Process
Interview Process:
- Talk with a recruiter
- Code screen
- Talk with hiring manager
- Virtual onsite interview
My process was slightly unusual. They made me do a separate coding interview after the onsite, which I found very strange.
They also insisted I use Python, even though I expressed I was more comfortable with JavaScript. They stated, “We feel like you’re not comfortable with the language,” when I actually was.
Ultimately, I was rejected because they said I “coded too slow.” This seems like a direct consequence of being forced to code in a language I wasn't comfortable with.
Furthermore, one of the interviewers was disrespectful of my time. They kept me on the coding interview for 20 minutes past the scheduled end time. I would not recommend interviewing here.
Questions
Normal LeetCode questions.
Implementing an in-memory cache.
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Interview Statistics
The following metrics were computed from 46 interview experiences for the Cloudflare Software Engineer role in United States.
Success Rate
9%
Pass Rate
Cloudflare's interview process for their Software Engineer roles in the United States is extremely selective, failing the vast majority of engineers.
Experience Rating
Positive30%
Neutral15%
Negative54%
Candidates reported having negative feelings for Cloudflare's Software Engineer interview process in United States.
Cloudflare Work Experiences
2.0
Hopefully, someone has a good experience
Software Engineer • Current Employee
London, England, United Kingdom
October 27, 2025
Pros: - Good salary, reasonable benefits.
- There are some good people and teams here. Like most tech companies, it depends where you get hired into.
Cons: - Company runs on duct tape and hope, and blog post puffery.
- Terrible onboarding process (failed completely, apparently that is expected).
- Mentors not trained in any way: mine had one response to any question, "you'll figure it out."
- Manager rarely attended 1:1s, zero guidance except what not to do.
- Consistently cheap, happier to burn engineering time rather than pay for anything new. Comically bad at this.
- Company lobbies employees very hard to vote for Cloudflare in the top-100 companies; doesn't actually care to solicit feedback on how it really is.
- There are hopefully better teams, but mine was the least bonded I've ever encountered.
1.0
Toxic work environment - Incompetent management with a lot of politics
Software Engineer • Former Employee
San Francisco, California, United States
December 4, 2022
Pros: - Good tech stack
- Opportunity to learn
Cons: - A lot of politics in management and employee retention within the company is not based on work/skill.
- Think twice before joining if you belong to a minority, as harassment is common and diversity efforts are nothing more than an eyewash.
- If you are not in the habit of social drinking, you might feel unwelcome.
- The CEO/COO and a handful of people in engineering management are total sadist/narcissistic predators. Employees who are vocal about this are usually moved to different office locations in the name of re-organization, and many good/skilled employees left the company.
- Also, I intuitively felt some religious means of control in the company, but I don't want to talk further about it.
2.0
Good work gets ignored, and little mistakes get punished
Software Engineer • Former Employee
February 24, 2025
Pros: Very tech-savvy and lots of tech to explore.
Cons: Very transactional and have no empathy for employees' work-life balance. Always changing set of requirements and asks.
- 2.0Hopefully, someone has a good experienceSoftware Engineer • Current EmployeeLondon, England, United KingdomOctober 27, 2025Pros: - Good salary, reasonable benefits. - There are some good people and teams here. Like most tech companies, it depends where you get hired into.Cons: - Company runs on duct tape and hope, and blog post puffery. - Terrible onboarding process (failed completely, apparently that is expected). - Mentors not trained in any way: mine had one response to any question, "you'll figure it out." - Manager rarely attended 1:1s, zero guidance except what not to do. - Consistently cheap, happier to burn engineering time rather than pay for anything new. Comically bad at this. - Company lobbies employees very hard to vote for Cloudflare in the top-100 companies; doesn't actually care to solicit feedback on how it really is. - There are hopefully better teams, but mine was the least bonded I've ever encountered.
- 1.0Toxic work environment - Incompetent management with a lot of politicsSoftware Engineer • Former EmployeeSan Francisco, California, United StatesDecember 4, 2022Pros: - Good tech stack - Opportunity to learnCons: - A lot of politics in management and employee retention within the company is not based on work/skill. - Think twice before joining if you belong to a minority, as harassment is common and diversity efforts are nothing more than an eyewash. - If you are not in the habit of social drinking, you might feel unwelcome. - The CEO/COO and a handful of people in engineering management are total sadist/narcissistic predators. Employees who are vocal about this are usually moved to different office locations in the name of re-organization, and many good/skilled employees left the company. - Also, I intuitively felt some religious means of control in the company, but I don't want to talk further about it.
- 2.0Good work gets ignored, and little mistakes get punishedSoftware Engineer • Former EmployeeFebruary 24, 2025Pros: Very tech-savvy and lots of tech to explore.Cons: Very transactional and have no empathy for employees' work-life balance. Always changing set of requirements and asks.
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