Software Engineer Intern (Fall 2026)

we are looking for interns who are curious, proactive, and able to complete projects. This is a great opportunity for engineers who want to learn to develop at Internet scale. You can check out our internship blogs to learn more about our program and hear directly from our past interns. Responsibilities Ship and deliver projects over 12-14 weeks with autonomy and support. Work cross-functionally with various teams. Work closely with a mentor to guide you through the internship and help with career goals. Build your network across the company through our various in and out of office socials, networking programs, Employee Resource Group (ERG) programs, and Activity Groups. Present your project to the entire company at the end of the internship. Connect and learn from our executives and leadership team including our co-founders. Learn and develop skills through our professional development workshops. Write for our Cloudflare blog and be featured on Cloudflare.tv sessions. Desirable Skills, Knowledge and Experience Currently pursuing a degree or program in Computer Science, Engineering, Mathematics, Statistics or relevant field to the role. Demonstrated critical thinking skills and drive to learn and adapt new technologies. Curiosity, empathy and ability to get things done. Ability to commit to a full-time (40 hours/a week Monday - Friday) for a minimum 12 week internship. Our available terms are September 14 - December 4 or September 28 - December 18. In office 3-5 days a week in Lisbon, PT. Bonus Points Demonstrated passion for software development, such as personal projects, open-source contributions, or experience with our developer platform using Cloudflare for Students. ● For Portugal based hires: the monthly salary is €2,450. Please note We will be hiring interns on a rolling basis until all roles are filled. 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. Athenian Project : In 2017, we created the Athenian Project to ensure that state and local governments have the highest level of protection and reliability for free, so that their constituents have access to election information and voter registration. Since the project, we've provided services to more than 425 local government election websites in 33 states. 1.1.1.1 : We released 1.1.1.1 to help fix the foundation of the Internet by building a faster, more secure and privacy-centric public DNS resolver. This is available publicly for everyone to use - it is the first consumer-focused service Cloudflare has ever released. Here’s the deal - we don’t store client IP addresses never, ever. We will continue to abide by our privacy commitment and ensure that no user data is sold to advertisers or used to target consumers. Sound like something you’d like to be a part of? We’d love to hear from you! Please note that applicants who progress to the offer stage of the interview process may be asked to attend an in-person interview within one of the Cloudflare Offices or Cloudflare Hubs. More details about this will be available at that stage of the interview process. This position may require access to information protected under U.S. export control laws, including the U.S. Export Administration Regulations. 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