Hybrid Forward Deployed Engineer

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About the role

  • Forward Deployed Engineer implementing Cloudflare solutions at strategic customer sites. Collaborating with engineering teams to deploy production systems and influence product direction.

Responsibilities

  • 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 using the Cloudflare platform.
  • Own the account's technical success across the entire Cloudflare portfolio.
  • Participate in customer engineering rituals, including daily standups and real-time incident response.
  • Identify opportunities to accelerate the adoption of Cloudflare services.
  • Deep technical competence in building production applications.
  • Surface real-world edge cases and product gaps directly to Cloudflare’s Product and Engineering teams.
  • Establish and maintain trusted technical relationships with senior leadership.
  • Maintain a regular on-site presence at customer locations.

Requirements

  • 5+ years of professional software engineering experience.
  • You have owned mission-critical services with real-world users.
  • You are currently in the IDE.
  • Broad technical fluency across the entire stack—from frontend performance to distributed infrastructure.
  • 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 and strategic discussions with VP-level stakeholders.

Benefits

  • 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

Job title

Forward Deployed Engineer

Job type

Experience level

Mid levelSenior

Salary

$207,000 - $285,000 per year

Degree requirement

Bachelor's Degree

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