# Software Engineer - Security Platform

**Company:** [Cloudflare](https://hotfix.jobs/companies/cloudflare)
**Location:** Austin, TX, Denver, CO, Atlanta, GA, Washington, DC, Seattle, WA, New York, NY
**Role:** Security Engineering
**Salary:** $168k – $275k/yr
**Experience:** 8+ years
**Skills:** Distributed Systems, Secrets Management, Pki, Machine Identity, Workload Identity, Cryptography, Hsms, Tpms, Tees, Hashicorp Vault, Openbao, Linux, Unix, Go, Python
**Posted:** 2026-06-26

> Build and operate secure distributed systems for secrets/key management, PKI, and machine identity across Cloudflare's global network. Requires 8+ years experience in software development, distributed systems, and security implementation.

## Job Description

## What you’ll do
- Build and operate secure and resilient distributed systems for secrets and key management across a global network spanning 310+ cities in 120+ countries.
- Strengthen and re-architect internal PKI and machine/workload identity systems.
- Run and support the systems you build, including operational duties and helping internal developers use them effectively.
- Consult on the design and architecture of new systems and products to ensure they are built securely and use services correctly.
- Participate in on-call rotations outside standard working hours as needed.

## Requirements
- 8+ years of relevant professional experience
- Software development and distributed systems design expertise
- Strong security background with a focus on implementation, not policy/compliance

## Bonus / nice-to-have skills
- Track record of contributing to open source security or distributed systems projects
- Cryptography background and ability to work with cryptosystems at the primitives level
- Experience with HSMs, TPMs, or other platform TEEs (e.g. AMD SEV, Intel SGX, Apple Secure Enclave)
- Familiarity with HashiCorp Vault or OpenBao, or similar
- Linux/UNIX system administration proficiency
- Familiarity with Go and/or Python + Salt specifically

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