Software Engineer Intern (Summer 2026)

Cloudflare • San Francisco, CA

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About The Position

Join the People Innovation Lab to rapidly build and deploy internal enterprise applications and tooling for the Cloudflare People & Places organization, focused on making work smarter. You will build production features in a sprint-based team. Work is guided by the IT Customer Zero team and deployed on Cloudflare infrastructure. Strong fundamentals and fast ramp-up ability are essential.

Requirements

• Pursuing CS, Software Engineering, or related degree (or equivalent experience).
• Ability to build and demonstrate a working web application.
• Proficient in JavaScript/TypeScript and comfortable with one back-end language/framework.
• Solid understanding of end-to-end web app functionality (HTTP, APIs, data persistence, deployment).
• Experience with shared codebases (Git, meaningful commits).

Nice To Haves

• Familiarity with serverless/edge computing.
• Experience with a modern front-end framework (React, Vue, Svelte, etc.) and/or MCPs/APIs, data modeling, or systems design (for back-end seat).
• Experience using AI-assisted development tools (Cursor, Windsurf, OpenCode).
• Prior sprint-based team experience.
• For UI seat: experience with design systems, Figma, or strong interaction design sense.

Responsibilities

• Build and ship full-stack features, clean production code, and integrations for internal tools.
• Write and review code, work in sprints (managing tickets/blockers), and coordinate with the other intern.
• Effectively use AI-assisted coding tools.
• Demo working products to leadership.

Benefits

• Opportunity to solve real problems with AI and code.
• Mentorship, dedicated manager, regular 1:1s, and structured support.
• Real sprint work with production deliverables.
• Access to Cloudflare's full intern cohort (community, events, network).
• A portfolio artifact: production-deployed code and a shipped product demo.

What This Job Offers

• Career Level: Intern
• Number of Employees: 501-1,000 employees