Lead and mentor multiple engineering teams, drive technical direction, collaborate with product management, and foster a positive engineering culture.
Available Locations: Bangalore, India
About the role
We are seeking a Senior Engineering Director to lead a team of engineers within our Cloudflare One engineering group. This role will have a strong focus on delivering our Cloudflare One Detections, Security Intelligence and Risk Scoring. As a senior leader based in Bengaluru, India, this role will also provide mentorship and guidance to other engineering teams, contributing to company-wide technical practices. The ideal candidate will have a deep technical background, proven leadership experience, and a passion for developing people and cultivating a strong engineering culture.
What you'll do
A qualified candidate will be equally skilled with people and technology, able to organize and inspire others while participating in technical discussions and planning.
About the role
We are seeking a Senior Engineering Director to lead a team of engineers within our Cloudflare One engineering group. This role will have a strong focus on delivering our Cloudflare One Detections, Security Intelligence and Risk Scoring. As a senior leader based in Bengaluru, India, this role will also provide mentorship and guidance to other engineering teams, contributing to company-wide technical practices. The ideal candidate will have a deep technical background, proven leadership experience, and a passion for developing people and cultivating a strong engineering culture.
What you'll do
A qualified candidate will be equally skilled with people and technology, able to organize and inspire others while participating in technical discussions and planning.
- Experience managing engineering managers.
- Experience managing complex projects with external dependencies
- Results and metrics driven
- A strong attention to detail
- Great communication skills
- Experience hiring great engineers
- A kind and generous attitude towards customers and coworkers alike
- Ability to set technical direction and own decisions
- Lead multiple teams of engineers delivering customer facing products in our Cloudflare One suite.
- Partner with Product Management to define and execute a strategy and achieve audacious goals.
- Lead and mentor engineering managers and engineers across the Bengaluru office.
- Work with peers around the world to drive cross organizational projects and develop best practices.
- Foster a culture that is results oriented without sacrificing curiosity, kindness, and empathy for customers and co-workers alike.
- Define metrics that guide the engineering teams.
- Drive continuous improvement in your teams
- Lead engineering recruiting efforts in Bengaluru
- Hiring & Recruiting Excellence - Proven ability to attract, assess, and hire top talent.
- Security Detection Expertise (Preferred) - Experience building, operating, or improving security detection systems.
- Deep Technical Expertise - Demonstrates depth in at least one core technical domain.
- High Ownership & Execution Focus - Shows strong agency with a bias toward action and delivery.
- Accountability & Ownership Mindset - Takes full responsibility for outcomes and personal success.
Top Skills
Cloudflare
Engineering Management
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