Engineering Manager, Cloudflare
Zero Trust Connectivity
$180-275k
+Equity. Salary varies depending on location of applicant
Web performance and security platform
Job no longer available
Web performance and security platform
1001+ employees
Job no longer available
$180-275k
+Equity. Salary varies depending on location of applicant
1001+ employees
Company mission
To help build a better Internet that is bold and ambitious.
Role
Who you are
- We are looking for curious and empathetic individuals who are committed to developing themselves and learning new skills, and we are ready to help you do that
- 3+ years of experience leading and growing software engineering teams working on products from early stage through scale
- Strong technical background Layer 3 and Layer 4 networking
- Technical experience with Linux networking and Rust a bonus
- Excel at planning, creating teams and overseeing execution to meet commitments and deliver with predictability
- Demonstrate a track record of managing a team including hiring, onboarding, and professional development. You inspire your team to reach higher. You’re as good as explaining “why” as you are “how”
- Experience implementing tools, process, internal instrumentation, methodologies and resolving blockages
- Comfortable managing teams/projects in multiple locations and time zones, with tight deadlines and short release cycles
- Focus on clarity in written and verbal communication
What the job involves
- The Zero Trust Connectivity team builds the hub that connects Cloudflare products such as Magic WAN, WARP, Cloudflare Tunnels, Gateway and more. Powering this hub is a set of Rust-based services operating in all of Cloudflare’s data-centers
- These services leverage Cloudflare’s incredible infrastructure, routing all of Cloudflare One traffic end-to-end in a safe, performant, and secure manner
- We are a team of engineers who obsess over building reliable services which leverage Cloudflare’s unique architecture and global network footprint
- The Cloudflare One vision connects Zero Trust products with networking-as-a-service products to build and operate secure, reliable, and fast networks at scale. Cloudflare’s network underpins mission-critical infrastructure, always-on applications, small businesses, and everything in between
- Our customers rely won the performance, security, reliability, and visibility provided by our network to power their business
- We’re looking for a hands-on Engineering Manager to help lead and grow a team to build the hub that connects Cloudflare One and Zero Trust products such as Magic WAN, WARP, Cloudflare Tunnels and Gateway
- You’ll lead a team of capable engineers across US and Europe to deliver new product functionality while building a system that is reliable and scalable. You will work with various Network Services and Zero Trust teams across Cloudflare to deliver a cohesive customer experience
Our take
Cloudflare is a multi-service global network that provides web security and infrastructure, DDoS mitigation services, and a content delivery network. Founded in 2009, Cloudflare has risen to become an industry giant, with over 25 million global internet properties on its network.
Cloudflare has been responsible for a number of admirable initiatives, offering free web protection to human rights groups, journalists, artists, and US election websites. This goes some way to counteracting the flak Cloudflare has received in some circles for the controversial groups and users who use its services. This chequered history, however, has not affected its over 80% market share in the content delivery network field.
This is perhaps in part because it has proven sharp at staying abreast of the rapidly morphing tech and digital space and customer demands. For example, Cloudflare is shifting to 100% renewable energy usage to create a zero-emissions internet, and in 2020 released a feature that would help users navigate data privacy regulations by selecting where their data is stored.
And impressive third-quarter 2025 results show strong momentum, with revenue rising to $562 million from $430 million a year earlier. The company also raised its full-year guidance, underscoring confidence in continued growth. As demand for secure, cloud-based infrastructure keeps growing, Cloudflare's expanding platform and improving efficiency leave it well positioned to capture further gains in a rapidly growing market.
Steph
Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Insights
16% employee growth in 12 months
Company
Company benefits
- Take-what-you-need vacation: We encourage employees to find a comfortable work-life balance by taking as many days off as they need while still being able to perform their jobs satisfactorily. (We really mean it!)
- Paid maternity & paternity leave: Our global parental leave policy allows up to sixteen paid weeks of bonding leave time for all qualifying new parents.
- Employee benefits: We offer a comprehensive benefits package including healthcare, life insurance, short- and long-term disability, pension plans in accordance with the market practice in our locations.
- Commuter program: We are flexible about where we work and value connecting at the office. Our commuter benefits program is in place to support team members' commute to work via public transportation without the extra cost burden.
- Wellbeing: Global offerings that provide mental health, childcare and family forming support to our employees across our offices.
Company HQ
China Basin, San Francisco, CA
Leadership
Lee Holloway
(Co-Founder & Lead Engineer)Lee began their career as an Engineer at Homewarehouse for a year before working at Unspam Technologies for 4 years. They co-created Project Honey Pot in 2004 and Cloudflare in March 2009, serving as Lead Engineer of both to present.
Michelle Zatlyn
(Co-Founder, President & Co-Chair)Having worked for Investor Economics and I Love Rewards for a combined 4 years, Michelle worked at Toshiba for 3 years as a Product Manager. She then co-founded Cloudflare in 2009 as COO, and has served as President since 2020. She is also a Board Member at Atlassian.
Matthew Prince
(Co-Founder & CEO)Matthew studied for an MBA at Harvard Business School before co-founding Unspam Technologies in December 2001, and Cloudflare in 2009, where he has served as CEO ever since.
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