Engineering Manager - Workers Runtime, Edge Team · Cloudflare

Sun, 26 Apr 2026 15:38:10 GMT
Engineering

Cloudflare · Hybrid · hybrid

About Us

At Cloudflare, we are on a mission to help build a better Internet. We are looking for an Engineering Manager to lead the Workers Runtime - Edge team.

As a member of the Emerging Technologies & Incubation department, you will be responsible for leading a team of senior systems engineers working in C++ and Rust on one of the most performance-critical and security-sensitive services at Cloudflare. You will drive major infrastructure initiatives, own reliability and release safety for a service handling tens of millions of requests per second, and make hard prioritization calls between new feature work and ongoing investment in foundations, security, and developer velocity.

Responsibilities

Lead a team of senior systems engineers working in C++ and Rust on one of the most performance-critical and security-sensitive services at Cloudflare.

Drive major infrastructure initiatives , migrating legacy systems, redesigning core abstractions, and laying the groundwork for next-generation runtime architecture that will define the platform for years to come.

Own reliability and release safety for a service handling tens of millions of requests per second.

Make hard prioritization calls between new feature work that unblocks customers and the ongoing investment in foundations, security, and developer velocity that the team needs to stay healthy long-term.

Requirements

Experience leading a team

Comfortable leading and hiring a team that builds low-level distributed systems.

Excel at planning, creating teams, and overseeing execution to meet commitments and deliver with predictability.

Comfortable building developer-loved APIs that scale.

Demonstrate a track record of leading a team including hiring, on-boarding, and professional development.

At least 4 years of recent professional experience with C++ or Rust.

Solid understanding of computer science fundamentals including data structures, algorithms, and object-oriented or functional design.

Deep understanding of the web and technologies such as web browsers, HTTP, JavaScript, and WebAssembly.

Bonus Points

Experience building high-performance distributed systems.

Experience working with cloud platforms, especially serverless platforms.

Experience with the internals of JS engines such as V8, SpiderMonkey, or JavaScriptCore.

Experience with standalone WebAssembly runtimes such as Wasmtime, Wasmer, Lucet, etc.

Deep Linux/UNIX systems, kernel, or networking knowledge.

Contributions to large open-source projects.

Experience working in low-latency real-time environments such as game streaming, game engine architecture, high-frequency trading, payment systems.

Experience debugging, optimizing, and identifying failure modes in a large-scale Linux-based distributed system.

Compensation

This role is eligible to participate in Cloudflare's equity plan.

Benefits

Cloudflare offers a complete package of benefits and programs to support you and your family. Our benefits programs can help you pay healthcare expenses, support caregiving, build capital for the future, and make life a little easier and fun!

Health & Welfare 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

Financial Benefits

Short and Long Term Disability Insurance

Life & Accident Insurance

401(k) Retirement Savings Plan

Employee Stock Participation Plan

Time Off

Flexible paid time off covering vacation and sick leave

Leave programs, including parental, pregnancy health, medical, and bereavement