Staff Software Engineer - Integrated Network Strategy
Core
Lead the design, evolution, and operational excellence of Cloudflare's global network infrastructure, shaping capacity roadmaps and architectural standards for a network spanning 125+ countries.
Role type
Staff Software Engineer (Network Infrastructure Strategy)
Builds
Global network infrastructure, capacity planning systems, and hardware evolution strategies
Domain
Internet infrastructure, network engineering, cloud networking
Deliverable
production ML models | product features | dashboards & analysis | infrastructure
Required skills
Large-scale network infrastructure design, modern routing protocols (BGP, ISIS, RSVP-TE), software-defined networking, capacity planning, network economics, network automation, DDoS mitigation, intent-based systems design, systems-level full-stack understanding, technical leadership without authority
Preferred skills
Hyperscaler experience, network automation frameworks, network telemetry analysis, cost optimization, IPv6 deployment, SDN platforms, vendor-agnostic design
Technologies
BGP, ISIS, RSVP-TE, QoS, SDN, overlay networks, programmable forwarding, Netflow, optical transport
Responsibilities
Design and evolve global network architecture and interconnection strategies; establish design standards for heterogeneous deployments; own capacity management processes and forecasting methodologies; drive hardware and platform evolution strategies; plan multi-year technical roadmaps for network infrastructure
Seniority
Staff, hands-on IC with strategic influence
