People Team: Software Engineer Intern (Winter 2027)

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Cloudflare Software Engineer Intern contributes to building AI agents and internal enterprise applications for the People team. The role involves building and shipping full-stack features and working in sprint teams with AI-assisted coding tools.

Responsibilities

The team is building AI agents for the People team that can reason, act, and coordinate without constant human input. You will contribute to this foundation and gain firsthand experience. We value fundamentals, curiosity, and fast learning. 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.
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 You'll Build & Do
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.
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.

Qualification

Minimum RequirementsPursuing CSIn office 3-5 days a weekPrior sprint-based team experienceFor UI seatWhat Makes Cloudflare Special?We’re not just a highly ambitiousProject Galileo

Required

Minimum 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 such as Git and meaningful commits.
Ability to commit to a full-time (40 hours/week Monday - Friday) for a minimum 12 week internship.
In office 3-5 days a week.

Preferred

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.
What Makes Cloudflare Special?
We’re not just a highly ambitious, large-scale technology company. We’re a highly ambitious, large-scale technology company with a soul. Fundamental to our mission to help build a better Internet is protecting the free and open Internet.
Project Galileo: Since 2014, we've equipped more than 2,400 journalism and civil society organizations in 111 countries with powerful tools to defend themselves against attacks that would otherwise censor their work, technology already used by Cloudflare’s enterprise customers--at no cost.