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Principal Software Engineer, Identity Access Management

Cloudflare is a global internet infrastructure company protecting and accelerating millions of Internet properties. The Identity & Access Management (IAM) team within the Control Plane is seeking a Principal Software Engineer to own long-term architecture, scalability, and security of authentication and authorization systems that serve both customers and internal services.

Skills

  • 10+ years building and operating large-scale software systems, with 5+ years in senior/staff roles
  • Deep expertise in IAM protocols: OAuth2, OIDC, SAML and RBAC/ABAC models
  • Proven experience designing and debugging distributed systems at global scale
  • Strong proficiency in Go; experience with TypeScript, Rust, or C++ is valuable
  • Expert knowledge of relational databases (PostgreSQL) and distributed caching/storage patterns
  • Experience designing, versioning, and operating public-facing APIs used by large developer communities

Responsibilities

  • Lead architecture and long-term technical strategy for high-throughput, low-latency IAM systems powering customer and internal APIs
  • Design and drive migration or modernization efforts from legacy auth systems to distributed, scalable architectures
  • Partner with Product, Security, and UX to translate business requirements into robust, secure technical designs
  • Provide deep technical mentorship, thorough code reviews, and author technical design documents
  • Ensure operational reliability by defining observability, alerting, and resilience requirements for IAM platform
  • Define API versioning and public-facing API stewardship practices for developer-facing identity services
  • Lead multi-quarter delivery efforts and coordinate global rollouts in partnership with cross-functional teams

Education

  • Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or equivalent practical experience
  • Advanced degree (MS/PhD) in a relevant field is a plus but not required

Benefits

  • Competitive salary and equity compensation
  • Comprehensive health, dental, and vision insurance
  • 401(k) with company match
  • Generous parental leave and paid time off policies
  • Flexible hybrid work arrangement and remote work support
  • Professional development stipends and learning opportunities
  • Employee assistance and mental health resources
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Cloudflare is on a mission to help build a better Internet. Today the company runs one of the world’s largest networks, with nearly 10 percent of the Fortune 1,000 as paying customers and approximately 19 percent of the top 10,000 websites using a...

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January 7, 2026
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