Network Engineer

Confirmed live in the last 24 hours

Cloudflare

In-Office

On-site

Posted March 12, 2026

Job Description

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. Cloudflare protects and accelerates any Internet application online without adding hardware, installing software, or changing a line of code. Internet properties powered by Cloudflare all have web traffic routed through its intelligent global network, which gets smarter with every request. As a result, they see significant improvement in performance and a decrease in spam and other attacks. Cloudflare was named to Entrepreneur Magazine’s Top Company Cultures list and ranked among the World’s Most Innovative Companies by Fast Company.

At Cloudflare, we’re not looking for people who wait for a polished roadmap; we’re looking for the builders who see the cracks in the Internet that everyone else has simply learned to live with. We value candidates who have the instinct to spot a "normalized" problem and the AI-native curiosity to create a solution using the latest tools. Our culture is built on iteration, leveraging AI to ship faster today to make it better tomorrow, while ensuring that every improvement, no matter how small, is shared across the team to lift everyone up. If you’re the type of person who values curiosity over bureaucracy, and that AI is a partner in solving tough problems to keep the Internet moving forward, you’ll fit right in.

Responsibilities:

We are looking for a Network Engineer to join our team (5+yrs). Cloudflare is building one of the largest, most resilient networks that spans over 335 cities spread across all regions and we plan to continue our expansion at a rapid pace. You will have the opportunity to (literally) build a faster, safer Internet for our millions of users and the billions of web surfers that visit their sites each month.

This position will be responsible for :

Technical operation and engineering of the Cloudflare network, including the provisioning and management of the network hardware and software,
Day to day network operations and monitoring, working closely with internal teams such as System Reliability Engineering, Infrastructure Engineering and Customer Support teams,
Creating and maintaining documentation, SOP’s, knowledge base,
Interacting with our network peers to assist with their inquiries, and subsequently provide meaningful data on performance degradation.

Requirements:

Capable of learning new technologies / systems / features under guidance of mentors,
Proficient in multiple network vendor operating systems , Associate level network certification(s) (JNCIA , CCNA , etc) or higher,
Understanding of BGP, Knowledge of the OSI-model and experience isolating network, hardware and software issues,
Experience writing scripts in Bash, Python, or other scripting language,
Experience in working as part of a team in a customer-facing role,
Ability to prioritise when faced with high pressure scenarios.

Bonus Points but not required:

Understanding of anycast routing,
Good working knowledge of Junos, IOS-XR,NX-OS, EOS and SONIC,
Experience writing network configuration and design documentation,
Experience solving problems through automation,
Experience with optical transport technologies such as CWDM/DWDM,
Linux system administration,
Multilingual.

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.

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