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Cloudflare Headquarters & offices · San Francisco, California
Cloudflare · San Francisco, California
In the lobby, a wall of about 100 lava lamps is photographed at regular intervals to help encrypt the Internet.
The lava-lamp lobby, offices redesigned for hybrid work, take-what-you-need vacation — then the pay. Every number from Cloudflare's filings, careers site, blog and its interior designer.
- ≈ 100lava lamps on the HQ lobby wall
- 16 weekspaid parental leave, worldwide
- 1,069 → 5,156employees, Jun 2019 → Dec 2025
- $156,306median employee pay, 2025
Sources: Form 10-K 2025 · Prospectus (424B4) 2019 · Proxy statement 2026 · cloudflare.com/careers · cloudflare.com Learning Center
Companies / United States / Internet infrastructure & security / Cloudflare
THE HEADQUARTERS · 101 TOWNSEND STREET
A lobby of lava lamps and a building shaped by them
The first thing you see in the San Francisco lobby is the “Wall of Entropy”: about 100 lava lamps watched by a camera, whose pictures feed Cloudflare's encryption. Interior designer DLR Group turned that idea into the whole floor plan — curving, undulating forms run from the entrance through the main café to the desks — and added a library for quiet work, “video villages” of one-person booths and flexible team rooms for hybrid work. Inside there are moss walls, acoustic baffles made from recycled bottles, and plants watered from a rainwater tank above the bike storage.
- ≈ 100 lava lamps in the lobby
- Interiors: DLR Group
- 66,000 sq ft over four levels (≈ 6,132 m²)
- 500-gallon rainwater tank
- Library and one-person video booths
Facts: cloudflare.com Learning Center, “How do lava lamps help with Internet encryption?” · DLR Group project page “Cloudflare San Francisco Headquarters” · Cloudflare Blog, “How we redesigned our offices to be more sustainable” (Dec 14, 2022)
Three buildings in SoMa, San Francisco
| Building | Address |
|---|---|
| Headquarters | 101 Townsend Street, San Francisco, CA 94107 |
| Adjoining building | 111 Townsend Street, San Francisco, CA 94107 |
| Second Street office | 634 Second Street, San Francisco, CA 94107 |
Source: Form 10-K 2025, Item 2 (Properties) and cover page · See them on the map ↓
Source: Form 10-K 2025, Item 2 · DLR Group project page
Office tour videos
Benefits (United States)
As many days off as you need while doing your job well; flexible paid time off covers vacation and sick leave.
Up to sixteen paid weeks of bonding leave for all qualifying new parents, under a global policy.
Every employee is an owner of Cloudflare stock; there is also an Employee Stock Participation Plan.
401(k) retirement savings plan, plus life, accident and short- and long-term disability insurance.
Fertility and family forming benefits, plus childcare support.
On-demand mental health support and an Employee Assistance Program.
A commuter program so public transport to the office costs nothing extra, plus commuter spending accounts.
Global travel medical insurance.
Source: cloudflare.com/careers, “Benefits & Perks” · Cloudflare job posting 8243201 (2026), U.S. benefits list
Why people stay: what Cloudflare itself says
Named a Top 100 Most Loved Workplace by Newsweek and the Best Practice Institute in 2023, 2024 and 2025.
Split time with a local office, come in a few days a week, or work from anywhere in your country; each team sets its own cadence.
Six defined behaviors — from “be curious to learn and grow” to “lead with empathy” — are used in hiring, reviews and promotions.
Afroflare, Womenflare, Proudflare, Vetflare, Mindflare, Greencloud and more, listed on Cloudflare's careers site.
Every employee owns Cloudflare stock as part of total rewards.
Source: Form 10-K 2025, Human Capital Resources · cloudflare.com/careers · cloudflare.com/careers/life-at-cloudflare
Who works here
full-time employees (Dec 31, 2025)
work outside the United States
headcount growth, Jun 2019 → Dec 2025
U.S. employees in a union
Source: Form 10-K 2025 · Prospectus (424B4) 2019. U.S. figure = total minus employees outside the U.S.; growth multiple calculated by eciffo.
Pay at Cloudflare
Employees worldwide, converted to U.S. dollars. The CEO earned about 387 times this amount.
Source: Proxy statement, June 9, 2026 (CEO Pay Ratio)
Source: Cloudflare job posting 8243201 (2026), linked from cloudflare.com/careers/jobs. Base salary only; the role is also eligible for equity.
Cloudflare doesn't publish pay by age. The posted salary ranges above are the closest official numbers.
Office history: from Palo Alto to a lava-lamp lobby on Townsend Street
- 2009–10 First office in downtown Palo Alto
Cloudflare was incorporated in July 2009. On January 5, 2010 it opened its first office in downtown Palo Alto, as the team grew from three people to five — an open work area, break-out rooms and a sunny patio. The service launched on September 27, 2010.
Source: Cloudflare Blog, “Cloudflare's New Home” (Jan 5, 2010) · Prospectus (424B4), 2019
University Avenue, downtown Palo Alto, 2020 · Brian Sterling / CC BY-SA 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons - 2011 Headquarters moves to San Francisco's SoMa
In February 2011 Cloudflare packed up the Palo Alto office and moved its headquarters up Highway 101 to the SoMa district, a block's walk from Caltrain and the Giants' stadium. The new office had a 7,000 lb freight elevator, a graffiti elephant and a ping-pong table.
Source: Cloudflare Blog, “CloudFlare Opens Its Office in San Francisco” (Mar 23, 2011)
No free-to-use photo found yet.Have one? We’d love to add it. - 2016 101 Townsend Street
By April 2016 Cloudflare was hosting events at its office at 101 Townsend Street — the address that is still its headquarters today.
Source: Cloudflare Blog, event post (April 2016) · Form 10-K 2025 cover
Entrance of the Cloudflare office at 101 Townsend Street, 2021 · HaeB / CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons - 2017 The lava-lamp wall goes to work
Cloudflare launched LavaRand, which collects randomness from the wall of lava lamps in the San Francisco office and feeds it into its systems. Later, London (double pendulums), Austin (rainbow mobiles) and Lisbon (50 wave machines) got their own versions.
Source: Cloudflare Blog, “Harnessing chaos in Cloudflare offices” (Mar 8, 2024) · cloudflare.com Learning Center
The LavaRand wall · HaeB / CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons - 2019 IPO: 81,000 sq ft in San Francisco
At its 2019 IPO, Cloudflare leased about 81,000 sq ft in San Francisco: about 66,000 sq ft in the adjoining buildings at 101 and 111 Townsend Street and 15,000 sq ft at 634 Second Street. It opened an office in Lisbon in August 2019.
Source: Prospectus (424B4), Sep 2019 · Form 10-K 2019, Item 2
No free-to-use photo found yet.Have one? We’d love to add it. - 2022 112,000 sq ft, redesigned for hybrid work
The Second Street lease grew to about 45,000 sq ft, taking the San Francisco total to about 112,000 sq ft. The headquarters was redesigned by DLR Group for hybrid work, with recycled-bottle acoustic baffles, a moss-walled “Retreat” and a 500-gallon rainwater system.
Source: Form 10-K 2022, Item 2 · DLR Group project page · Cloudflare Blog (Dec 14, 2022)
No free-to-use photo found yet.Have one? We’d love to add it. - 2026 Doors open to startups
From January 2026 Cloudflare planned to open its San Francisco, Austin, London and Lisbon offices as free all-day coworking space for a capped number of startups in its startup program.
Source: Cloudflare Blog, “Come build with us: Cloudflare's new hubs for startups” (Sep 22, 2025)
No free-to-use photo found yet.Have one? We’d love to add it.
| Annual report | HQ space (sq ft) | m² | As described |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10-K 2019 | 81,000 | 7,525 | 66,000 at 101/111 Townsend + 15,000 at 634 Second St (leased) |
| 10-K 2022 | 112,000 | 10,405 | 67,000 at 101/111 Townsend + 45,000 at 634 Second St (leased) |
| 10-K 2025 | 112,000 | 10,405 | Same three buildings, leases to 2027 |
Map: how the headquarters moved
From a first office in downtown Palo Alto to SoMa, San Francisco, in 2011. Since at least 2016 the headquarters has been on Townsend Street, a block from the ballpark.
- 1 · 2010Downtown Palo Alto — First office, opened January 5, 2010
- 2 · 2016101 Townsend Street, San Francisco — Headquarters today, with 111 Townsend and 634 Second Street
Addresses: Cloudflare Blog (2010, 2016) · Form 10-K 2025. The 2011 SoMa office is not mapped: the blog does not give its street address.
What Cloudflare does
Cloudflare runs one of the world's largest networks, in more than 330 cities in over 125 countries. Websites, apps and company networks run through it for security, speed and reliability — and developers build and run software, including AI models, on it. Millions of users start on a free plan.
One operating segment; revenue reported by region (customer billing address).
Where the money came from · revenue by region, 2025
Source: Form 10-K 2025, revenue by region
Source: Form 10-K 2025 · per-employee figure calculated by eciffo
Growth: revenue vs. people
$0.13B → $2.17B
1,270 → 5,156
Calendar years. Revenue: SEC XBRL financial data from Cloudflare's 10-K filings. Employees: Form 10-K, as of December 31 (2017–2018 not stated in a 10-K). Multiples calculated by eciffo.
Chief executives
Co-founder. CEO since July 2009.
Co-founders: Matthew Prince, Michelle Zatlyn and Lee Holloway. Michelle Zatlyn has been President since December 2020 and Co-Chair of the Board since February 2025.
Source: Proxy statement 2026 · Prospectus (424B4) 2019 · cloudflare.com/careers/life-at-cloudflare
Cloudflare: questions people ask
Where is Cloudflare's headquarters?
At 101 Townsend Street, San Francisco, California 94107. Cloudflare also leases the adjoining building at 111 Townsend Street and space at 634 Second Street.
Source: Form 10-K 2025
Why does Cloudflare have lava lamps in its lobby?
About 100 lava lamps on a lobby wall are photographed at regular intervals. The unpredictable images become random data that helps seed Cloudflare's encryption — Cloudflare calls it the “Wall of Entropy”. People walking past add to the randomness.
Source: cloudflare.com Learning Center
Who designed Cloudflare's headquarters?
DLR Group designed the interiors and graphics of the 66,000 sq ft San Francisco headquarters, with curving forms inspired by the lava lamps. Cloudflare leases its buildings and owns no real estate.
Source: DLR Group project page · Form 10-K 2025
How big is Cloudflare's headquarters?
Cloudflare leases about 112,000 sq ft (≈ 10,405 m²) in San Francisco: about 67,000 sq ft at 101 and 111 Townsend Street and 45,000 sq ft at 634 Second Street.
Source: Form 10-K 2025, Item 2
Can you visit Cloudflare's offices?
From January 2026 Cloudflare planned to open its San Francisco, Austin, London and Lisbon offices as free coworking space on select days for startups in its Cloudflare for Startups program, registered in advance.
Source: Cloudflare Blog (Sep 22, 2025)
Does Cloudflare allow remote or hybrid work?
Yes. Roles are In-Hub (split between home and the local office, cadence set by each team), Hybrid (a hub a few days a week) or Distributed (anywhere in your country of employment; some fully remote).
Source: cloudflare.com/careers
What benefits does Cloudflare offer?
Take-what-you-need vacation, up to 16 weeks of paid parental leave, stock for every employee, a 401(k), fertility and family forming benefits, on-demand mental health support and a commuter program (U.S.).
Source: cloudflare.com/careers · Cloudflare job posting 8243201
How many people work at Cloudflare?
5,156 full-time employees at the end of 2025, including 2,452 outside the United States.
Source: Form 10-K 2025
How much do Cloudflare employees make?
The median employee's total compensation was $156,306 in 2025. A 2026 posting for a Senior Software Engineer listed an estimated base salary of $194,000–$266,000 for California hires.
Source: Proxy statement 2026 · Cloudflare job posting 8243201
Who is Cloudflare's CEO?
Matthew Prince, who co-founded Cloudflare and has been CEO since July 2009.
Source: Proxy statement 2026
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