Senior Customer Engineer, Named

Cloudflare, Inc

Confirmed live 2 days ago High trust
Hybrid

Quick summary

Work type
Hybrid
Location
Los Angeles, CA
Salary
$202,000–$278,000 / yr
Posted
60 days ago
Freshness
Confirmed live 2 days ago

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Above market

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About Cloudflare, Inc

Cloudflare is a prominent cloud services and security company that provides content delivery network (CDN), DDoS mitigation, and Zero Trust security services to millions of internet properties.

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TL;DR · Senior Customer Engineer, Named

The Senior Customer Engineer joins the GTM organization to serve as a trusted technical advisor and primary architect for enterprise clients. You will guide customers through the entire journey, from pre-sales technical validation and architecture design to onboarding and lifecycle expansion. Responsibilities include leading technical deep-dives, mapping complex infrastructure like DNS, CDN, and Zero Trust to bespoke solutions, and managing technical health and expansion strategies. You will utilize AI-augmented workflows, including LLMs and prompt engineering, to automate routine tasks. Required skills include proficiency in Python, JavaScript, Bash, Lua, or Go, alongside expertise in BGP, TCP/UDP, HTTP(S), and SSL/TLS. You will solve complex performance, security, and reliability challenges by designing scalable cloud-native architectures using RESTful/GraphQL APIs and infrastructure-as-code tools like Terraform.

What you'll do

  • Lead technical deep-dive discovery to map complex customer infrastructure to Cloudflare architectures.
  • Define and scope technical evaluation plans and success criteria for Proof of Concepts.
  • Deliver tailored technical presentations, architectural diagrams, and product demonstrations to prospective clients.
  • Design structured migration and onboarding blueprints for DNS, Zero Trust, and WAF rollouts.
  • Monitor customer health scores and telemetry to resolve integration bottlenecks and ensure rapid time-to-value.
  • Carry a variable quota for new business acquisition and ongoing account growth.
  • Lead technical Quarterly Business Reviews to translate platform capabilities into ROI for C-level executives.
  • Use AI agents and LLMs to automate routine tasks like RFP responses and sandbox provisioning.

What we're looking for

  • Experience in a customer-facing technical role such as Solutions Engineering, Customer Engineering, or Sales Engineering.
  • Ability to design and articulate complex enterprise network and security architectures.
  • Excellent communication skills to translate technical concepts into business outcomes for engineers and C-level executives.
  • Proven track record in a quota-carrying or revenue-aligned environment with knowledge of SaaS metrics.
  • Depth in at least four areas: Internet fundamentals, Security, Performance, AI Proficiency, Coding/Scripting, or Developer Platform Fluency.
  • Undergraduate or graduate degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field.
  • Track record of creating technical enablement materials like workshops or documentation (preferred).
  • Export control laws, including the U.S. Export Administration Regulations.

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