Senior Software Engineer, Windows Networking

Overview

Senior Software Engineer, Windows Networking – Cloudflare

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We’re looking for a Senior Windows Software Engineer to join our Zero Trust team. You will be working on the Zero Trust desktop client, which protects corporate devices by securely and privately sending traffic from those devices to Cloudflare’s global network, which can apply advanced web filtering and advanced Zero Trust policies.

Responsibilities

• Work on high-performance networking code that runs on multiple desktop platforms, predominantly using Rust and platform-native languages & APIs.
• Improve code quality and build solid, testable and well-documented foundations.
• Contribute to the design and implementation of major development projects, collaborating with product managers and other teams to implement customer-impacting features.
• Address problems at scale with stringent quality, performance, and security requirements.
• Interact with other languages such as Swift , C# , C , and Python .

Qualifications

• In-depth knowledge of Windows internals , kernel-mode programming, and network protocols.
• Experience in low-level Windows driver development, ideally network drivers.
• Excellent programming skills with high-quality, low-complexity code and thorough documentation.
• Strong experience writing easily-testable and thoroughly-tested code (e.g., using dependency injection with appropriate abstractions).
• Experience with lower-level languages such as Rust , C , C++ .
• Ability to write multithreaded, asynchronous code and debug network-related issues.
• Understanding of VPN technologies and privacy/security trade-offs.
• Familiarity with security protocols and standards.
• Empathetic, proactive, and constructive communication skills, both verbal and written.

Locations

• Austin, TX
• Lisbon, Portugal
• London, United Kingdom
• Seattle, WA

Compensation

• For Colorado, Illinois, Maryland and Minnesota based hires: Estimated annual salary of $137,000 - $167,000.
• For New York City, Washington, Washington, D.C. and California (excluding Bay Area) based hires: Estimated annual salary of $154,000 - $167,000.
• For Bay Area based hires: Estimated annual salary of $162,000 - $198,000.

Equity

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

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

Time Off

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

This role may require flexibility to be on-call outside of standard working hours to address technical issues as needed.

EEO Statement

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 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. Please tell us if you require a reasonable accommodation to apply for a job.