International Association for Cryptologic Research

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for Cryptologic Research

IACR News item: 04 February 2014

CloudFlare Inc. (San Francisco, USA and London, UK)
Job Posting Job Posting
Responsibilities:

CloudFlare is looking for a talented security engineer to join our team. We are working on a number of ambitious projects to secure the web and protect our customers from threats of all sorts. The role of security engineer at CloudFlare is more that of a builder than a breaker. You will have to approach problems with creativity and flexibility and be able to identify and use the best tools for the job or build better ones from scratch. At CloudFlare, we are serious about protecting our customers and advancing the state of the art in computer security.


Requirements:

  • Strong systems-level programming skills
  • Deep understanding of networking protocols (TCP/IP, SSL/TLS, DNS)

  • Experience with cryptographic libraries and APIs

  • Expert in C/C++ and performance analysis

  • Proficiency in Go and/or Lua or willingness to learn

  • Strong understanding of security concepts (key management, access control, authentication)

  • Understanding of Linux internals

  • Interest in advancements in security and cryptography


    Bonus Points:

  • Contributions to the open source community

  • Experience implementing production-grade cryptographic algorithms

  • Knowledge or expertise in White-box cryptography

  • Experience with DNSSEC

  • Familiarity with compilers or code generation tools (e.g. o-llvm.org)

  • Experience with cryptographic hardware (TPM, HSM, etc.)

  • Healthy sense of paranoia

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