Is Cloudflare a good company to work for?

Cloudflare has an overall rating of 3.3 out of 5, based on over 1,121 reviews left anonymously by employees. This rating has decreased by 3% over the last 12 months. 47% of employees would recommend working at Cloudflare to a friend and 51% have a positive outlook for the business. The best reviews about Cloudflare have been left by employees working as Systems Engineer , Solutions Engineer and Product Manager .

Does Cloudflare pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Cloudflare employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.4 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Cloudflare. This rating has been stable over the past 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Cloudflare?

47% of Cloudflare employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Cloudflare 3.2 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.0 for culture and values and 3.1 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Cloudflare?

Account Executive (127) , Business Development Representative (BDR) (62) , Systems Engineer (57) , Sales (39) , Solutions Engineer (29) , Technical Support Engineer (27) , Software Engineer (26) , BDR (20) , Enterprise Account Executive (18) , Product Manager (15) , Customer Success Manager (11) , Customer Success Manager (CSM) (10) , Senior Account Executive (10) , Engineer (9) , Engineering Manager (8)

What are the pros of working at Cloudflare according to real employee reviews?

"People are great and always helpful." ((in 116 reviews)); "Pay is good + high growth company" ((in 38 reviews)); "working and smart colleagues" ((in 38 reviews)); "Great team and company that cares about their employees" ((in 33 reviews)); "Benefits are good" ((in 30 reviews))

What are the cons of working at Cloudflare according to real employee reviews?

"Senior leadership has no strategy other than “Get 'Stuff' Done”" ((in 41 reviews)); "no 401k match" ((in 24 reviews)); "level manager dictates your experience here, and if your manager is afraid to trust their team because they always need to be the smartest person in the room and can’t handle managing a team member that has a different background than their own; just get out and find a company where you’re empowered." ((in 23 reviews)); "Low salary and more work" ((in 22 reviews)); "CEO has no respect for sales." ((in 20 reviews))

What are employees saying about Cloudflare layoffs in 2026?

Explore Glassdoor’s employee reviews to understand what current and former employees are saying about Cloudflare layoffs and their outlook for job security at Cloudflare in 2026.

What are the top reviewed Cloudflare locations?

San Francisco , Austin , New York , Chicago , Washington , Miami , Atlanta , Los Angeles , South San Francisco , San Jose , Raleigh , Dallas , California City , Tampa , Richmond , Phoenix , Florence , Houston , Pasadena , Palo Alto , Denver , Seattle , Spokane , West Palm Beach , Boston , Quincy , San Francisco , Cockrans , Texas , Vegas

Cloudflare reviews

3.3

47% would recommend to a friend

(1,012 total reviews)

Matthew Prince

46% approve of CEO

51% positive business outlook

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Cloudflare has an employee rating of 3.3 out of 5 stars, based on 1,012 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Cloudflare employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Information Technology industry (3.9 stars).

Reviews by job title

1K reviews

3.0

Apr 9, 2018

Great mission and potential if managed well

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

- You get a lot of responsibility and autonomy - Great mission and high impact for a smallish company - Good place to establish yourself as an an expert (for some roles) - Great office in SOMA

Cons

- Lack of effort in cultivating a company culture which means people often bring their bad side to work, especially the coasters (those waiting around to cash out equity) - Company gives out very little equity, no system in place to reward high performing employees to keep them around

Cloudflare Response

8y

Thanks for the review. I hope you shared this before you left although we also learn from these posts, for sure. Wish you were still here to be part of the positive change. -janet

5.0

Mar 15, 2018

Incredible opportunity + great culture

Customer success

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

- The future looks very bright - phenomenal growth and pace of innovation - Truly market-leading technology that customers love - Smartest group of people you will ever work with - "Don't hire a**holes" is the #1 guideline in recruiting here, and it shows - Strong feeling of teamwork and collaboration across departments in working towards our mission of building a better internet - Solid pay and benefits, plenty of opportunity to grow and move within the company

Cons

- All companies can be doing a better job with diversity in hiring and promotions. Cloudflare is certainly ahead of the pack but can always do better. - Internal documentation + processes are a bit of a mess and need to grow up in alignment with the company's growth

Cloudflare Response

8y

Thanks for the review and for being here and helping us get better. I love the feedback, esp Advice to Management. Career growth and culture are huge priorities for us. I love seeing folks give away their legos and find the next exciting step in their career here. I hope you are seeing all of our efforts there. (If not, please come see!). -janet

5.0

Feb 22, 2018

Recent Product Manager Joiner

Product manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

- Genuine partnership between engineering and product - Working on important stuff - the INTERNET! No uber for cats here... - Super technical. Ex-engineers will do well. - No jerks - Rocketship - Visa sponsorship. - Teams small enough to be start-uppy, but big enough to get stuff done.

Cons

- Rocketship... great opportunity, but also complexity and growth can be hard. - No referral bonus

Cloudflare Response

8y

Thanks for the review. We are glad you are here! -janet

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