Solutions Architect, Cloudflare
AI/Cloudflare Developer Platform
$212-292k
Offers equity and ESPP
Up to 30% travel
Web performance and security platform
Open for applications
Web performance and security platform
1001+ employees
Open for applications
$212-292k
Offers equity and ESPP
Up to 30% travel
1001+ employees
Company mission
To help build a better Internet that is bold and ambitious.
Role
Who you are
- 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
- The ideal candidate possesses a consultative mindset, demonstrable success working with customers, and deep, practical knowledge of modern web technologies, cloud architecture, and experience building on a distributed serverless platform
- No matter your background, you have natural curiosity and desire to solve problems, achieve goals, and design the most elegant and efficient solutions to address client needs
- 5+ years of experience selling or supporting technical sales in the cloud computing industry
- Deep technical expertise across cloud infrastructure and AI/ML — you have built production systems that combine both as a solutions engineer, entrepreneur, or solution architect
- In-depth knowledge of at least one major public cloud provider (e.g., AWS, GCP, Azure)
- Practical knowledge and experience designing systems. You have built and deployed a production web application either professionally or as a hobbyist and are able to clearly articulate the design and explain the considerations / trade-offs. You are able to hear a clear, non-technical description of an application, ask clarifying questions, and quickly design a high-level, conceptual architecture
- Software development experience delivering full-stack applications, preferably using modern JavaScript frameworks, a variety of databases, and Serverless tooling. Experience building with modern coding assistants
- Strong understanding of developer workflows (branching, versioning, CI/CD practices, system integrations)
- Knowledge of key market players/competitors in the cloud computing, AI and storage spaces
Desirable
- You’ve built something on Cloudflare Workers
- AWS Solutions Architect or GCP Cloud Architect certifications
- Providing structured customer feedback to influence product direction
- Actively stay up-to-date with industry trends and advancements in cloud computing to inform product strategy and roadmap
What the job involves
- As a Solution Architect, Cloudflare AI / Developer Platform and a member of the sales team, you will help customers understand the value proposition of the Cloudflare Developer Platform and demonstrate how to effectively build applications with our products
- Every day as a Solution Architect is different
- You will utilize both technical and business skills to advise customers and sales teams, support strategic opportunities, architect innovative solutions, and develop proofs of concept / demonstrations
- Your technical knowledge of Cloudflare’s products and system design will be vital to designing solutions that meet our customers’ needs and expectations
- Serving as a trusted technical advisor, Solution Architects guide and enable clients, partners, and teams within Cloudflare on product capabilities, positioning and competitive intelligence
- You will form a tight feedback loop with product, product marketing, and technical pre-sales to refine and evolve our products
- A successful Solution Architect at Cloudflare is able to act as a trusted advisor for our customers, while balancing the technical and business needs of the role – actively building and regularly presenting technical solutions to varied audiences
- Partner with the sales organization to drive revenue, new customers and pipeline of AI and Developer Platform solutions
- Lead technical discovery with customers and jointly architect best practice solutions to meet customer needs
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams including product management, sales, and marketing to drive developer platform revenue and customer adoption
- Present to strategic customers as an expert of our Developer Platform solutions
- Align Director and C-Level perceived business and technical value with Cloudflare developer solutions
- Provide succinct feedback to cross-functional teams to deliver relevant Developer content, use cases, customer stories, and data driven value propositions
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.
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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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