Scrum Lead, Cloudflare
Web performance and security platform
Posted today
Web performance and security platform
1001+ employees
Posted today
1001+ employees
Company mission
Cloudflare's mission is to help build a better Internet that is bold and ambitious.
Role
Who you are
- Minimum of 2 years of experience as a Scrum Master
- Strong knowledge of Agile Scrum principles and practices
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
- Strong problem-solving and analytical skills
- Ability to lead and facilitate Scrum ceremonies
- Have a balance of people, organizational, and technical skills to deliver and guide decision making without authority
- Work independently in a dynamic and high-pressure environment with timely delivery despite ambiguous and changing business requirements
- Thrive in a fast-paced hyper-growth engineering environment, with the ability to learn new technologies quickly, and extremely comfortable with ambiguity
- Ability to analyze and think quickly and to resolve conflict
- Knowledgeable in techniques to fill in gaps in the scrum
- Ability to determine what is scrum and what is not
- Ability to work with and lead a team
- Ability to adapt to a changing environment
- Self-motivation and ability to stay focused in the middle of distraction
Desirable
- General conceptual understanding of programming and/or database queries
- Certification in Agile methodologies, like Certified Scrum Master (CSM) or Professional Scrum Master (PSM)
- SAFe certification and Kanban certification are a plus
- Prior knowledge of Agile project management tools, such as Jira
What the job involves
- We are looking for an entry to mid-level, self-motivated Agile Scrum Master within our Information Technology department with excellent communication skills who thrives on accelerating delivery and collaborative problem solving
- Our main role will be to facilitate and coordinate Agile Scrum processes within our product teams, ensuring the team can work efficiently to deliver high-quality solutions
- You will work closely with the product-led IT teams to ensure that the work progresses on schedule, and to the desired level of quality
- . Additionally, you will serve as a coach and mentor to our team – helping to foster a culture of continuous improvement and ensuring that the team is meeting its objectives consistently
- Facilitate Scrum ceremonies such as daily stand-up meetings, sprint planning, sprint review, and sprint retrospective
- Identify and troubleshoot obstacles that are hindering the team’s progress
- Promote continuous improvement through retrospectives and feedback sessions
- Communicate project status, risks and issues to stakeholders
- Track KPIs and help teams deliver high-quality solutions on time
- Ensure that the team follows the Scrum framework and adheres to Agile principles
Our take
Cloudflare is a multi-service global network that provides web security and infrastructure, DDoS mitigation services, and a content delivery network. Founded in 2009, Cloudflare has risen to become an industry giant, with around 25 million global internet properties on its network.
Cloudflare has been responsible for a number of admirable initiatives, offering free web protection to human rights groups, journalists, artists, and US election websites. This goes some way to counteracting the flak Cloudflare has received in some circles for the controversial groups and users who use its services. This chequered history, however, has not affected its over 80% market share in the content delivery network field.
This is perhaps in part because it has proven sharp at staying abreast of the rapidly morphing tech and digital space and customer demands. For example, Cloudflare is shifting to 100% renewable energy usage to create a zero-emissions internet, and in 2020 released a feature that would help users navigate data privacy regulations by selecting where their data is stored.
The cloud infrastructure market reached $53 billion in 2022. While the Big 3 (Amazon, Microsoft, and Google) own 65% of the market, that still leaves billions of dollars left for companies such as Cloudflare. Its ambitious and successful work is likely to continue being a crucial feature of the web, but in 2023, placed it in the crosshairs of hackers looking to exploit its infrastructure. The beginning of 2024 saw Cloudflare vow to bolster its security and patch vulnerabilities.
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Company benefits
- Minimum 8 weeks of paid parental leave
- Equal opportunity employer
- Unlimited paid time off policy
- Work from home opportunities
- Medical, Dental & Vision Insurance
- Life Insurance, Disability Insurance
- 401(k) plans
- Family planning and fertility program
- Gym discounts
- Commuter Benefits Program
Company values
- Principled - We create our products and features with a global mindset and democratize important and innovative technologies that drive adoption of the latest standards
- Curious - Our team is made up of pioneering innovators that approach new challenges with interest and a desire to learn
- Transparent - We hold ourselves accountable when we make mistakes—and we do everything we can to learn from them
Company HQ
China Basin, San Francisco, CA
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Leadership
Lee Holloway
(Lead Engineer)Lee started their career as an Engineer at Homewarehouse for a year before working at Unspam Technologies for 4 years. They co-created Project Honey Pot in 2004 and Cloudflare in March 2009, serving as Lead Engineer of both to present.
Michelle Zatlyn
(President & COO)Having worked for Investor Economics and I Love Rewards for a combined 4 years, Michelle worked at Toshiba for 3 years as a Product Manager. She then co-founded Cloudflare in 2009 as COO, and has served as President since 2020. She is also a Board Member at Atlassian.
Matthew Prince
(CEO)Matthew studied for an MBA at Harvard Business School before co-founding Unspam Technologies in December 2001, and Cloudflare as CEO in March 2009.
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