Principal Engineer, Global Edge Platform & Deploy

Cloudflare

Austin (TX)

Remote

USD 190,000 - 260,000

Full time

3 days ago

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Job summary

Cloudflare is hiring a Principal Engineer for the Workers Deploy & Config team. You will shape the architectural direction of the control plane, design scalable primitives, and ensure global reliability.

This role focuses on Go-based systems, developer-friendly APIs, and AI-assisted development, with collaboration across product and engineering leadership. You will mentor engineers, drive standards, and influence multi-team strategy while delivering high-scale serverless edge capabilities for

Qualifications

Experience with Go in production environments.
Proficiency in JavaScript and TypeScript.
Strong background in distributed systems and scalable architectures.
Experience designing RESTful APIs for developer experience.
Track record of cross-team architecture ownership.

Responsibilities

Lead the architectural evolution of the Workers control plane and define multi-year strategy.
Identify high-leverage challenges and translate them into actionable engineering plans.
Re-engineer core services to handle traffic growth and improve performance.
Mentor engineers and raise engineering standards across teams.
Collaborate with Product and engineering leadership to shape roadmaps.