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CloudflareCloudflareUnited States

Senior Software Engineer, Durable Objects (DO)

Build and evolve Cloudflare's Durable Objects runtime, low-level routing, and storage systems for stateful serverless applications at global scale. Requires 5+ years systems software experience with deep expertise in Rust or C++ and large-scale distributed systems.

Salary not listed
On-site7+ YOEBackend Engineering

About the role

Responsibilities

  • Build and improve the Durable Objects runtime.
  • Design and develop the low-level routing and storage systems that power customer applications.
  • Improve reliability, scalability, performance, and feature depth.
  • Own code end-to-end from design through production.
  • Solve complex problems in production distributed systems.
  • Work across JavaScript, TypeScript, Rust, and C++.
  • Help drive the continued evolution of the system.

Requirements

  • 5+ years of experience writing systems software.
  • Operational mindset with experience owning code in production.
  • Strong foundation in data structures, algorithms, and system design.
  • Deep expertise in at least one systems programming language such as C/C++ or Rust.
  • Experience designing and architecting large-scale distributed systems.
  • Familiarity with cloud platforms, especially serverless architectures.
  • Experience as a technical leader or team lead, driving engineering decisions.

Nice-to-Haves

  • Experience working on database internals, especially SQLite.
  • Deep understanding of web technologies such as browsers, HTTP, JavaScript, and WebAssembly.
  • Background in low-latency, real-time environments such as game streaming, high-frequency trading, or payment systems.
  • Experience debugging, optimizing, and identifying failure modes in large-scale Linux-based distributed systems.

Skills

RustC++JavaScriptTypeScriptDistributed SystemsSystems ProgrammingSqliteWebassemblyLinuxHttp
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