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Full-Time

Billing Engineering Manager

Posted on 7/25/2024

Cloudflare

Cloudflare

1,001-5,000 employees

Provides CDN, security, and serverless solutions

Data & Analytics
Consulting
Hardware
Consumer Software
Enterprise Software
Cybersecurity

Compensation Overview

$191k - $275kAnnually

+ Equity Plan

Senior, Expert

Austin, TX, USA

Category
Engineering Management
Software Development Management
Required Skills
Rust
JavaScript
Requirements
  • Experience leading a team
  • Comfortable leading and hiring a team that builds the backend bits and frontend widgets
  • Excel at planning, creating teams and overseeing execution to meet commitments and deliver with predictability
  • Comfortable building developer-loved APIs that scale
  • Demonstrate a track record of leading a team including hiring, on-boarding, and professional development
  • Experience implementing tools, process, internal instrumentation, methodologies and resolving blockages
  • Comfortable managing teams/projections with tight deadlines and short release cycles
  • Experience building massive distributed systems
  • Experience leading teams using modern JavaScript, Web Assembly, Rust, or Go
Responsibilities
  • Lead a team of passionate, talented engineers
  • Shape the product and team that will build core infrastructure
  • Ensure the company hits ambitious engineering goals
  • Change the way people build applications

Cloudflare enhances the performance, security, and reliability of websites and applications through services like content delivery network (CDN) solutions and cybersecurity protections against threats such as DDoS attacks. They also offer serverless computing, allowing developers to run code without managing servers. Using a freemium model, Cloudflare attracts users with free basic services while charging for premium features. Their goal is to provide essential tools that meet the growing demand for faster and more secure internet services.

Company Stage

Series E

Total Funding

$354.3M

Headquarters

San Francisco, California

Founded

2009

Growth & Insights
Headcount

6 month growth

7%

1 year growth

14%

2 year growth

36%
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Simplify's Take

What believers are saying

  • Cloudflare's continuous innovation, such as the new no-code feature to block AI bots, demonstrates their commitment to addressing emerging threats and market needs.
  • The company's extensive and diverse client base provides a stable revenue stream and opportunities for upselling premium services.
  • Cloudflare's leadership in cybersecurity and web performance positions it well to capitalize on the growing demand for secure and fast internet services.

What critics are saying

  • The increasing frequency of DDoS attacks could strain Cloudflare's resources and impact service reliability.
  • Relying on a freemium model may limit revenue growth if users do not convert to paid plans.

What makes Cloudflare unique

  • Cloudflare's freemium model attracts a broad user base, from individual developers to large enterprises, unlike competitors who may focus solely on enterprise clients.
  • Their innovative tools like Cloudflare Workers and Pages enable developers to build and deploy applications directly on their network, providing a unique edge in the developer community.
  • Cloudflare's strong emphasis on cybersecurity, including DDoS protection and new features to block AI bots, sets them apart in the internet infrastructure market.

Benefits

Competitive salaries

Take-what-you-need paid vacation policy

Comprehensive health plans and benefits

Paid maternity and paternity leave

Commuter and ride share options

Returnships

INACTIVE