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Cloudflare cut 1,100 jobs and then grew its engineering team by 45 percent, and its CEO says the pattern will repeat everywhere

June 27, 2026 Emily Chen Clock

Cloudflare's Engineering Headcount Surge

Cloudflare’s engineering headcount surged 45 percent in the weeks following their May layoffs, which saw them cut 1,100 jobs, according to BNP Paribas data derived from LinkedIn profiles. This finding, initially reported by Business Insider, reveals Cloudflare’s engineering team expanded from 1,308 to 1,894 personnel, despite a significant reduction in its overall workforce of a fifth. CEO Matthew Prince confirmed [...]

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