Serve as the dedicated, long-term technical partner within a strategic customer’s engineering organization
Design, build, and deploy production-ready code and configurations directly into customer infrastructure
Own the account's technical success across the entire Cloudflare portfolio
Participate in customer engineering rituals, including daily standups and design reviews
Identify opportunities to accelerate the adoption of Cloudflare services
Deep technical competence in building production applications on a modern stack
Surface real-world edge cases and product gaps directly to Cloudflare’s teams
Establish and maintain trusted technical relationships with senior leadership
Maintain a regular on-site presence at customer locations

5+ years of professional software engineering experience
You have owned mission-critical services with real-world users
You are currently in the IDE with a 'ship-first' mentality
Broad technical fluency across the entire stack—from frontend performance and backend logic to database optimization and distributed infrastructure
You have integrated AI-augmented workflows into your daily development cycle
Ability to decompose complex business requirements into scalable, resilient technical architectures
Deep experience with at least one major cloud provider (AWS, GCP, or Azure)
You are a self-starter who thrives in "zero-to-one" environments
Comfortable engaging in high-stakes technical discussions with VP-level stakeholders

Medical/Rx Insurance
Dental Insurance
Vision Insurance
Flexible Spending Accounts
Commuter Spending Accounts
Fertility & Family Forming Benefits
On-demand mental health support and Employee Assistance Program
Global Travel Medical Insurance
Short and Long Term Disability Insurance
Life & Accident Insurance
401(k) Retirement Savings Plan
Employee Stock Participation Plan
Flexible paid time off covering vacation and sick leave
Leave programs, including parental, pregnancy health, medical, and bereavement leave

Forward Deployed Engineer

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