Forward Deployed Engineer (CloudFlare)

About the role

We are seeking a Forward Deployed Engineer (FDE) to act as the primary technical advisor for a strategic enterprise customer. In this highly technical, customer‑facing position you will lead complex Cloudflare implementations and migrations, design secure and scalable web infrastructure, and provide hands‑on guidance throughout the customer lifecycle.

Key responsibilities

• Lead the architecture, implementation, and migration of Cloudflare‑based solutions for enterprise customers.
• Design secure, scalable web infrastructure leveraging Cloudflare Application Security, Workers, Workers AI, and Zero Trust capabilities.
• Implement and manage infrastructure using Terraform and Infrastructure as Code (IaC) best practices.
• Serve as the primary technical advisor, guiding customers through architecture decisions, troubleshooting, and optimization.
• Partner with Product, Engineering, and Support teams to resolve complex technical challenges and advocate for customer needs.
• Collaborate with customers in fast‑paced, Slack‑first environments, providing clear technical guidance and timely solutions.
• Drive adoption of AI‑driven security and cloud‑native technologies aligned with customer requirements.

Required profile

• Proven experience designing and implementing cloud infrastructure solutions.
• Strong knowledge of Cloudflare services, including Application Security, Workers, Workers AI, and Zero Trust.
• Hands‑on experience with Terraform and Infrastructure as Code.
• Ability to act as a technical advisor for enterprise customers.
• Comfortable collaborating with cross‑functional product, engineering, and support teams.
• Effective communication in fast‑paced, Slack‑first environments.

Required skills

• Cloudflare Application Security
• Cloudflare Workers
• Cloudflare Workers AI
• Cloudflare Zero Trust
• Terraform
• Infrastructure as Code (IaC)