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

5.0

Jan 12, 2018

Recruitment Process

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

During the interview process I was able to meet with team members from all departments within Cloudflare. This was the most positive experience in the recruitment process. This method allowed me to gain a deep understanding of my responsibilities, insights into how I would be supported and teams work together, more importantly, see the true passion shared for Cloudflare's mission by all individuals. At the end, the recruitment method at Cloudflare, although a bit longer than past experiences, allowed me to start with knowing a lot of my new colleagues and enhanced my enthusiasm to join the journey.

Cons

Candidates should be ready for a thorough process that takes time. The reward is great but they are looking for specific individuals to join the team.

Cloudflare Response

8y

Thanks for the review. We run a deliberate process. Because - as you point out - candidates are learning as much about us as we are learning about them (maybe more). Hiring is the most important thing we do. We are glad you joined! -janet

3.0

Jan 2, 2018

Sales can be rough if you are just starting out or need guidance, but awesome if you have passion for the product.

Anonymous employee

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CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Laid-back atmosphere with a sense of all employees working for a common goal. If you show up and work hard it will be recognized and the work is rewarding.

Cons

No territories or data from sales ops regarding who should be reached out to and when. This creates a very competitive and secretive feeling in the sales team.

Cloudflare Response

8y

Thanks for the review. I’m glad you feel a sense of the common goal. It’s one of my favorite things about working here. Don’t love hearing your experience on the Sales team feels competitive or under-appreciated. I’ll share with leadership - and I’d love to hear more in person! -janet

2.0

Dec 14, 2017

Growing pains and hiring bad fits

Anonymous employee

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CEO approval

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Pros

really talented colleagues lots to do

Cons

management is often in over their heads resource starvation leads to burn out hires people who do not fit sometimes

Cloudflare Response

8y

Thanks for sharing your thoughts in this review. I think we’ve gotten really serious about staffing as the recruiting team has doubled in the last few months, and other teams all around the org have grown too. There's always more work to do, but we are always looking to improve. -janet

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