Senior Engineering Manager

Cloudflare, Inc

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Austin, TX
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73 days ago
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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 Engineering Manager

Senior Engineering Manager - Cloudforce One leads the Threat Application Services team within the Cloudforce One engineering organization. This role involves managing a high-performing team of engineers to build and scale the Threat Events platform, external threat intelligence APIs, and backend systems that integrate indicators of compromise into products like WAF and Gateway for automated mitigation. The manager provides architectural direction, ensures operational excellence for enterprise security requirements, manages technical debt, and oversees hiring efforts for agentic threat intelligence tools. Key responsibilities include mentoring staff and collaborating with product managers to transform complex data into automated experiences. Required expertise includes Go, JavaScript, distributed systems, edge computing, SQL-at-the-edge, and experience with AI-assisted development. The role addresses the challenge of converting massive network telemetry into actionable intelligence to defend against advanced threats through scalable, real-time infrastructure.

What does a Engineering Manager earn?

Median $267050 from 138 postings across 39 companies.

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What you'll do

  • Lead the architectural direction and operational excellence of threat intelligence platforms and high-performance APIs.
  • Manage a team of engineers to build and scale the Cloudforce One Threat Events platform.
  • Oversee the end-to-end lifecycle of threat data, including ingestion, enrichment, and automated mitigation.
  • Drive the professional development, mentorship, and coaching of direct reports in security engineering.
  • Lead hiring efforts to expand engineering capabilities for next-generation agentic threat intelligence tools.
  • Collaborate with product managers and researchers to transform complex data into intuitive customer experiences.
  • Manage technical debt and ensure systems meet strict latency and reliability requirements for enterprise customers.

What we're looking for

  • Must have over 8 years of experience in software development focusing on Go, JavaScript, or distributed systems.
  • Must have over 8 years of experience leading engineering teams and managing technical debt for large-scale distributed security platforms.
  • Experience with AI-assisted development and agentic AI workflows is desired.
  • Prior experience building high-performance APIs or platforms for threat intelligence, security operations, or large-scale data analytics is desired.
  • Knowledge of the Cyber Kill Chain and automating the ingestion/distribution of Indicators of Compromise (IOCs) is required.
  • Experience with edge computing, SQL-at-the-edge, and building systems that scale to handle trillions of signals is desired.
  • Strong mentorship and coaching skills to support the career growth of engineers in specialized security domains are required.
  • Must be authorized to receive software or technology controlled under U.S. export control laws without sponsorship for an export license.

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