Cloudflare
Large (~4,000)
Modal
Small (~110)
Best For
Cloudflare
Best for: Engineers who want mission-driven work building critical internet infrastructure
Modal
Best for: Systems engineers who want to build developer-loved cloud infrastructure with elite teammates
Ratings
CloudflareModal
3.9
4.0
Overall
3.7
3.8
Work-Life Balance
4.0
4.2
Culture & Values
3.8
3.8
Comp & Benefits
3.5
4.0
Senior Mgmt
3.8
3.5
Career Opps
👍 72% Recommend
👤 77% CEO Approval (Matthew Prince)
👍 82% Recommend
👤 88% CEO Approval (Erik Bernhardsson)
Culture Values
Cloudflare only
🌱 Learning & Growth🪟 Transparent
Modal only
🎧 Deep Work / Low Meetings🔓 Open Source🧩 Wears Many Hats
Shared
⚙️ Engineering-Driven🚀 Ship Fast & Iterate🎯 Direct Product Impact
Pros & Cons
Cloudflare
- Mission-driven company building critical internet infrastructure — meaningful work with real impact
- Smart colleagues and a culture that values innovation, shipping quickly, and technical excellence
- Compensation can lag behind FAANG competitors, especially base salary
- Some teams experience high pressure and demanding workloads with uneven management quality
Modal
- World-class engineering team — includes creators of Luigi, Seaborn, and olympiad medalists
- High-impact product with 50x revenue growth — developers widely praise the platform
- Early-stage startup dynamics — roles shift quickly, requires high self-direction
- Limited HR infrastructure — benefits and career ladders still being developed
Bottom Line
Cloudflare
Choose Cloudflare if you want mission-driven work building critical internet infrastructure with sharp engineers — but compensation lags FAANG and pressure can be high.
Modal
Choose Modal if you want world-class engineering peers and 50x revenue growth — but expect early-stage startup dynamics.
Open Roles
Cloudflare — 533 jobs
💼 Sales / GTM
250
💻 Engineering
151
📋 Product
26
📣 Marketing
13
📊 Data
12
👤 HR / People
8
⚙️ Operations
5
⚖️ Legal
4
🧠 ML / AI
4
🎨 Design
2
💰 Finance
2
Modal — 27 jobs
💻 Engineering
12
👤 HR / People
3
💼 Sales / GTM
3
📣 Marketing
2
🧠 ML / AI
2
💰 Finance
1
⚙️ Operations
1
Summary
Cloudflare scores 3.9/5.0 on Glassdoor with a 3.7 work-life balance rating. Modal scores 4.0/5.0 overall with a 3.8 WLB. That’s a 0.1-point gap on overall satisfaction.
Both companies share these culture values: Engineering-Driven, Ship Fast & Iterate, Direct Product Impact. Cloudflare also emphasizes Learning & Growth, Transparent. Modal also emphasizes Deep Work / Low Meetings, Open Source, Wears Many Hats.
On the hiring front, Cloudflare has 533 open roles and Modal has 27 open roles.