About this role
Role Overview
The Senior Partner Engineer position at Cloudflare functions as a strategic technical sales leader, managing the end-to-end technical lifecycle and enablement for assigned partners across pre-sales and post-sales activities. This role suits an experienced professional ready to act as a trusted advisor, driving technical validation, architecting delivery readiness, and maximizing partner-influenced opportunity revenue with a focus on Cloudflare One and AI infrastructure. Available regional territories include Miami, Atlanta, Charlotte, and Raleigh.
Key Responsibilities
Requirements
Skills and Tools
Salary and Benefits
Estimated annual salary ranges vary by location, including incentive compensation under the sales compensation plan. For the San Francisco, San Jose, and Bay Area Metro, the estimated range is $244,000 to $336,000. Other regional remote and metro locations range from $212,000 to $321,000 based on exact geography. Eligible employees may participate in Cloudflare’s equity plan and comprehensive benefit packages. Health and welfare benefits include medical, prescription, dental, vision, flexible spending accounts, commuter spending, fertility and family-forming benefits, and an employee assistance program. Financial protections cover short and long-term disability, life and accident insurance, a 401(k) retirement savings plan, and an employee stock participation plan alongside flexible paid time off and leave programs.
About the Company
Cloudflare runs a massive global network powering millions of Internet properties, protecting and accelerating applications without hardware or software changes. Recognized for top company cultures and innovation, Cloudflare values curiosity over bureaucracy and champions a better, freer Internet through initiatives like Project Galileo, the Athenian Project, and the 1.1.1.1 public DNS resolver.
How to Apply
Interested candidates should visit the official Cloudflare careers page to submit an application for this position.
Skills and tech stack
Questions candidates ask
What is the primary focus of the Senior Partner Engineer?
The role focuses on managing end-to-end technical lifecycles, pre-sales and post-sales engineering, and partner enablement with an emphasis on Cloudflare One and AI infrastructure.
How many years of experience are required for this role?
Candidates must have 8+ years of technical, partner-facing experience in cybersecurity, cloud infrastructure, or networking.
What technologies and frameworks should applicants be familiar with?
Applicants should know Cloudflare One, SASE/SSE architectures, Zero Trust, DNS, AI deployment, AI Gateway, LLM orchestration frameworks, and vector databases.
Is the salary range the same for all locations?
No, estimated annual salary ranges vary depending on the work location, ranging from $212,000 up to $336,000 including on-target incentive compensation.
What benefits are provided with this employment?
Cloudflare offers medical, dental, vision, flexible spending, 401(k), equity plan participation, disability and life insurance, employee stock purchase options, and flexible paid time off.