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Senior Manager, Engineering leads the core engineering team responsible for Cloudflare Registry and Cloudflare Registrar. This role involves managing a distributed, high-velocity team to architect, scale, and innovate across the complete domain lifecycle, including purchasing over 430 domain extensions and providing robust .gov hosting infrastructure. The manager oversees technical strategy, operational health, and the scaling of tools and APIs that handle millions of events while ensuring high availability and low latency. Key responsibilities include recruiting, mentoring engineers, managing incident response, and navigating ICANN policies and DNSSEC standards. Candidates should possess experience in systems programming using Go, Java, TypeScript, or Ruby/Rails, along with expertise in microservices, distributed data infrastructure, and public cloud platforms like GCP and Kubernetes. The role addresses critical internet infrastructure challenges involving regulatory compliance and large-scale domain management.
What does a Engineering Manager earn?
Median $254300 from 121 postings across 36 companies.
Recruit, mentor, and retain world-class systems engineers while fostering a high-agency team culture.
Partner with product leaders to define the roadmap and align architectural choices with business goals.
Manage end-to-end operational health including SLOs, incident response, and technical debt for high-volume systems.
Oversee the architecture and scaling of tools and APIs handling millions of domain lifecycle events.
Coordinate with legal, security, and registry bodies to ensure compliance with ICANN policies and DNS standards.
Drive robust testing, automated CI/CD workflows, and deep debugging practices to ensure zero-downtime deployments.
What we're looking for
Must have 8+ years of software engineering experience.
Must have at least 4+ years of experience managing engineering teams building scalable backend or infrastructure systems.
Must possess a hands-on background in systems programming using languages such as Go, Java, TypeScript, or Ruby/Rails.
Must have a proven track record operating high-throughput microservices, distributed data infrastructure, or public cloud platforms like GCP and Kubernetes.
Must be able to translate complex infrastructure and regulatory requirements into clear execution plans for various stakeholders.
Experience in the domain registry/registrar industry, ICANN compliance, or managing DNS/DNSSEC infrastructure (preferred).
Experience building on Cloudflare’s Developer Platform or using AI coding tools to optimize workflows (preferred).
Export control laws, including the U.S. Export Administration Regulations.