Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Cloudflare builds and operates a global network that helps make the Internet faster, safer, and more reliable. The Engineering Manager will lead the Cloudflare Network Interconnect team, managing and developing software and systems engineers while shaping the team’s technical vision, roadmap, reliability, and cross-functional execution.
Responsibilities
- Hiring and developing a high-performing team and supporting individual growth
- Applying technical experience to evaluate tradeoffs, contribute to design decisions, and help drive resolution to customer-facing issues, while creating the space for engineers within the team to lead design and implementation
- Taking responsibility for the team's production services by organizing on-call rotations, handling customer escalations, and overseeing incident response and follow-up
- Driving reliability and automation improvements across the team's systems and services
- Coordinating with partner and stakeholder teams on cross-functional initiatives
Skills
- 3+ years experience as an Engineering Manager for a team of Software and Systems Engineers
- Demonstrate a track record of managing a team including hiring, onboarding, and professional development. You're as good at explaining "why" as you are "how"
- Excel at planning and overseeing execution to meet commitments and deliver with predictability
- Technical background in IP networking: BGP, Layer 3 routing, physical and virtual interconnect technologies (cross-connects, VLANs, partner fabric integrations)
- Experience building or operating provisioning/automation systems for network infrastructure
- Experience with monitoring, alerting, and debugging distributed systems
- Experience participating in and/or managing an on-call rotation for production services with direct customer impact
- Willingness to adopt and integrate AI tools and systems into your workflow
- Clarity in written and verbal communication
- Hands-on experience with BGP configuration, route policy, and peering operations
- Familiarity with network inventory and IPAM systems (e.g., NetBox)
- Experience with cloud provider networking (AWS Direct Connect, GCP Partner Interconnect, Azure ExpressRoute)
- Knowledge of GRE, VXLAN, or other overlay/tunnel technologies
- Systems-level programming experience in Go, Python, Rust, C, or C++
- Comfort with customer-facing technical communication (escalation handling, partner engagements)
- Experience using AI-assisted engineering tools (e.g., code completion, codebase analysis, log/data exploration) in a professional setting
Benefits
- This role is eligible to participate in Cloudflare’s equity plan.
- 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
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