Senior Forward Deployed Engineer

Cloudflare, Inc

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Hybrid

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Hybrid
Location
Sweden, Sweden
Posted
37 days ago
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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.

Cloudflare, Inc currently has 190 open roles on FindRole.

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TL;DR · Senior Forward Deployed Engineer

Senior Forward Deployed Engineer As a Senior Forward Deployed Engineer, you will operate at the intersection of product engineering and customer impact by becoming a dedicated technical extension for strategic global customers. You will be embedded within partner engineering teams to write production code, design architecture, and deploy solutions directly into their infrastructure using the Cloudflare platform. Your daily work involves managing technical success across the portfolio, participating in client engineering rituals like standups and incident responses, and providing feedback to internal product teams. The role requires proficiency in TypeScript, Rust, and Golang, alongside experience with cloud ecosystems including AWS, GCP, or Azure. You will solve complex problems regarding web traffic routing, security, and performance while utilizing AI-augmented workflows to accelerate development. This role demands a builder mindset to navigate technical ambiguity and deliver high-scale production systems for critical infrastructure.

What does a Forward Deployed Engineer earn?

Median $215000 from 45 postings across 23 companies.

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What you'll do

  • Write production-ready code and configurations directly into customer infrastructure using the Cloudflare platform.
  • Serve as a dedicated technical partner embedded within a strategic customer's engineering organization.
  • Act as the primary technical point of contact for an account across the entire Cloudflare portfolio.
  • Participate in customer engineering rituals including daily standups, design reviews, and real-time incident response.
  • Identify opportunities to accelerate the adoption of Cloudflare services across the customer's tech stack.
  • Translate complex engineering trade-offs into business impact during discussions with senior leadership.
  • Surface real-world edge cases and product gaps to internal teams to influence the platform roadmap.

What we're looking for

  • Must have at least 7 years of professional software engineering experience.
  • Experience with modern programming languages including TypeScript, Rust, and Golang is required.
  • Proven track record of building and maintaining production-grade systems with high availability.
  • Proficiency in full-stack architecture, including frontend, backend, database optimization, and distributed infrastructure.
  • Deep experience with at least one major cloud provider such as AWS, GCP, or Azure.
  • Ability to integrate AI-augmented workflows into the daily development cycle.
  • Capability to translate complex technical trade-offs into business impact for executive stakeholders.
  • Authorization to receive software or technology controlled under U.S. export control laws.

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