Customer Engineer, Enterprise

Cloudflare

. Drive Cloudflare’s technical go-to-market strategy as a trusted technical advisor and primary architect of the customer journey .

Posted 10/31/2026full-timeUnited StatesMid-LevelSeniorWebsite

Core Competencies

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates expertise in designing and implementing complex enterprise network and security architectures while effectively communicating technical concepts to diverse stakeholders. Proven ability to drive customer success through technical enablement, onboarding strategies, and revenue-aligned initiatives.

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Technical Account ManagementEnterprise Network Architecture DesignSaaS Metrics UnderstandingInternet Security ExpertiseProficiency in Python

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Hard Skills

PythonJavaScriptBashLuaGoRESTful APIsGraphQL APIsInfrastructure-as-CodeCI/CDObservability

Soft Skills

Excellent Communication SkillsExceptional Presentation SkillsStakeholder Management

Tools & Technologies

CloudflareAI AgentsLLMsTelemetry MonitoringSandbox Provisioning

Industry Keywords

DNSCDNZero TrustNetwork SecurityWAFBot ManagementSASETechnical DiscoveryCustomer JourneyQuota-Carrying

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

DNSFirewallsGraphQLJavaScriptLuaPythonGo

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Drive Cloudflare’s technical go-to-market strategy as a trusted technical advisor and primary architect of the customer journey
Guide enterprise commercial clients from pre-sales technical validation through onboarding, deployment architecture, and lifecycle expansion
Partner with Account Executives on technical discovery, requirements capture, infrastructure mapping, PoCs, and technical validations
Design Cloudflare architectures and bespoke solutions across DNS, CDN, Zero Trust, Network Security, and Workers
Deliver technical presentations, architectural diagrams, demonstrations, and responses to technical and security objections
Oversee technical onboarding and implementation without executing the implementation
Design migration and onboarding blueprints, guide customer engineering teams, and monitor customer health and telemetry
Own discovery, demos, onboarding, technical health, risk, and expansion strategy with Account Executives
Carry a variable quota tied to new business acquisition and/or account growth
Identify cross-sell and up-sell opportunities and lead technical QBRs for C-level executives
Maintain trusted relationships throughout onboarding, renewal, and expansion
Use AI agents, LLMs, and internal platforms to automate RFP responses, sandbox provisioning, telemetry monitoring, and documentation
Create technical enablement resources, SOPs, architectural best practices, and technical guides

Requirements

What you’ll need

Experience in a customer-facing technical role such as Solutions Engineering, Customer Engineering, Professional Services, Sales Engineering, Technical Account Management, or Forward Deployed Engineering; required years vary by level
Ability to white-board, design, and articulate complex enterprise network and security architectures
Excellent communication skills translating technical concepts into business outcomes for engineers and C-level executives
Proven experience in a quota-carrying or revenue-aligned environment
Strong understanding of SaaS metrics, business value translation, and enterprise sales cycles
Exceptional presentation and stakeholder management skills
Demonstrated depth in at least four technical areas
Deep Internet fundamentals knowledge, including OSI layers 1–7, BGP, GRE, TCP/UDP, DNS, HTTP(S), and SSL/TLS
Internet security expertise, including WAF, Bot Management, Firewalls, Rate Limiting, (M)TLS, Zero Trust, and SASE
Internet performance expertise, including speed, latency, caching, video streaming, HTTP/2, and TLS 1.3
Familiarity with prompt engineering, AI-assisted scripting and log analysis, LLM utilization, and workflow automation
Proficiency in Python, JavaScript, Bash, Lua, Go, or similar languages
Experience with RESTful/GraphQL APIs, SDKs, webhooks, developer tooling, infrastructure-as-code, CI/CD, and observability
Undergraduate or graduate degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field
May require authorization to receive software or technology controlled under U.S. export laws without sponsorship for an export license

Benefits

Comp & perks

Travel may be required up to 20–50% for customer meetings, conferences, industry events, and in-person team collaboration
Applicants progressing to the offer stage may be asked to attend an in-person interview at a Cloudflare office or hub
Equal employment opportunity and reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities