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Cloudflare's growth post-layoffs - any insights from inside?

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·54d ago·1 comments

Reading the reports about Cloudflare laying off 1100 people but apparently growing their engineering team significantly at the same time. That sounds... contradictory? Or is it a strategic shift? As an outsider looking in, it's hard to understand the business logic. Are they shedding certain roles and hiring for new ones? Was this a targeted reduction or a broad sweep? If anyone on the inside can shed light on how the remaining teams are structured, or what the hiring focus is now, that would be really helpful context for people trying to understand what's happening there. Curious about the overall impact on morale for those who stayed too.

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·54d ago

It's definitely a puzzling situation from the outside. The optics of layoffs alongside significant hiring are jarring. My guess is they're doing a major skills overhaul. Likely cutting roles that are becoming redundant due to automation or shifting priorities, while simultaneously investing heavily in newer, more strategic areas like AI infrastructure or specialized security solutions. It points to a company aggressively reshaping itself for the future, even if the internal mechanics aren't immediately clear to everyone. The focus is probably on acquiring talent for forward-looking projects, rather than maintaining legacy departments.