Cloudflare

It all comes back to a mission, a bold one: to help build a better Internet. Based on recent employee survey data, 94% of employees are “inspired by Cloudflare’s mission to help build a better Internet.” Additionally, 92% of Cloudflare employees strongly agree that their “work is important to the company.” Employees see how their work is being applied and scaled rapidly, with 20% of the web running through Cloudflare’s network today. Cloudflare runs one of the world’s largest and most interconnected networks, blocking billions of threats online for its customers every day. It is trusted by millions of organizations – from the largest brands to entrepreneurs, to small businesses and nonprofits, to governments across the globe. Employees at Cloudflare see the impact they are making today and in the future as the company is helping shape the Internet at-large.

As a matter of fact: the curiosity, empathy, and transparency that are the drivers of how Cloudflare operates, actually mirrors how employees describe the capabilities of Cloudflare teammates. Cloudflare internally crowdsourced how all team members would describe Cloudflare and the culture, and found that curiosity, empathy, and transparency to be some of the most recurring words voiced. As Cloudflare’s co-founder, President & COO, Michelle Zatlyn, often says, companies are collections of its people. Seeking out how employees identify with and feel about the company is part of how Cloudflare fostered and continues to maintain its highly intentional culture.

Employees are likely to get a sense of Cloudflare’s co-founder & CEO, Matthew Prince’s, involvement and leadership in being curious, empathetic, and transparent even before their first day at Cloudflare. Matthew often speaks with candidates that get to the final interview stage. A 1:1 call with Matthew or another member of the senior leadership team is also a great way for candidates to get direct insight into the business, culture, and their leadership style. Matthew also personally speaks with every single New Hire Class group during their onboarding to share the origins and stories of Cloudflare to ensure that every single employee at the company has a relationship and open dialogue with him. He also has an open chat group for all employees to pick his brain on a wide range of topics from company strategy to industry news. Matthew also dedicates time to every annual Intern Class, including hosting a transparent Q&A session and attending intern project presentations.

Fostering a working environment in which employees of all backgrounds and points in their career feel comfortable sharing their ideas and perspectives. We do this by living by a common set of values (known as Cloudflare Capabilities). These include embracing diversity, communicating clearly, directly, and transparently, leading with empathy, and doing the right thing. We also have a vibrant and diverse range of employee resource groups where our colleagues can find people with similar lifestyle preferences or interests, including Afroflare, Proudflare, and Vetflare.

To name a few: flexible approach to where employees work (remote, in-person, or hybrid), take what you need PTO, making every employee a shareholder (NYSE: NET), paid family leave for all parents (global minimum of 16 weeks), family planning benefits inclusive to all families, and health benefits including mental health, among other practices such as those that ranked Cloudflare in receiving a perfect score on the Human Rights Campaign Corporate Equality Index.