Engineering Manager, Cloudflare Network Interconnect

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 Intern...

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 ...

The CNI team builds and operates the systems that let Cloudflare's enterprise customers connect their networks directly to Cloudflare through private, dedicated interconnects — rather than traversing the public Internet. The product, Cloudflare Network Interconnect (CNI), supports various interconnect types across h...

The CNI team builds and operates the systems that let Cloudflare's enterprise customers connect their networks directly to Cloudflare through private, dedicated interconnects — rather than traversing the public Internet. The product, Cloudflare Network Interconnect (CNI), supports various interconnect types across hundreds of locations worldwide.These systems underpin Magic Transit, Cloudflare WAN, Zero Trust, and application security for some of Cloudflare's largest customers.
As an Engineering Manager on the CNI team you will hire, mentor, and coach a distributed team of Software Engineers. You will play a key role in developing the team and shaping its culture and technical vision. You will work closely with Product Managers and other Engineering leaders to communicate the vision, prioritize the team's roadmap, and achieve cross-functional objectives. You are a growth-oriented individual who enjoys being outside of your comfort zone. You are comfortable in a fast-paced but sensible work environment. You value curiosity and empathy and lead with these values.
Hiring and developing a high-performing team and supporting individual growth.
Applying technical experience to evaluate tradeoffs, contribute to design decisions, and help drive resolution to customer-facing issues, while creating the space for engineers within the team to lead design and implementation.
Taking responsibility for the team's production services by organizing on-call rotations, handling customer escalations, and overseeing incident response and follow-up.
Driving reliability and automation improvements across the team's systems and services.
Coordinating with partner and stakeholder teams on cross-functional initiatives.

3+ years experience as an Engineering Manager for a team of Software and Systems Engineers.
Demonstrate a track record of managing a team including hiring, onboarding, and professional development. You inspire your team to reach higher. You're as good at explaining "why" as you are "how".
Excel at planning and overseeing execution to meet commitments and deliver with predictability.
Technical background in IP networking: BGP, Layer 3 routing, physical and virtual interconnect technologies (cross-connects, VLANs, partner fabric integrations).
Experience building or operating provisioning/automation systems for network infrastructure.
Experience with monitoring, alerting, and debugging distributed systems.
Experience participating in and/or managing an on-call rotation for production services with direct customer impact.
Willingness to adopt and integrate AI tools and systems into your workflow.
Clarity in written and verbal communication.
Hands-on experience with BGP configuration, route policy, and peering operations.
Familiarity with network inventory and IPAM systems (e.g., NetBox).
Experience with cloud provider networking (AWS Direct Connect, GCP Partner Interconnect, Azure ExpressRoute).
Knowledge of GRE, VXLAN, or other overlay/tunnel technologies.
Systems-level programming experience in Go, Python, Rust, C, or C++.
Comfort with customer-facing technical communication (escalation handling, partner engagements).
Experience using AI-assisted engineering tools (e.g., code completion, codebase analysis, log/data exploration) in a professional setting.