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Senior Customer Engineer, Japan

Cloudflare
Location
Hybrid
Posted
14 days ago
Department
Solution Engineering
What they actually want (must-haves)
  • Experience in a customer-facing technical role, such as Solutions Engineering, Customer Engineering, Sales Engineering, or as a Forward Deployed Engineer.
  • Broad technical expertise spanning web security, networking (routing, DNS, DDoS mitigation), cloud infrastructure, and enterprise architecture.
  • Proven track record of operating in a quota-carrying or revenue-aligned environment, with a strong understanding of SaaS metrics, business value translation, and enterprise sales cycles.
  • Exceptional presentation and stakeholder management skills, capable of bridging the gap between deep technical implementation details and high-level C-suite business strategy.
Nice to have
  • Hands-on experience building, deploying, or architecting solutions using Cloudflare's developer platform and AI ecosystem, specifically Workers AI and AI Gateway.
  • Experience with prompt engineering, Large Language Model (LLM) orchestration, or Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG) architectures.
  • Proficiency in Python, JavaScript, or similar languages to write custom integration scripts, API connectors, and edge computing functions.
What the job really is

As a Senior Customer Engineer at Cloudflare, you will serve as a trusted technical advisor, managing the technical relationship with customers from initial discovery through ongoing account expansion. Your role involves leading technical validation, building bespoke architectures, and leveraging AI to streamline workflows, all while maintaining a focus on driving measurable business outcomes. You will also be responsible for commercial accountability, ensuring deep platform adoption and identifying growth opportunities.

Benefits
  • Competitive base salary
  • Variable commission structure tied to successful execution of full-lifecycle commercial targets, including new business acquisition and ongoing adoption milestones.
Things to weigh
  • Role involves a quota-carrying responsibility which may add pressure to meet sales targets.
  • The position requires a deep understanding of both technical and commercial aspects, which may be challenging for some candidates.
  • No specific salary range provided in the posting.
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