Job brief: Principal, Developer Platform Positioning

What JoRoute checked · Checked by JoRoute

• Listed on Cloudflare's own job board. JoRoute does not take listings from job ads or recruiters.
• First seen by JoRoute 2026-11-14 (today); last confirmed on the board 2026-11-14.
• The apply link opens boards.greenhouse.io, the address Cloudflare's board gives for this job.
• No other listing with this title and place on this board in the last 90 days.
• No layoff notices (WARN) under this name in the state files JoRoute reads.

What the listing says · Employer's own words, not checked

• Pay: $156,000 to $200,000 a year
• Job type: Not stated
• Where: Hybrid · Austin, TX · New York, NY +1
• Posted: 2026-11-13

What the job asks · Employer's own words, not checked

Level: Lead / staff. The title says "Principal".

Must have

• Product Marketing Experience: 8–10 years of experience in product marketing, technical marketing, or a related role, including meaningful ownership of positioning and adoption for…
• Technical Fluency: 5+ years working with developer tools, APIs, cloud infrastructure, or AI/ML products.
• export laws without sponsorship for an export license.

Conditions

• Global Travel Medical Insurance
• 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,…

Main duties

• Platform Positioning & Narrative: Develop the overarching positioning for Cloudflare’s Developer Platform. Make it clear who we are for and why our products …
• Product Launches & Adoption: Partner with Product, Engineering, Product Marketing, and Developer Relations to bring priority capabilities to market. Shape po…
• Executive Storytelling: Be a strategic writing and narrative partner to Developer Platform leadership. Develop keynotes, presentations, essays, and other exe…
• Writing & Editorial Direction: Write and edit platform narratives, long form content, web copy, and other external content. Establish a consistent voice with…
• Sales & Partner Enablement: Translate platform positioning into compelling pitch narratives and competitive differentiation for field and partner teams. Part…

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How it compares · Compared by JoRoute from listings

• Typical listed pay for software engineer jobs in New York, NY: $206k a year (172 listings, 22 employers). This listing is 13% lower.
• Across Cloudflare's 70 open listings, 7% of those with a posting date were first posted more than 60 days ago. How Cloudflare hires

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