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Software Engineer, Network Protocols

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Hybrid
Austin, TX
Mid level
Hybrid
Austin, TX
Mid level
Join a team to build high-performance systems handling a large portion of Internet traffic, focusing on protocol performance and contributing to open standards and open source.
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Hiring will be focused on those residing within the greater Austin, TX metro area. It will be a hybrid role, with the expectation of 2 days per week in the office.
Systems Engineer, Network Protocols & Distributed Systems Location: London, Lisbon or Austin (Hybrid)
Join the team helping shape the future of the Internet. We're building high-performance systems that handle a quarter of the Internet's traffic. Our work influences open standards (like QUIC, MASQUE, and ECH), involves close collaboration with the IETF, and pushes the boundaries of what's possible in networking and security.
You don't need to be an HTTP or cryptography expert to join - we're looking for excellent engineers who love tough problems, want to learn deeply, and are excited to contribute to one of the most technically demanding areas of infrastructure.
What you'll do
  • Build and operate systems that terminate HTTP and TLS at Internet scale
  • Migrate core infrastructure from NGINX to a next-gen Rust-based proxy
  • Measure and improve protocol performance across real-world traffic
  • Contribute to open source and industry standards
  • Learn from and work alongside some of the leading engineers in this space

You might be a good fit if you:
  • Have solid systems programming experience (Rust, C, or similar)
  • Experience/understanding of HTTP/2, HTTP/3, QUIC, congestion control, or transport-layer protocols
  • Thrive in complex technical domains and enjoy learning new things
  • Care about building reliable, secure, and performant software
  • Are motivated by impact - technical, operational, and on the Internet itself
  • Come from a background that's underrepresented in tech - we value diverse perspectives

Bonus
  • Proven ability to scale systems under high throughput and low latency demands
  • Experience driving architecture or protocol-level change in production systems
  • Contributions to open standards or open source projects

Top Skills

C
Http/2
Http/3
Nginx
Quic
Rust

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