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Principal Engineer - GTM Data Platform

Cloudflare · Hybrid

Posted about 2 months ago

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Is this posting real?

This role has been open
66 days
Cloudflare's roles stay open a median of 66 days
Reposted
No
Salary listed
No
28% of Cloudflare's roles list one
Ghost-job risk at Cloudflare
high
252 stale, 12 reposted of 342 open
Hiring momentum
494 roles opened in the last 90 days
↑ up vs. the prior 90 days
Last confirmed on the employer's board
2026-10-08

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About this role

As a Principal Engineer for the GTM Data Platform at Cloudflare, you will be responsible for owning the software and data products that support the sales motion, including data visualization and sales tools. Your role will involve leading cross-functional projects, improving the developer buying journey, and utilizing AI tools to enhance development processes. You'll work in a fast-paced environment, focusing on turning complex business problems into effective software solutions.

Our read on this posting3.0out of 5
benefits
5/5
freshness
1/5
career value
5/5
role clarity
4/5
pay transparency
0/5

Scored from the posting itself — how clearly the role is described, how much it says about pay and benefits, and how recently it was listed. Not a judgement of Cloudflare as an employer.

What you need

  • 10+ years of software engineering experience with a demonstrated history of leading complex, organization-wide data initiatives.
  • Deep expertise in building distributed systems and production infrastructure at scale, with proficiency in Go and strong working knowledge of TypeScript.
  • Exceptional ability to navigate ambiguous problem spaces, identify the highest-impact technical work, and drive projects autonomously from conception through adoption.
  • Deep analytical SQL and data modeling experience. Proven ability to manage complexity even at thousands of tables.
  • Able to debug database and query performance issues using profiling tools and source code where applicable.

Nice to have

  • Previous experience as a Principal Engineer, Staff+ engineer, or technical leader on platform, infrastructure, or task force teams that operate outside traditional product roadmaps with a focus on enabling GTM organizations.
  • Columnar/OLAP or lakehouse experience (ClickHouse, DuckDB, BigQuery, Snowflake, Iceberg, Starrocks).
  • Familiarity with the Salesforce data model and CRM/API integrations.
  • Familiarity with deploying to bare metal and Kubernetes.
  • Experience on Cloudflare Workers / edge platforms and analytics-engineering (dbt) workflows.

What you get

  • Medical/Rx Insurance
  • Dental Insurance
  • Vision Insurance
  • Flexible Spending Accounts
  • Commuter Spending Accounts
  • Fertility & Family Forming Benefits

Worth weighing

  • No salary listed.
  • The role involves significant autonomy and may require managing multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment.
  • The job description emphasizes the use of AI tools, which may imply a need for adaptability to new technologies.
  • The position may require in-person interviews at Cloudflare offices or hubs during the hiring process.

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Listed by Cloudflare on their greenhouse job board, last confirmed open on 2026-10-08. PitchMeAI is not the employer.

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