Systems Engineer, Product Platform Tools

Cloudflare

. Design and build backend services, APIs, and gateway capabilities for Cloudflare's internal admin platform .

Posted 11/11/2026full-timeAustin • Texas • United StatesMid-LevelSeniorWebsite

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates expertise in building and operating production backend services, with a strong focus on API design, security, and compliance. Proficient in collaborating with cross-functional teams to translate operational needs into scalable platform features.

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Go ProgrammingTypeScript ProgrammingAPI Gateway DevelopmentOAuth 2.0 and OIDCPostgreSQL and Redis

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Hard Skills

Backend Service DevelopmentREST API DesignRouting and AuthenticationAccess Control ImplementationSchema Design and Query Optimization

Soft Skills

Cross-Functional CollaborationTechnical CommunicationProblem-SolvingSelf-DirectionIncident Response Leadership

Tools & Technologies

DockerKubernetesTerraformGitLab CI/CDCloudflare Workers

Industry Keywords

Security GovernanceCompliance WorkflowsObservabilityLegacy Code ManagementExport Control Laws

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

DockerGrafanaKubernetesPostgresRedisTerraformTypeScriptGo

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Design and build backend services, APIs, and gateway capabilities for Cloudflare's internal admin platform
Develop routing, authentication, request handling, and upstream integration functionality
Establish API contracts, governed access, and repeatable integration paths for application onboarding
Partner with Support, Legal, and Security to translate operational needs into maintainable platform features
Own the platform authorization model and implement access control, governance, and compliance requirements in code
Build observability and resilience into services
Participate in on-call, respond to incidents, and lead post-incident reviews
Ramp into unfamiliar and legacy codebases and make incremental improvements that reduce toil
Maintain engineering quality through code reviews and design documentation
Use AI coding tools to design, build, and debug, reviewing output rigorously

Requirements

What you’ll need

5+ years building and operating production backend services at scale
Strong proficiency in Go and/or TypeScript
Hands-on experience building or operating an API gateway or similar edge/proxy layer
Experience designing REST APIs, including routing, request lifecycle, authentication, and versioning
Strong understanding of OAuth 2.0, OIDC, JWT, RBAC, and policy-based access such as OPA/Rego
Security-first approach to design
Hands-on experience with PostgreSQL and Redis, including schema design, query optimization, and caching strategies
Comfortable working with engineering, Security, Legal, and non-technical stakeholders
Able to explain technical detail to different stakeholders
Confident working in legacy code, self-directed, and able to drive ambiguous problems to resolution across team boundaries
Applicants may require authorization to receive software or technology controlled under U.S. export control laws without sponsorship for an export license
Nice-to-have: experience with internal tooling, admin consoles, or case-management systems
Nice-to-have: exposure to security governance or compliance workflows
Nice-to-have: familiarity with Cloudflare Workers, Access, Zero Trust, and Gateway
Nice-to-have: Docker, Kubernetes, Terraform, GitLab CI/CD
Nice-to-have: distributed tracing, structured logging, Grafana, Kibana, and Jaeger

Benefits

Comp & perks

Applicants progressing to the offer stage may be asked to attend an in-person interview within a Cloudflare office or hub
Equal employment opportunity and diversity and inclusion commitment
Reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities
Access to Cloudflare's mission-driven projects, including Project Galileo, the Athenian Project, and 1.1.1.1