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Design Engineer, Radar

Cloudflare, Inc.
United States, California, San Francisco
101 Townsend Street (Show on map)
Dec 10, 2025
About Us

At Cloudflare, we are on a mission to help build a better Internet. Today the company runs one of the world's largest networks that powers millions of websites and other Internet properties for customers ranging from individual bloggers to SMBs to Fortune 500 companies. Cloudflare protects and accelerates any Internet application online without adding hardware, installing software, or changing a line of code. Internet properties powered by Cloudflare all have web traffic routed through its intelligent global network, which gets smarter with every request. As a result, they see significant improvement in performance and a decrease in spam and other attacks. Cloudflare was named to Entrepreneur Magazine's Top Company Cultures list and ranked among the World's Most Innovative Companies by Fast Company.

We realize people do not fit into neat boxes. We are looking for curious and empathetic individuals who are committed to developing themselves and learning new skills, and we are ready to help you do that. We cannot complete our mission without building a diverse and inclusive team. We hire the best people based on an evaluation of their potential and support them throughout their time at Cloudflare. Come join us!

Available Locations: Lisbon, Portugal


About the Department

Emerging Technologies & Incubation (ETI) is where new and bold products are built and released within Cloudflare. Rather than being constrained by the structures which make Cloudflare a massively successful business, we are able to leverage them to deliver entirely new tools and products to our customers. Cloudflare's edge and network make it possible to solve problems at massive scale and efficiency which would be impossible for almost any other organization.


About the Role

As a Design Engineer you'll sit at the intersection of design, front-end engineering, and data visualization roles, working closely with product managers, engineers and also designers to craft fast, elegant, and reliable interfaces that make complex Internet trends and metrics easy to explore.

You'll be part of a growing engineering team tasked to help build and evolve projects at ETI such as Cloudflare Radar, our public data-intelligence platform, Radar Display, our large-format visualization experience optimized for big screens and live event environments, Year in Review, and other tools which are part of our ecosystem where you will be able to enrich their user experience as well.


What you'll do

We are looking for an experienced and empathetic Design Engineer who will help build and scale the platform that empowers millions of users to be successful with Cloudflare. In this role, you'll use your skills to ensure we have a world-class user interface that gives customers relevant and up-to-date content whenever they need it. This is a cross-functional role where you'll work collaboratively across the product, engineering and design teams.




  • Design User experiences and UI components that scale across ETI ensuring performance on desktop, mobile, and large-format displays.

  • Build interactive visualizations (maps, charts, dashboards) that bring global Internet data to life.

  • Prototype high-fidelity UI/UX concepts and iterate rapidly based on user feedback and real-world data.

  • Translate product specs into clear UI/UX design using modern design tooling (e.g., Figma, Miro).

  • Champion design system consistency, contributing to new and reusable components to keep Radar cohesive and scalable in several distinct platforms.

  • Ensure our products and tools meet high standards for performance, accessibility, internationalization, and responsiveness.


  • Maintain UX/UI high quality by performing rapidly fixes and small enhancements, polishing items, and bugs reported by customers and internal teams.

  • Support the creation and optimization of tools like the Radar Display layouts tailored for big screens (wallboards, NOCs, conferences, lobbies) and customized for diverse events.



Technologies We Use



  • Figma, Miro
  • React, Tailwind, Storybook, TypeScript
  • Git, GitLab CI/CD


Qualifications



  • 3+ years of experience in a hybrid Design Engineer, UI Engineer, or Frontend Engineer role with a strong design focus.
  • Expertise in building modern, scalable, and responsive UI applications using React, TypeScript, and advanced CSS.
  • A strong portfolio showcasing your ability to translate complex design concepts (Figma, Miro, etc.) into high-quality, pixel-perfect code.
  • Hands-on experience building, maintaining, or contributing to a component library or design system (e.g., using Storybook).
  • Excellent communication and collaboration skills, with a proven ability to work effectively with designers and product managers to scope work and find scalable solutions.
  • A pragmatic and product-oriented mindset, capable of balancing technical debt, design intent, and development velocity.


Preferred Skills



  • Experience with UX prototyping and iterating in both high-fidelity (Figma) and code-based tools.
  • Experience with web accessibility (WCAG) and building inclusive interfaces.
  • Experience working on large-scale products used by multiple teams.


Why Join Us?



  • Bridge the gap between design and engineering on a high-visibility, high-impact Radar team solving real problems.
  • Directly address and solve customer pain points, improving the experience for millions of users.
  • Shape the future of the Cloudflare UI by building its foundational patterns and exploring ambitious "North Star" concepts.
  • Join a collaborative, fast-moving team that values high-quality, scalable design and rapid iteration.


What Makes Cloudflare Special?

We're not just a highly ambitious, large-scale technology company. We're a highly ambitious, large-scale technology company with a soul. Fundamental to our mission to help build a better Internet is protecting the free and open Internet.

Project Galileo: Since 2014, we've equipped more than 2,400 journalism and civil society organizations in 111 countries with powerful tools to defend themselves against attacks that would otherwise censor their work, technology already used by Cloudflare's enterprise customers--at no cost.

Athenian Project: In 2017, we created the Athenian Project to ensure that state and local governments have the highest level of protection and reliability for free, so that their constituents have access to election information and voter registration. Since the project, we've provided services to more than 425 local government election websites in 33 states.

1.1.1.1: We released 1.1.1.1 to help fix the foundation of the Internet by building a faster, more secure and privacy-centric public DNS resolver. This is available publicly for everyone to use - it is the first consumer-focused service Cloudflare has ever released. Here's the deal - we don't store client IP addresses never, ever. We will continue to abide by our privacy commitment and ensure that no user data is sold to advertisers or used to target consumers.

Sound like something you'd like to be a part of? We'd love to hear from you!

This position may require access to information protected under U.S. export control laws, including the U.S. Export Administration Regulations. Please note that any offer of employment may be conditioned on your authorization to receive software or technology controlled under these U.S. export laws without sponsorship for an export license.

Cloudflare is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We are committed to providing equal employment opportunity for all people and place great value in both diversity and inclusiveness. All qualified applicants will be considered for employment without regard to their, or any other person's, perceived or actual race, color, religion, sex, gender, gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, age, physical or mental disability, medical condition, family care status, or any other basis protected by law. We are an AA/Veterans/Disabled Employer.

Cloudflare provides reasonable accommodations to qualified individuals with disabilities. Please tell us if you require a reasonable accommodation to apply for a job. Examples of reasonable accommodations include, but are not limited to, changing the application process, providing documents in an alternate format, using a sign language interpreter, or using specialized equipment. If you require a reasonable accommodation to apply for a job, please contact us via e-mail at hr@cloudflare.com or via mail at 101 Townsend St. San Francisco, CA 94107.

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