Lead Principal Engineer, Edge & CDN

Cloudflare; Austin (TX); On-site; USD 150,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Cloudflare is seeking an experienced hands-on engineer to lead small teams focused on edge CDN proxy services, speed improvements, and caching systems. You will build products and operate services to help Cloudflare remain the fastest place to serve content.

The role requires leadership across multiple projects, deep knowledge of HTTP and transport protocols, and clear communication with other teams and customers. This position is based in Austin, Texas.

Qualifications

• Hands-on engineer with 5+ years of experience.
• Experience operating high-performance, large-scale software systems.
• Experience leading engineering teams.
• Ability to manage multiple concurrent projects.
• Deep knowledge of HTTP and transport protocols.
• Strong cross-team communication.
• Customer-focused engineering mindset.

Skills

Hands-on engineering

Large-scale systems

Team leadership

Multitasking

HTTP protocols

Cross-team communication

Customer focus

Job description

Cloudflare is seeking an experienced hands-on engineer to lead small teams focused on edge CDN proxy services, speed improvements, and caching systems. You will build products and operate services to help Cloudflare remain the fastest place to serve content.

The role requires leadership across multiple projects, deep knowledge of HTTP and transport protocols, and clear communication with other teams and customers. This position is based in Austin, Texas.