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Principal Partner Engineer, Japan (Based in Tokyo)

Cloudflare· Solution Engineering
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Hybrid (Tokyo)full-timePosted 1mo ago

About the role

Hybrid role for a high-impact Partner Engineer focused on end-to-end technical lifecycle and enablement of assigned partners, driving pre-sales and post-sales engineering activities, with emphasis on Cloudflare One (SASE/SSE) and AI Infrastructure (Workers AI / AI Gateway) to expand partner-influenced opportunities.

Responsibilities

  • Technical Alignment, Discovery & Enablement: Own the technical relationship with Partners to align on building joint Go-To-Market (GTM) strategies. Align, build, and accelerate partner technical capabilities, enabling them to lead deep technical discovery and architectural design to independently sell scalable solutions leveraging the Cloudflare Platform with a strong focus on AI and Cloudflare One (CF1).
  • Technical Account Plan Ownership: Own and drive the end-to-end Technical Account Plan (TAP) for assigned strategic partners. Act as the primary architect mapping partner business goals to technical execution milestones, ensuring continuous alignment on CF1 and AI adoption targets.
  • Building Technical Champions: Identify, enable, and cultivate key technical advocates and "Champions" within the partner organization to scale Cloudflare expertise independently, generate Partner-Influenced Opportunities (PIO), and empower them to deliver high-value professional services around Zero Trust and AI application security.
  • Driving PIO via Next-Gen Architectures: Collaborate with sales teams to proactively source, qualify, and expand PIO through strategic architectural alignment, focusing on migrating legacy network architectures to CF1 and integrating secure AI solutions.
  • Deal Support & Qualification: Enable partners\' technical validation, proof-of-concept (PoC), demo, pipeline generation, and pipeline acceleration capabilities. Identify joint pursuit accounts, facilitate strategic technical account planning, and deliver cutting-edge solution architecture sessions for Named Partners
  • ASD Partner Journey Ownership: Own the ASD partner journey to ensure partners possess the advanced capabilities required to deploy, manage, and support the Cloudflare platform and AI application workloads seamlessly.
  • Joint Services Offering Acceleration with strong focus on CF1 and A1: Build and co-develop joint services catalogues with key partners, accelerating the creation and launch of their own Cloudflare-focused services offerings, managed CF1 SASE practices, and AI security assessments.
  • Service Monetization & Performance Metrics: Enable partners to embed CF1 and Workers AI capabilities into their own managed security portfolios to shorten time-to-market, protect client AI pipelines, and maximize profitability. Develop, manage, and track KPIs to measure and improve the effectiveness of these partner service deliveries
  • Technical Account Management & Architectural Health: Act as the escalated technical point of contact to ensure long-term architectural health, utilizing telemetry and proactive design to move the partner relationship from reactive to strategic for Cloudflare.
  • Leverage Autonomous AI Tools: Champion the use of Cloudflare OS and AI tools (Agent PAT and Agent Echo) to automate standard, repeatable technical tasks, optimizing operational efficiency and freeing up bandwidth for high-touch, strategic partner engagements.
  • Product Enhancement Feedback Loop: Engage partner champions in the Partner Technical Advisory Council (PTAC) to give them early access to beta software, capture raw product feedback, and drive joint co-innovation on CF1 features and emerging AI products.
  • Cross-Functional Enablement: Participate in continuous cross-training programs to maintain peak proficiency in both pre-sales scoping and post-sales service deployment across the entire Cloudflare One and AI ecosystem.

Qualifications

  • 8+ years of technical, partner-facing experience (e.g., Systems Engineer, Solutions Architect, or Technical Account Manager) in cybersecurity, cloud infrastructure, or networking.
  • Strong technical depth in Cloudflare One (CF1) or equivalent SASE/SSE architectures, Zero Trust, DNS, and application security, alongside hands-on familiarity with AI deployment, AI Gateway, LLM orchestration frameworks, or vector databases.
  • Proven track record of developing technical talent or building "champion" programs within partner organizations, specifically driving adoption of complex cloud networks and AI technologies.
  • Enterprise Architecture & Project Management: Deep understanding of enterprise IT, multi-cloud, and hybrid cloud environment while managing complex projects with multiple stakeholders.
  • Demonstrated ability to manage the technical lifecycle of a deal from initial pre-sales discovery and CF1/AI PIO generation through post-sale service delivery.
  • Strong communication skills with a track record of presenting complex CF1 architectures and AI-driven use cases to partner leadership and technical teams alike.
  • Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or equivalent practical experience.

Skills

Required:Technical leadership in pre-sales and post-sales engineeringCloudflare One (CF1) / SASEZero Trust, DNS, application security
Nice to have:AI deployment / AI Gateway / LLM orchestration
Last updated Sep 9, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.

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