Engineering Manager - Gateway · Cloudflare

Sun, 26 Apr 2026 15:36:31 GMT
Engineering

Cloudflare · Hybrid · hybrid

About Us At Cloudflare, we are on a mission to help build a better Internet. Today the company runs one of the world's largest networks that powers millions of websites and other Internet properties for customers ranging from individual bloggers to SMBs to Fortune 500 companies.

As a member of the Cloudflare team, you will be working on the Gateway team, which builds the tools that keep the world's largest enterprises secure. The team operates at a massive scale, processing millions of requests per second to protect users from malware, phishing, and data exfiltration.

The Role As an Engineering Manager for the Gateway team, you will lead a group of talented software engineers dedicated to both scaling our security products and driving the development of new features. You will be responsible for the growth and well-being of your team, the delivery of complex technical roadmaps, and the reliability of services that our customers depend on every second.

Key Responsibilities

People Leadership: Mentor and coach a diverse team of engineers, fostering a culture of continuous learning, psychological safety, and high performance.

Technical Delivery: Own the end-to-end execution of the team's roadmap, ensuring projects are delivered with high quality and align with Cloudflare's long-term architectural goals.

Strategic Collaboration: Partner closely with Product Management and diverse stakeholders across the company to define requirements, prioritize the backlog, and communicate progress.

Operational Excellence: Drive improvements in system reliability and on-call health, ensuring the team maintains high availability for mission-critical gateway services.

Skills & Qualifications Required:

Proven Leadership: Experience managing software engineering teams, preferably in a fast-paced environment, with a track record of developing talent and leading through technical challenges.

Communication: Ability to explain complex technical concepts to both technical and non-technical audiences.

Operational Mindset: Experience maintaining production services and a commitment to building observable, reliable systems.

Desirable:

Systems Expertise: Deep understanding of distributed systems, networking protocols (TCP/IP, HTTP/S, DNS), or high-performance proxy technologies.

Technical Stack: Familiarity with Rust or Go.

Domain Experience: Background in the cybersecurity or Zero Trust space.

Team Management: Experience managing remote or geographically distributed teams.

What Makes Cloudflare Special? We're not just a highly ambitious, large-scale technology company. We're a highly ambitious, large-scale technology company with a soul. Fundamental to our mission to help build a better Internet is protecting the free and open Internet.