintain Data Security products
  • Ensure performance and reliability of services
  • Debug and optimize software systems
Typical background
3+ years of professional experience in software engineeringExperience with Go, Python, and Typescript

Skills & requirements

Required

GoPythonTypeScriptKubernetesCloudflare WorkersAWSGCPAzurePostgreSQLRedisKafkaPrometheusGrafanaElasticsearchKibanaClickhouseBigQuery

Preferred

Typescript/javascriptAPI IntegrationsSecurity Products

Stack & domain

GoPythonTypeScriptKubernetesCloudflare WorkersAWSGCPAzurePostgreSQLRedisKafkaReactPrometheusGrafanaElasticsearchKibanaClickhouseBigQueryDebuggingOptimizationLearning New Programming LanguagesCommunicationEmpathyData SecurityNetwork Visibility

About the role

Original posting from Cloudflare via Greenhouse

About Us

At Cloudflare, we are on a mission to help build a better Internet. Today the company runs one of the world’s largest networks that powers millions of websites and other Internet properties for customers ranging from individual bloggers to SMBs to Fortune 500 companies. Cloudflare protects and accelerates any Internet application online without adding hardware, installing software, or changing a line of code. Internet properties powered by Cloudflare all have web traffic routed through its intelligent global network, which gets smarter with every request. As a result, they see significant improvement in performance and a decrease in spam and other attacks. Cloudflare was named to Entrepreneur Magazine’s Top Company Cultures list and ranked among the World’s Most Innovative Companies by Fast Company.

At Cloudflare, we’re not looking for people who wait for a polished roadmap; we’re looking for the builders who see the cracks in the Internet that everyone else has simply learned to live with. We value candidates who have the instinct to spot a "normalized" problem and the AI-native curiosity to create a solution using the latest tools. Our culture is built on iteration, leveraging AI to ship faster today to make it better tomorrow, while ensuring that every improvement, no matter how small, is shared across the team to lift everyone up. If you’re the type of person who values curiosity over bureaucracy, and that AI is a partner in solving tough problems to keep the Internet moving forward, you’ll fit right in.

What you’ll do

In this role, you’ll help build and maintain Data Security products as a Software Engineer. These products empower customers to gain deep visibility into Cloud/SaaS security opportunities and into trends in their network traffic and product use. As an engineer on the team, you will focus on building new functionality into our APIs and distributed code while ensuring the performance and reliability of our services which ingest millions of data points each day. You’ll be joining a team of bright, knowledge-seeking engineers who are truly missionaries in solving the security and network visibility challenges for our customers.

Technologies we use:

Products are written in Go, Python, and Typescript.

Code runs on Kubernetes, Cloudflare Workers, AWS, GCP, Azure.

We utilize Postgres as our data store, Redis as our cache, and Kafka as our message broker.

Our frontend is written in Typescript and React.

For service monitoring we use Prometheus and Grafana.

For service logging we use Elasticsearch and Kibana.

For product analytics we use Clickhouse and BigQuery. 

Examples of desirable skills, knowledge, and experience:

3+ years of professional experience building and managing reliable and performant software systems at scale, preferably with technologies like: Go, Python, Postgres

Passion for making the digital world a more secure place

Excellent debugging and optimization skills

Willingness, curiosity, and enthusiasm to learn new programming languages, technologies and systems

Strong interpersonal and communication skills. Caring and empathy are coveted traits here!

Bonus

Frontend programming experience in Typescript/Javascript

Previous experience working with third-party API integrations

Previous experience working on security products

What Makes Cloudflare Special?

We’re not just a highly ambitious, large-scale technology company. We’re a highly ambitious, large-scale technology company with a soul. Fundamental to our mission to help build a better Internet is protecting the free and open Internet.

Project Galileo: Since 2014, we've equipped more than 2,400 journalism and civil society organizations in 111 countries with powerful tools to defend themselves against attacks that would otherwise censor their work, technology already used by Cloudflare’s enterprise customers--at no cost.

Athenian Project: In 2017, we created the Athenian Project to ensure that state and local governments have the highest level of protection and reliability for free, so that their constituents have access to election information and voter registration. Since the project, we've provided services to more than 425 local government election websites in 33 states.

1.1.1.1: We released 1.1.1.1 to help fix the foundation of the Internet by building a faster, more secure and privacy-centric public DNS resolver. This is available publicly for everyone to use - it is the first consumer-focused service Cloudflare has ever released. Here’s the deal - we don’t store client IP addresses never, ever. We will continue to abide by our privacy commitment and ensure that no user data is sold to advertisers or used to target consumers.

Sound like something you’d like to be a part of? 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. Please note that any offer of employment may be conditioned on your authorization to receive software or technology controlled under these U.S. export laws without sponsorship for an export license.

Cloudflare is proud to be an equal opportunity employer.  We are committed to providing equal employment opportunity for all people and place great value in both diversity and inclusiveness.  All qualified applicants will be considered for employment without regard to their, or any other person's, perceived or actual race, color, religion, sex, gender, 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.  Please tell us if you require a reasonable accommodation to apply for a job. Examples of reasonable accommodations include, but are not limited to, changing the application process, providing documents in an alternate format, using a sign language interpreter, or using specialized equipment.  If you require a reasonable accommodation to apply for a job, please contact us via e-mail at hr@cloudflare.com or via mail at 101 Townsend St. San Francisco, CA 94107.

Source: Cloudflare careers (Greenhouse)

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