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16 Dec 2025 · 1 min

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A developer criticized Cloudflare's developer experience publicly, and Cloudflare hired them to fix it. The conversation argues that honest feedback and transparency matter more in tech hiring than credentials or timing, and that companies want people willing to call out bad work.

I tried out their stuff and I was complaining about how bad the DX is online.
I think the big thing is, is that you're not late. I would say now is more on an even playing field than ever.
I look forward to hiring someone on my team who says my shit is trash and they can do a better job. That is like the best outcome for me. And the reason I say this is that's how I got my job in Cloudflare. I tried out their stuff and I was complaining about how bad the DX is online. So they got into my DMs and they were like, are you going to keep complaining or do you want a job to come fix this? It's like, okay, let's go. I've never done this sort of thing before, but that counts.