Principal Software Engineer, Workers Deploy & Config

Cloudflare is seeking a Principal Software Engineer to drive the Workers Deploy & Config platform, helping developers deploy, configure, and manage Workers globally.

Responsibilities

• Lead the architectural evolution of the Workers control plane and help define a multi-year strategy
• Spot high-leverage technical challenges and convert ambiguous problems into clear engineering paths
• Re-engineer core services to stay ahead of exponential traffic growth
• Architect foundational primitives that enable new product capabilities and categories
• Own stability and efficiency of a core customer-facing system
• Establish rigorous benchmarks for API responsiveness, availability, and reliability
• Participate in on-call to support global platform availability
• Collaborate with Product and engineering leadership to influence future roadmaps
• Act as the primary technical representative for Workers Deploy & Config in major design forums
• Mentor mid-level and senior engineers to raise engineering standards
• Investigate and apply emerging technologies to improve the developer platform

Requirements

• Deep production experience using Go
• Experience with JavaScript and TypeScript
• Experience with Kubernetes and metrics/observability tooling such as Prometheus and Grafana (or similar)
• Proven record architecting, expanding, and operating massive distributed infrastructure in live environments
• Track record owning architecture across multiple teams or systems from concept through global release
• Demonstrated organizational influence through standards-setting, design leadership, cross-team collaboration, and mentoring senior engineers
• Strong ability to design and evolve RESTful APIs with a focus on developer experience
• Track record increasing team leverage with AI, including evaluating and introducing AI-assisted development and agentic workflows responsibly

Technologies

• Go
• JavaScript
• TypeScript
• Kubernetes
• Prometheus
• Grafana
• RESTful APIs
• AI-assisted development
• Agentic workflows

Bonus Points

• Experience with C++ or Rust
• Experience working on a control plane or data plane
• Experience using Cloudflare Workers or Pages
• Experience with frontend frameworks such as React
• Experience managing interns or mentoring junior engineers
• Product mindset and comfort talking to customers and partners
• Familiarity with GraphQL
• Familiarity with RPC

Compensation

• Salary range for this role: USD 185,000 - 266,000 per year
• Compensation may be adjusted depending on work location
• Bay Area based hires: estimated annual salary of $194,000 - $266,000
• New York City, New Jersey, Washington, Washington DC, and California (excluding Bay Area) based hires: estimated annual salary of $185,000 - $254,000
• Portugal based hires: estimated annual salary is between €79,000 - €109,000
• Final offer will be inclusive of time exemption, in alignment with applicable law and collective bargaining agreements

Equity

• Eligible to participate in Cloudflare’s equity plan

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

Other

• In-person interviews may be requested for candidates progressing to the offer stage, at a Cloudflare Office or Cloudflare Hub
• Role may require access to information protected under U.S. export control laws, including the U.S. Export Administration Regulations; employment may be conditioned on authorization to receive controlled software or technology without sponsorship for an export license
• Cloudflare is an equal opportunity employer; reasonable accommodations are provided for qualified individuals with disabilities (contact: [email protected] or 101 Townsend St. San Francisco, CA 94107)

Location: New York, NY (onsite)