Senior Specialist Solutions Engineer, Cloudflare
Developer
$208-271k
This role is eligible to participate in Cloudflare’s equity plan. Salary dependent on location.
Web performance and security platform
Job no longer available
Web performance and security platform
1001+ employees
Job no longer available
$208-271k
This role is eligible to participate in Cloudflare’s equity plan. Salary dependent on location.
1001+ employees
Company mission
To help build a better Internet that is bold and ambitious.
Role
Who you are
- The ideal candidate will have excellent problem-solving skills, strong technical knowledge, and experience in network architecture and design
- Curiosity and learning agility
- Minimum 5 years of prior Technical Sales, full-stack Engineering, Cloud Developer or related experience
- Minimum 4 years software development experience delivering full-stack applications, preferably using modern Javascript frameworks and a variety of databases
- Advanced understanding of web applications and cloud architectures
- Technical curiosity and passion: Cloudflare is at the cutting edge of internet technology. It’s incumbent on us to stay up to date not only with Cloudflare’s specific products, but with industry trends
- In-depth knowledge of at least one major public cloud provider (AWS, GCP, Azure, etc.)
- Familiar with evolution in different application development and deployment (on-premise, public cloud, private cloud, hybrid) and what's next
- Have a good understanding of systems design theory and practice for distributed, full-stack applications (frontend, backend, databases, related services)
- Have a good understanding of developer workflows (branching, release, versioning, CI/CD practices, system integrations)
- Fundamental knowledge of related services for monitoring, tracing, APM and metric tracking
- Ability to jump in with hands-on configuration and code assistance when needed
- Ability to manage a project, work to deadlines, and prioritize between competing goals
Desirable
- AWS Solutions Architect or GCP Cloud Architect certifications
What the job involves
- As a Senior Specialist Solutions Engineer, you will be responsible for designing network solutions that meet the needs of our clients
- You will work closely with clients to assess their requirements, develop network architecture, and provide technical guidance through the sales engagement
- You will be expected to ensure that network solutions are reliable, scalable, and secure
- You serve as a trusted advisor to our customers; helping them find the best solution for their business needs with Cloudflare’s Developer Services
- You will work closely with our Account Executives (AEs); generalist SEs, as well as every other team at Cloudflare, from Sales and Product to Engineering and Customer Support
- Guide qualified prospects through the Solution Design and Proof of Concept stages of sales engagements; showing them the key capabilities of the Cloudflare Developer Services portfolio
- Work with your Solutions Engineer and Sales Partners to consistently achieve Pipeline and Revenue goals
- Understand our customers IT landscape, application requirements and develop an architecture for our customers to support their business needs
- Articulate the benefits of the Cloudflare's Developer Platform product portfolio vs competing solutions
- Promote retention by capturing and communicating gaps in product or features
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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