Lead Platform Engineer, Cloud

Cloudflare is hiring a Lead Platform Engineer, Cloud to join our fully remote team in the United States. As a Lead Platform Engineer, Cloud, you'll keep our infrastructure reliable, scalable, and secure. This is a freelance, work-from-home role open to candidates across the US (Remote — USA). About the role You'll keep our infrastructure reliable, scalable, and secure, partnering with a friendly, distributed team across US time zones. We care about outcomes over hours and give you the autonomy, tools, and support to do your best work from home. What you'll do: • Automate deployments and reduce operational toil • Build and maintain CI/CD pipelines and infrastructure as code • Partner with engineering on scalability and security • Improve observability, alerting, and reliability • Monitor systems and respond to incidents What we offer: • 401(k) retirement plan with company match • Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision coverage • 100% remote, work-from-anywhere-in-the-US culture • Competitive salary and meaningful equity • Flexible working hours across US time zones How we work We're remote-first and async-friendly. Expect clear documentation, regular feedback, supportive teammates, and real opportunities to grow your career. Cloudflare is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for everyone.

Minimum qualifications: • 7+ years of experience, including leading teams or projects • Scripting skills (Bash, Python, or Go) • Experience with AWS, GCP, or Azure • On-call and incident response experience • Strong troubleshooting skills Nice to have: • Comfort communicating clearly and proactively in writing • Experience working in a fully remote or distributed team