Cloudflare
Senior Engineering Manager, Cloudflare Network Interconnect
Hybrid +1 · Manager · Full-time · Posted Jul 29, 2026
- Location
- Hybrid
Austin, TX, United States - Experience
- 3+ years as an Engineering Manager for a team of Software and Systems Engineers.
- Visa sponsorship
- Any offer may be conditioned on authorization to receive software or technology controlled under U.S. export laws without sponsorship for an export license.
About the job
Leads the team that builds and operates private network interconnect systems for Cloudflare enterprise customers, guiding engineering, service reliability, and cross-functional delivery.
What you'll do
- Hire, mentor, and develop a distributed team of Software Engineers while shaping team culture and technical direction.
- Guide technical tradeoffs and design, and oversee customer escalations, on-call rotations, incident response, and reliability improvements.
- Coordinate with Product Managers, Engineering leaders, and partner teams to prioritize roadmaps and deliver cross-functional initiatives.
What they ask for
- 3+ years experience as an Engineering Manager for a team of Software and Systems Engineers.
- Track record managing a team, including hiring, onboarding, and professional development.
- Technical background in IP networking, including BGP, Layer 3 routing, and physical and virtual interconnect technologies.
- Experience building or operating network infrastructure provisioning/automation systems, monitoring and debugging distributed systems, or production on-call services with direct customer impact.
Nice to have
- Hands-on BGP configuration, route policy, and peering operations; familiarity with network inventory/IPAM systems or cloud provider networking.
- Systems-level programming in Go, Python, Rust, C, or C++; experience with AI-assisted engineering tools.
Tools
BGP, Layer 3 routing, VLANs, NetBox, AWS Direct Connect, GCP Partner Interconnect, Azure ExpressRoute, Go
AI focus
Willingness to adopt and integrate AI tools and systems into the workflow; professional experience using AI-assisted engineering tools is a bonus.
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