Cloudflare · 1 day ago
Platform Design Engineer (UX)
Austin, TX
Full-time
Onsite
Mid Level
4+ years expCloudflare is a company on a mission to build a better Internet, offering a vast network that powers millions of websites. They are seeking a Platform Design Engineer to bridge the gap between design and engineering, focusing on creating high-quality, scalable user experiences across their product suite.
AnalyticsEnterprise SoftwareSecurityWeb Hosting
Responsibilities
Implement Strategic UX Overhauls: Partner with Design to execute high-impact projects, such as overhauling company-wide interaction patterns, standardizing templates, or re-imagining dynamic customer journeys
Build Foundational Design Patterns: Engineer, update, and maintain reusable components and patterns that accelerate feature delivery for all product teams
Contribute to the Design System: Ensure new and updated patterns are scalable, performant, and contributed back to our internal design systems for global use
Explore "North Star" Concepts: Pair directly with designers to explore future-state "North Star" proposals, building prototypes in both Figma and code to validate ideas and inform future roadmaps
Targeted UX enhancements: Triage, prioritize (with design), and rapidly fix small enhancements, polish items, and bugs reported by customers and internal teams
Add Polish and Enhancements: Elevate the user experience by adding thoughtful microinteractions and polish to components and core workflows
Qualification
Required
4+ 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, Sketch, 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
Experience with UX prototyping and iterating in both high-fidelity (Figma) and code-based tools
A keen eye for motion design and experience implementing subtle microinteractions and animations
Familiarity with web accessibility (WCAG) and building inclusive interfaces
Experience working on large-scale, platform-level products used by multiple teams
Ability to triage and prioritize a backlog of small enhancements and bugs based on impact and effort
Company
Cloudflare
Cloudflare is a web performance and security company that provides online services to protect and accelerate websites online.
1001-5000 employees
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Funding
Current Stage
Public CompanyTotal Funding
$2.08BKey Investors
Franklin TempletonFidelityUnion Square Ventures
2025-06-13Post Ipo Debt· $1.75B
2019-09-12IPO
2019-03-12Series E· $150M
Leadership Team
Matthew Prince
CEO & Co-Founder
Lee Holloway
Co-Founder & Lead Engineer
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