or apply directly on Cloudflare's site. We never take the application ourselves.
Is this posting real?
- This role has been open
- 13 days Cloudflare's roles stay open a median of 45 days
- Reposted
- No
- Salary listed
- No 28% of Cloudflare's roles list one
- Ghost-job risk at Cloudflare
- low 0 stale, 12 reposted of 342 open
- Hiring momentum
- 494 roles opened in the last 90 days ↑ up vs. the prior 90 days
- Last confirmed on the employer's board
- 2026-09-17
Measured from postings appearing on and disappearing from Cloudflare's own greenhouse board since 2026-08-03. Full hiring picture for Cloudflare.
About this role
As a Software Engineer on the Security Rules team at Cloudflare, you will design, implement, and maintain software systems for Cloudflare’s Application Security Product Offering. Your role involves collaborating with various internal teams, participating in the software development lifecycle, and mentoring team members while ensuring high-quality code. You will work with technologies such as Rust, Go, and various databases to build reliable systems that operate at scale.
- benefits
- 5/5
- freshness
- 4/5
- career value
- 4/5
- role clarity
- 4/5
- pay transparency
- 0/5
Scored from the posting itself — how clearly the role is described, how much it says about pay and benefits, and how recently it was listed. Not a judgement of Cloudflare as an employer.
What you need
- 3+ years of relevant professional experience with a technology company
- Strong programming skills in Rust, Go, C++, or a similar systems-level language
- Experience building and operating distributed systems
- Experience with monitoring, alerting and debugging high volume production systems
- Experience with databases (PostgreSQL, Clickhouse, Memcached)
- Strong interpersonal and communication skills, demonstrating empathy, teamwork and a sense of ownership
Nice to have
- Experience with modern Unix/Linux development and runtime environments
- Experience with monitoring and logging tools like Prometheus and Grafana
- Experience with containerization and orchestration technologies, such as Docker and Kubernetes
What you get
- Medical/Rx Insurance
- Dental Insurance
- Vision Insurance
- Flexible Spending Accounts
- Commuter Spending Accounts
- Fertility & Family Forming Benefits
Worth weighing
- No specific mention of remote work policies beyond hybrid
- On-call responsibilities may be required outside standard hours
- Role involves working with a range of technologies, which may require continuous learning
Summarised from Cloudflare's posting. Read the full original.
Listed by Cloudflare on their greenhouse job board, last confirmed open on 2026-09-17. PitchMeAI is not the employer.
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