We are building a new, high-impact team of AI application experts to define, drive, and develop our AI solutions, from AI observability to autonomous intelligent agents. As a Senior AI Engineer, you will be instrumental in defining Cloudflare's AI strategy, leading critical projects such as LLM-powered code generation, AI observability, and edge-optimized model inference. This role requires bringing cutting-edge AI capabilities to our developer platform and will involve setting the technical direction for high-performance, scalable AI applications that push the boundaries of what's possible on the web.
About the Department
Our team is part of Cloudflare's Emerging Technology and Incubation (ETI) team where new, bold products are built and released within Cloudflare. Rather than being constrained by the structures which make Cloudflare a successful business, ETI leverages our network to deliver entirely new tools and products to our customers. Our most successful endeavors include the Cloudflare development platform, which is composed of Cloudflare Workers, Durable Objects, R2, D1, and many other developer products.
What you'll do
As a Senior member of the AI Applications team, you will own and strategically shape the future of AI-powered applications on our platform. You will work across Cloudflare's stack, collaborating with teams to define, build, and optimize mission-critical AI solutions that enhance developer experience, security, and performance.
To this end, you will:
- Lead the development of high-impact AI-powered tools and integrations that enhance the developer experience, such as AI-assisted code generation and debugging.
- Design, architect, and implement AI observability solutions to improve model monitoring, explainability, and performance optimization at scale.
- Drive cross-functional efforts to integrate AI into Cloudflare's developer platform, ensuring optimal scalability and efficiency.
- Mentor and champion best practices, engaging with the broader AI and developer community, contributing to open-source projects, technical documentation, and blog posts.
- Work across Cloudflare's ecosystem to identify and evaluate new AI opportunities, influence technical direction, and drive adoption of AI technologies.
- If applicable to ongoing projects, you may also participate in an on-call rotation to support critical AI-powered services.
- 5+ years of professional experience in software engineering, with significant focus on building and deploying AI applications in a production environment.
- Proven experience in building and optimizing AI applications, with a deep understanding of LLMs, model inference, and AI-powered developer tools.
- Expertise in tackling complex debugging challenges, optimizing AI workloads, and working with large-scale distributed systems.
We want you to love it here! This role is a good fit for you if you are:
- Excited by the idea of defining Cloudflare's AI strategy and bringing cutting-edge AI capabilities to developers.
- Comfortable leading complex initiatives and working across Cloudflare's stack, from backend services to edge computing, with a focus on scalability and efficiency.
- Passionate about setting standards for integrating AI into developer workflows and improving model monitoring practices.
- A strong collaborator and mentor, who values support, open dialogue, and high standards while celebrating successes and learning from challenges.
- Excited to own your work from early discussions to production, and to guide collaboration with teams across Cloudflare to make AI more accessible and effective.
- Naturally curious and eager to learn new technologies, experiment with AI applications, and share your findings to elevate the team's knowledge.
- Experience leading projects building LLM-powered applications, developer tools, or agent frameworks.
- Familiarity with Cloudflare's developer platform, edge computing, or AI inference.
- Experience contributing to open-source LLM or developer tools projects.
- Public speaking or developer advocacy experience in the AI or software engineering space.
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What We Do
Cloudflare, Inc. (NYSE: NET) is the leading connectivity cloud company on a mission to help build a better Internet. It empowers organizations to make their employees, applications and networks faster and more secure everywhere, while reducing complexity and cost. Cloudflare’s connectivity cloud delivers the most full-featured, unified platform of cloud-native products and developer tools, so any organization can gain the control they need to work, develop, and accelerate their business.
Powered by one of the world’s largest and most interconnected networks, Cloudflare blocks billions of threats online for its customers every day. It is trusted by millions of organizations – from the largest brands to entrepreneurs and small businesses to nonprofits, humanitarian groups, and governments across the globe.
Why Work With Us
Cloudflare employees come from all walks of life. We are mission-driven, and our team is energized by a collaborative, creative environment that celebrates our differences and fosters new ways to grow together.
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