About this role
The Senior Forward Deployed Engineer position at Cloudflare in Austin, Texas acts as a consultative build partner for strategic enterprise clients creating complex applications on the developer platform. This hybrid role is designed for experienced software engineers who want to guide architecture, prototype solutions, and solve intricate technical problems alongside customer teams.
Role Overview
As a Senior Forward Deployed Engineer, you will work in a one-to-many capacity across a portfolio of strategic Cloudflare customers. Instead of embedding full-time with a single account, you act as a technical force multiplier. You will shape resilient architectures, write reference implementations, and share industry best practices derived from your portfolio. Your daily work directly bridges the gap between ambitious customer applications and the full breadth of the Cloudflare network, including Workers, storage solutions, AI tools, security, and observability.
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Salary and Benefits
Cloudflare provides a comprehensive compensation package that includes competitive base pay and eligibility to participate in the company equity plan. U.S. employees receive robust health and welfare benefits including medical, dental, vision insurance, flexible spending accounts, commuter spending programs, and fertility and family-forming support. Additional offerings include on-demand mental health services, global travel medical insurance, short and long-term disability, life and accident insurance, a 401(k) retirement savings plan, and an employee stock participation plan. Employees also enjoy flexible paid time off for vacation and sick leave, along with comprehensive leave options such as parental, pregnancy health, medical, and bereavement leave.
About the Company
Cloudflare operates one of the world's largest intelligent global networks, protecting and accelerating millions of internet properties ranging from individual blogs to Fortune 500 enterprises without requiring hardware or software changes. Recognized for its innovative culture, the company is dedicated to building a better internet through initiatives like Project Galileo, the Athenian Project, and the privacy-focused 1.1.1.1 public DNS resolver.
How to Apply
Interested candidates should visit the official Cloudflare careers page to submit an application for the Senior Forward Deployed Engineer position.
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What is the primary focus of the Senior Forward Deployed Engineer role?
The role involves acting as a hands-on, consultative build partner for strategic Cloudflare customers, helping them shape architecture, prototype, review code, and successfully launch complex applications on the developer platform.
Where is this position located?
This hybrid position is available in Austin, Texas, US.
How many years of experience are required for this job?
Candidates must have 7+ years of professional software engineering experience.
What cloud provider experience is expected?
Applicants need deep experience with at least one major cloud provider, specifically AWS, GCP, or Azure.
What benefits are provided to employees in the United States?
U.S. employees receive medical, dental, and vision insurance, 401(k) plans, equity participation, flexible paid time off, parental leave, mental health support, and disability insurance among other programs.