Senior Forward Deployed Engineer

Cloudflare

Senior Forward Deployed Engineer partnering with strategic customers building on Cloudflare’s developer platform. Shaping architectures, prototyping systems, reviewing code, and solving production blockers.

Posted 9/3/2026full-timeAustin • Texas • 🇺🇸 United StatesSeniorWebsite

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates extensive experience in building scalable and resilient architectures on the Cloudflare platform, with a strong focus on delivering production-grade systems and engaging in high-stakes technical discussions. Proficient in diagnosing technical problems and guiding customer design decisions while maintaining trusted relationships with technical leaders.

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7+ Years Software Engineering ExperienceProduction-Grade Systems DeliveryCloudflare Platform DevelopmentDeep Experience With Major Cloud ProvidersAI-Augmented Workflow Integration

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Hard Skills

Software EngineeringCloudflare WorkersFrontend PerformanceBackend LogicDatabase OptimizationDistributed InfrastructureIncident ResponseArchitectural RigorServerless ArchitectureNetworking Security

Soft Skills

Technical Relationship ManagementStrategic Discussion EngagementComplex Problem Solving

Tools & Technologies

AWSGCPAzureCloudflare Developer PlatformWindsurfOpenCode

Industry Keywords

Technical Build PartnerCustomer EngagementReference ImplementationsTechnical GuidanceProduction SystemsFast-Paced Startup Experience

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

AWSAzureCloudGoogle Cloud Platform

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Act as the hands-on technical build partner across a portfolio of strategic customers building on the Cloudflare platform, driving engagements from idea to launch
Shape scalable, resilient architectures on Cloudflare and guide customer design decisions
Develop alongside customer teams to prototype, configure, and build reference implementations
Review customer code and share best practices for quality, performance, and security
Diagnose and resolve technical problems across the stack
Write reference code, samples, and technical guidance
Support Cloudflare Workers, KV, R2, D1, Durable Objects, Workers AI, AI Gateway, Vectorize, security, networking, and observability
Join design reviews, planning sessions, and technical working sessions
Surface customer edge cases, friction, and product gaps to Product and Engineering teams
Maintain trusted technical relationships with customer engineers and technical leaders
Identify opportunities to accelerate adoption of Cloudflare services

Requirements

What you’ll need

7+ years of professional software engineering experience
Track record of delivering production-grade systems
Experience owning mission-critical services with real-world users
Understanding of on-call rotations, incident response, and architectural rigor for five nines uptime
Current hands-on development experience and a ship-first mentality
Broad technical fluency across frontend performance, backend logic, database optimization, and distributed infrastructure
Experience integrating AI-augmented workflows such as Windsurf or OpenCode into daily development
Ability to decompose complex business requirements into scalable, resilient technical architectures
Deep experience with at least one major cloud provider: AWS, GCP, or Azure
Understanding of serverless, networking, and security primitives
Ability to engage in high-stakes technical and strategic discussions with VP-level stakeholders
Ability to translate complex engineering trade-offs into business impact
Experience building on Cloudflare Workers or the broader Cloudflare Developer Platform is a bonus
Fast-paced startup or customer-facing engineering experience is a bonus
Open-source contributions, technical blogging, or industry conference speaking is a bonus
Authorization to receive software or technology controlled under U.S. export laws without sponsorship for an export license may be required

Benefits

Comp & perks

Equity plan eligibility
Medical/Rx Insurance
Dental Insurance
Vision Insurance
Flexible Spending Accounts
Commuter Spending Accounts
Fertility & Family Forming Benefits
On-demand mental health support and Employee Assistance Program
Global Travel Medical Insurance
Short and Long Term Disability Insurance
Life & Accident Insurance
401(k) Retirement Savings Plan
Employee Stock Participation Plan
Flexible paid time off covering vacation and sick leave
Leave programs, including parental, pregnancy health, medical, and bereavement leave