Data Engineer Intern (Summer 2026)

Cloudflare • San Francisco, CA

1d • Onsite

About The Position

This internship is targeting students with experience and interest in Data Engineering. The Data Engineer Intern delivers full-stack data solutions across the entire data processing pipeline. This role relies on systems engineering principles to design and implement solutions that span the data lifecycle - collect, ingest, process, store, persist, access, and deliver data at scale and at speed. It includes knowledge of local, distributed, and cloud-based technologies, data virtualization, and all security and authentication mechanisms required to protect the data.

Requirements

• Currently enrolled in M.S in Computer Science, Engineering or related STEM field
• Experience working with Go, Python, SQL, Java, or equivalent programming languages
• Experience working with distributed systems (Spark etc.)
• Hands-on experience in data pipelines/ frameworks development
• Ability and interest to learn new skills and technologies quickly
• Excellent communication and problem-solving skills
• Ability to commit to a 12 week summer internship
• In office 3-4 days a week in Austin, TX

Nice To Haves

• Familiarity with container based deployments such as Docker and Kubernetes
• Experience with JavaScript, Typescript, and React

Responsibilities

• Work through all stages of a data solution lifecycle – analyze / profile data, create conceptual, logical and physical data model designs, architect and design ETL, reporting and analytics
• Knowledge of modern enterprise data architectures, design patterns, and data tool sets and the ability to apply them
• Identify key metrics and build exec-facing dashboards to track progress of the business and its highest priority initiatives
• Identify key business levers, establish cause & effect, perform analysis, and communicate key findings to various stakeholders to facilitate data driven decision-making
• Work closely across the business teams like Finance, Sales, Marketing, Legal, Customer Support, Product, Engineering

What This Job Offers

• Career Level: Intern
• Number of Employees: 1,001-5,000 employees