Senior Systems Engineer, MCP Server Portals

<div class="content-intro"><h3>About Us</h3> <p>At Cloudflare, we are on a mission to help build a better Internet. Today the company runs one of the world’s largest networks that powers millions of websites and other Internet properties for customers ranging from individual bloggers to SMBs to Fortune 500 companies. Cloudflare protects and accelerates any Internet application online without adding hardware, installing software, or changing a line of code. Internet properties powered by Cloudflare all have web traffic routed through its intelligent global network, which gets smarter with every request. As a result, they see significant improvement in performance and a decrease in spam and other attacks. Cloudflare was named to Entrepreneur Magazine’s Top Company Cultures list and ranked among the World’s Most Innovative Companies by Fast Company.</p> <p>At Cloudflare, we’re not looking for people who wait for a polished roadmap; we’re looking for the builders who see the cracks in the Internet that everyone else has simply learned to live with. We value candidates who have the instinct to spot a "normalized" problem and the AI-native curiosity to create a solution using the latest tools. Our culture is built on iteration, leveraging AI to ship faster today to make it better tomorrow, while ensuring that every improvement, no matter how small, is shared across the team to lift everyone up. If you’re the type of person who values curiosity over bureaucracy, and that AI is a partner in solving tough problems to keep the Internet moving forward, you’ll fit right in.</p></div><p><strong>Available Locations: Lisbon, Portugal&nbsp;</strong></p> <h2>Role Summary</h2> <p>Cloudflare MCP Server Portals give organizations a secure, centralized way to connect AI agents to internal and third-party tools. As a Senior Systems Engineer on the MCP Portals team, you will lead the design, delivery, and operation of distributed systems that authenticate users, manage OAuth credentials and sessions, enforce Zero Trust policies, and proxy MCP traffic across Cloudflare's global network. You will own complex projects across service boundaries, make architectural tradeoffs for your area, and help other engineers deliver reliable, secure changes. You will work closely with engineers and product managers across Access, Gateway, and Developer Platform teams as the protocol and product evolve. We are looking for a hands-on engineer who can bring clarity to ambiguous systems problems and take responsibility for outcomes in production.</p> <h4>&nbsp;</h4> <h2>Role Responsibilities</h2> <ul> <li>Lead the design, implementation, and operation of globally distributed services that connect MCP clients to authorized upstream MCP servers.</li> <li>Own complex features and service improvements from problem defin