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CloudflareCloudflareUnited States

Senior Software Engineer, Workers Runtime

Build and improve Cloudflare Workers Runtime: enhance performance, reliability, JavaScript and WebAssembly support for edge execution of customer code. Requires strong CS fundamentals, production ownership, and 2+ years C++/Rust experience.

Salary not listed
On-site5+ YOEBackend Engineering

About the role

Responsibilities

  • Build features and improvements for the Workers Runtime.
  • Improve runtime performance, reliability, and scale.
  • Expand JavaScript API and WebAssembly support.
  • Help shape features based on what is technically possible.
  • Own code in production and debug issues in a large-scale distributed system.
  • Work in a fast-paced, iterative environment that balances product goals with technical execution.

Requirements

  • 2+ years of recent professional experience with C++ or Rust.
  • Strong computer science fundamentals, including data structures, algorithms, and software design.
  • Operational mindset and experience owning production systems.
  • Deep understanding of the web, including HTTP, JavaScript, and WebAssembly.
  • Experience debugging and optimizing large-scale Linux-based distributed systems.

Nice-to-Haves

  • Experience building high-performance distributed systems in Rust.
  • Experience with cloud or serverless platforms.
  • Familiarity with JS engine internals such as V8, SpiderMonkey, or JavaScriptCore.
  • Experience with standalone WebAssembly runtimes such as Wasmtime, Wasmer, or Lucet.
  • Deep Linux, UNIX, kernel, or networking knowledge.
  • Contributions to large open source projects.

Skills

RustC++WebassemblyJavaScriptLinuxHttpV8SpidermonkeyJavascriptcoreWasmtimeWasmerLucet
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