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Principal Partner Engineer, Japan (Based in Tokyo)

Cloudflare · Hybrid

Posted 9 days ago

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This role has been open
9 days
Cloudflare's roles stay open a median of 45 days
Reposted
No
Salary listed
No
28% of Cloudflare's roles list one
Ghost-job risk at Cloudflare
low
0 stale, 12 reposted of 342 open
Hiring momentum
494 roles opened in the last 90 days
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Last confirmed on the employer's board
2026-09-17

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About this role

The Principal Partner Engineer at Cloudflare will be responsible for managing the technical lifecycle and enablement of assigned partners, focusing on both pre-sales and post-sales activities. This role involves driving technical validation, architecting solutions, and ensuring partner success while promoting the adoption of Cloudflare's platform, particularly Cloudflare One and AI Infrastructure. The engineer will also build technical champions within partner organizations and collaborate with sales teams to expand partner-influenced opportunities.

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

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What you need

  • 8+ years of technical, partner-facing experience in cybersecurity, cloud infrastructure, or networking
  • Strong technical depth in Cloudflare One or equivalent SASE/SSE architectures, Zero Trust, DNS, and application security
  • Hands-on familiarity with AI deployment, AI Gateway, LLM orchestration frameworks, or vector databases
  • Proven track record of developing technical talent or building champion programs within partner organizations
  • Deep understanding of enterprise IT, multi-cloud, and hybrid cloud environments
  • Demonstrated ability to manage the technical lifecycle of a deal from pre-sales to post-sale

Worth weighing

  • No salary listed
  • Role requires a strong focus on AI and Cloudflare One, which may require continuous learning and adaptation
  • The position may require in-person interviews and access to information under U.S. export control laws.

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Listed by Cloudflare on their greenhouse job board, last confirmed open on 2026-09-17. PitchMeAI is not the employer.

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