Senior Customer Engineer, Strategic

Cloudflare, Inc

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Work type
On-site
Location
Seattle, WASan Francisco, CA
Salary
$204,000–$321,000 / yr
Posted
3 days ago
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Confirmed live yesterday

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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, Strategic

The Senior Customer Engineer, Strategic joins the GTM organization to serve as a trusted technical advisor and primary architect for enterprise clients. You will lead technical deep-dive discoveries, map complex infrastructure to bespoke solutions, and manage the full customer journey from pre-sales validation through onboarding and expansion. Key responsibilities include designing migration blueprints for DNS, Zero Trust, and WAF tuning, while carrying a variable quota for new business and account growth. You will utilize AI-augmented workflows, Large Language Models, and internal platforms to automate routine tasks. Required technical expertise includes internet fundamentals like BGP and TCP/UDP, security concepts such as SASE and Bot Management, and coding proficiency in Python, JavaScript, or Go. You will solve complex performance, security, and reliability challenges for global internet properties.

What you'll do

  • Lead technical discovery to map customer infrastructure to Cloudflare architectures and bespoke solutions.
  • Define and scope success criteria for Proof of Concepts and technical evaluations.
  • Deliver architectural diagrams and technical demonstrations to solve performance, security, and reliability 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 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 an 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 or documentation (preferred).
  • Export control laws, including the U.S. Export Administration Regulations.

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