System Engineer - Network Systems
Join Cloudflare as a System Engineer to enhance network resilience and automate operations in a hybrid work environment.
Posted by employer 4 days ago
First seen on Joblaze 3 days ago
Last verified on the company career page 2 hours ago
Skills & Technologies
What you'll build
- Build software solutions to improve network resilience
- Reduce engineering operational toil
- Work on tools, infrastructure, and services
- Deliver practical, maintainable, and scalable solutions
Must have
- BA/BS in Computer Science or equivalent experience
- 3+ years of proven experience in developing software components for network automation
- Understanding of software development principles and design patterns
- Proficient with modern Unix/Linux operating systems
- Experience in MySQL, PostgreSQL, Clickhouse
- Experience with CI/CD, containers, and/or virtualization
Nice to have
- Knowledge of Networking engineering
- Experience building and maintaining large distributed systems
- Experience managing internal and/or external customer requirements
AI in the day-to-day
Leverage AI tools and automated assistants to streamline daily workflows.
Requirements
- Experience
- 3+ years
- Education
- Bachelor's degree
- Visa
- No sponsorship (stated in posting)
Not disclosed in this posting: compensation.
Joblaze summary
In this role, the System Engineer for Network Systems at Cloudflare focuses on developing software solutions that enhance network resilience and minimize operational challenges. Key skills include proficiency in programming languages like Python and Go, along with experience in network automation and modern Unix/Linux systems. This position is ideal for candidates with at least three years of relevant experience who are comfortable working with AI tools to streamline processes. The team operates within one of the largest global networks, emphasizing a culture of innovation and collaboration.
Joblaze insights
- Listed 3 days ago — first seen on Joblaze September 18, 2026. Last confirmed on Cloudflare's careers page September 21, 2026.
- Python appears in 55.6% of 108 comparable mid devops/sre roles in United States; Virtualization appears in 1.9% of 108 comparable mid devops/sre roles in United States.
Quick facts
- Is the System Engineer - Network Systems role remote?
- It's hybrid — Cloudflare expects some on-site time in Hybrid.
- How much experience is required?
- At least 3 years of relevant experience for this System Engineer - Network Systems role.
- Where is the role based?
- Cloudflare is hiring for this position in Hybrid.
- What's the tech stack?
- Joblaze extracted these technologies from the posting: CI/CD, ClickHouse, Go, Grafana, MySQL, PostgreSQL.
- What seniority level is this role?
- Cloudflare targets mid-level candidates for this position.
- Is this full-time or contract?
- Full-time for this System Engineer - Network Systems role at Cloudflare.
From the original posting
About Us
About the Department
Cloudflare's Network Engineering Team builds and runs the infrastructure that runs our software. The Engineering Team is split into two groups: one handles product development and the other handles operations. Product development covers both new features and functionality and scaling our existing software to meet the challenges of a massively growing customer base. The operations team handles one of the world's largest networks with data centers in 190 cities worldwide and a couple of large specialized data centers for internal needs.
About the role
Cloudflare operates a large global network spanning hundreds of cities (data centers). You will join a team of talented network automation engineers who are building software solutions to improve network resilience and reduce engineering operational toil.
You will work on a range of tools, infrastructure and services - new and existing - with an aim to elegantly and efficiently solve problems and deliver practical, maintainable and scalable solutions. Leverage AI tools and automated assistants to streamline daily workflows.
Examples Of Desirable Skills, Knowledge And Experience
BA/BS in Computer Science or equivalent experience
3+ years of proven experience in developing software components for network automation.
Understanding of software development principles, design patterns, and various programming languages (like python and golang)
Proficient with modern Unix/Linux operating systems/distributions
Experience in MySQL, Postgres, Clickhouse (or equivalent SQL language)
Experience with CI/CD, containers and/or virtualization
Experience with Observability systems like prometheus, grafana (or equivalents)
Demonstrated experience working alongside AI assistants or automated tools to augment task execution and project delivery
Bonus Points:
Knowledge of Networking engineering, with competencies in Layer 2 and Layer 3 protocols and vendor equipment: Cisco, Juniper, etc.
Experience building and maintaining large distributed systems
Experience managing internal and/or external customer requirements and expectations
What Makes Cloudflare Special?
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