Senior Partner Solutions Engineer – AI & Zero Trust

CloudFlare

San Francisco (CA)

On-site

USD 244,000 - 336,000

Full time

5 days ago
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Benefits offered by this job

Health Insurance
401(k) Retirement Savings Plan
Employee Stock Participation Plan

Job summary

Cloudflare is seeking a Principal Partner Engineer in San Francisco to lead end-to-end technical lifecycle and partner enablement for strategic alliances. You will drive technical validation, architect delivery readiness, and accelerate value-based solutions across CF1, AI infrastructure, and security offerings.

The role emphasizes champion development, joint services, and measurable partner success. Ideal candidates bring 8+ years of partner-facing technical experience, deep CF1 knowledge, and

Qualifications

  • 8+ years of technical, partner-facing experience
  • Strong technical depth in Cloudflare One (CF1) or equivalent SASE/SSE architectures, Zero Trust, DNS, and application security, alongside hands‑on familiarity with AI deployment, AI Gateway, LLM orchestration frameworks, or vector databases.
  • Proven track record of developing technical talent or building champions programs within partner organizations, driving adoption of complex cloud networks and AI technologies.
  • Enterprise Architecture & Project Management: multi-cloud, hybrid cloud environments with complex stakeholders
  • Demonstrated ability to manage the technical lifecycle of a deal from pre-sales discovery through post-sale service delivery
  • Strong communication skills presenting CF1 architectures and AI use cases to partner leadership
  • Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or equivalent practical experience

Responsibilities

  • Own the technical lifecycle and enablement of assigned partners, driving technical validation during sales cycles
  • Architect and map partner business goals to technical milestones for CF1 and AI adoption
  • Develop and enable technical champions within partner organizations
  • Build joint services catalogs and accelerate CF1/AI offerings with partners
  • Manage post-sale service delivery and architectural health

Skills

Technical, partner-facing experience
Cloudflare One (CF1) knowledge
Zero Trust & security
AI deployment familiarity
Enterprise Architecture & Project Mgmt
Champion program development
Strong communication skills

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or equivalent practical experience

Tools

LLM orchestration frameworks
Vector databases

Job description

Cloudflare is seeking a Principal Partner Engineer in San Francisco to lead end-to-end technical lifecycle and partner enablement for strategic alliances. You will drive technical validation, architect delivery readiness, and accelerate value-based solutions across CF1, AI infrastructure, and security offerings.

The role emphasizes champion development, joint services, and measurable partner success. Ideal candidates bring 8+ years of partner-facing technical experience, deep CF1 knowledge, and

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