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Software Engineer
Former Employee
Worked at Cloudflare for 4 years
July 31, 2025
London, England
1.0
Doesn't RecommendNegative OutlookDoesn't Approve of CEO
Pros

Good colleagues, unlimited paid time off, decent pension.

Cons

It feels like Cloudflare is getting worse day by day. The new leadership for product and infrastructure is bringing nothing but bad politics, moving teams around (as if it's going to solve core company problems) and overall turning Cloudflare in to one of those evil big tech companies. I've seen people being let go for no real reason (the company would say it's a "restructure" but then post the same vacancy days after).

The CEO Matthew Prince has no problem insulting us in the internal channels, he is way too involved.

Everyone is burned out and tired. There is high turnover which makes things very unstable. Constant changes in leadership (as in, they fire them and bring in "leaders" from other companies), priorities change constantly. Things are messy and there's constant fire fighting. Oncall is often stressful as a result. Salaries are not high, benefits are supbar and they're struggling to hire the best talent.

There are pockets of the company that have a toxic culture (for example, ETI - Avoid like the plague).

The pay increases are laughable.

Advice to Management

CEO Matthew Prince needs to resign. Stop bringing in leadership that adds nothing but bad politics. Actually listen to employees feedback. No point in sending out surveys and picking and choosing what you're going to act on.

Additional Ratings

Work/Life Balance
1.0
Culture and Values
1.0
Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
1.0
Career Opportunities
1.0
Compensation and Benefits
1.0
Senior Management
1.0

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