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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
205 open roles
on FindRole.
Listed pay typically runs
$221,000–$287,000
across 63 roles with salary data.
As a Solutions Architect, AI/Cloudflare Developer Platform, you will join the sales team to help customers understand and adopt the Cloudflare Developer Platform. You will act as a trusted technical advisor, performing discovery sessions, architecting innovative solutions, and developing proofs of concept or demonstrations for strategic clients. Your daily work involves bridging the gap between technical requirements and business goals while providing feedback to product teams to refine offerings. The role requires expertise in cloud infrastructure, AI/ML systems, and distributed serverless platforms. You will utilize modern JavaScript frameworks, various databases, and serverless tooling to build applications. Key competencies include proficiency in cloud architecture across major providers like AWS, GCP, or Azure, as well as a deep understanding of developer workflows including CI/CD practices, versioning, and integration with modern coding assistants.
What does a Solutions Architect earn in Texas?
Median $182825 from 30 postings across 12 companies.
Partner with the sales organization to drive revenue and build a pipeline of AI and Developer Platform solutions.
Lead technical discovery sessions with customers to architect best practice solutions that meet their specific needs.
Act as a trusted advisor by presenting technical expertise on Developer Platform products to strategic customers.
Align the perceived business and technical value of Cloudflare solutions with the goals of Director and C-level executives.
Provide structured feedback to product, marketing, and engineering teams to improve content and product roadmaps.
Develop proofs of concept and demonstrations to showcase how customers can build applications using Cloudflare products.
Translate non-technical customer requirements into high-level conceptual architectures and technical designs.
What we're looking for
Must have 5+ years of experience selling or supporting technical sales in the cloud computing industry.
Must possess deep technical expertise in cloud infrastructure and AI/ML by building production systems as a solutions engineer, entrepreneur, or architect.
Must have in-depth knowledge of at least one major public cloud provider such as AWS, GCP, or Azure.
Must have practical experience designing, building, and deploying production web applications with the ability to explain architectural trade-offs.
Must have software development experience delivering full-stack applications using modern JavaScript frameworks, various databases, and serverless tooling.
Must have a strong understanding of developer workflows including branching, versioning, CI/CD practices, and system integrations.
Must be able to travel up to 30% of the time.
Authorization to receive software or technology controlled under U.S. export control laws is required.
Experience building on Cloudflare Workers (preferred).
AWS Solutions Architect or GCP Cloud Architect certifications (preferred).