# Senior Software Engineer - Addressing Team

**Company:** [Cloudflare](https://hotfix.jobs/companies/cloudflare)
**Location:** Austin, TX, Lisbon, Portugal, London, United Kingdom
**Role:** Backend Engineering
**Experience:** 5+ years
**Skills:** Go, Python, C/C++, Rust, Unix/Linux, TCP/IP, Http, Tls, SQL, Postgres, Docker, Kafka, DNS, Distributed Systems, Prometheus
**Posted:** 2026-09-02

> Design and operate scalable Go-based microservices, APIs, and data models supporting Cloudflare’s addressing infrastructure. The role requires strong systems programming, networking, database, and distributed-systems experience, with opportunities to shape shared platforms.

## Job Description

## Responsibilities
- Design and develop microservices, APIs, and data models for addressing platforms.
- Build reliable, fault-tolerant systems that operate at Cloudflare scale.
- Learn and work with edge routers, servers, DNS, and IP provisioning pipelines.
- Collaborate with engineers across the company to understand their needs and create scalable shared platforms.
- Shape products, tools, and system designs from the ground up.
- Debug complex problems and maintain high-quality code.

## Requirements
- Experience writing high-quality code in one or more system programming languages, such as Go, Python, or C/C++.
- Experience with modern Unix/Linux development and runtime environments.
- Solid understanding of TCP/IP and general networking.
- Basic understanding of HTTP, HTTPS, and TLS.
- Working knowledge of SQL and relational databases such as PostgreSQL or MySQL.
- Experience building and operating distributed systems.
- Strong debugging skills and attention to detail.
- Curiosity and willingness to learn unfamiliar technologies.

## Nice-to-haves
- Experience with Go.
- Experience with Rust.
- Familiarity with UI design, workflows, and implementation.
- Familiarity with anycast or multisite unicast networks.
- Knowledge of DNS and DNS-based traffic management techniques, such as geo DNS.

## Technologies
- Go, Python, C/C++, Rust, PostgreSQL, MySQL, Docker, Kafka, Lua, ClickHouse, SaltStack, Prometheus, Unix/Linux, TCP/IP, HTTP, HTTPS, TLS, DNS.

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