Senior Customer Engineer, Named

Cloudflare, Inc

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Work type
On-site
Location
Seattle, WA
Salary
$202,000–$278,000 / yr
Posted
55 days ago
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Confirmed live today

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Above market

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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

JOB TITLE: Senior Customer Engineer, Named - Seattle The Senior Customer Engineer, Named - Seattle joins the GTM organization to serve as a trusted technical advisor and primary architect for enterprise clients. You will lead technical validation, map complex infrastructure like DNS, CDN, and Zero Trust to bespoke solutions, and oversee technical onboarding and migration blueprints. You will be commercially accountable for new business acquisition and account growth while leveraging AI-augmented workflows to automate routine tasks. Required skills include expertise in internet fundamentals, security, and performance, alongside proficiency in Python, JavaScript, Bash, Lua, or Go. You will also utilize LLMs and prompt engineering to optimize workflows. This role solves complex architectural challenges by bridging the gap between technical strategy and business value across the entire customer lifecycle.

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 demonstrations to solve performance and security challenges.
  • 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, platform adoption, and identifying expansion opportunities.
  • 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 white-board, 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 a strong understanding 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, code samples, or documentation (preferred).
  • Export control laws, including the U.S. Export Administration Regulations.

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