Network Engineering Intern (Summer 2026)

• Provision and configure network hardware and software as part of capacity expansion across Cloudflare's global edge network following well-established playbooks under engineer guidance.
• Monitor network health and investigate non-urgent faults using Cloudflare's AI-enabled troubleshooting tooling escalating where needed and documenting findings to help the broader team resolve issues faster.
• Triage and investigate network issues in collaboration with other internal teams leveraging our internal tooling to accelerate diagnosis and resolution.
• Create and maintain operational documentation runbooks and knowledge-base articles that improve the efficiency of our team and tooling.
• Participate in structured troubleshooting sessions with senior engineers building diagnostic skills across BGP routing and hardware faults in a production environment.
• Support network operations by contributing to shift handoffs status updates and incident tracking as part of the day-to-day ops rhythm.

• Currently enrolled in or recently completed a degree in Networking Computer Science or a related technical discipline.
• Holds or is actively pursuing at least one industry networking certification (CCNA JNCIA or equivalent).
• Working knowledge of BGP and the OSI model with the ability to reason through network problems layer by layer.
• Familiarity with at least one scripting language (Python Bash or similar) or demonstrated comfort using AI tools to write and adapt scripts for network automation tasks.
• Demonstrated ability to learn new technologies quickly including vendor operating systems and internal tooling under the guidance of a mentor.
• Strong written communication skills - you'll be writing documentation and ticket responses that engineers and customers will rely on.

• Hands-on experience with network operating systems across multiple vendors such as Juniper Cisco or Arista.
• Understanding of anycast routing or how large-scale Internet networks distribute traffic.
• Experience with Linux system administration.
• Familiarity with optical transport technologies.
• Experience working in a customer-facing technical support environment.

What We Do

Cloudflare Inc. (NYSE: NET) is the leading connectivity cloud company on a mission to help build a better Internet. It empowers organizations to make their employees applications and networks faster and more secure everywhere while reducing complexity and cost. Cloudflare’s connectivity cloud delivers the most full-featured unified platform of cloud-native products and developer tools so any organization can gain the control they need to work develop and accelerate their business. Powered by one of the world’s largest and most interconnected networks Cloudflare blocks billions of threats online for its customers every day. It is trusted by millions of organizations – from the largest brands to entrepreneurs and small businesses to nonprofits humanitarian groups and governments across the globe.

Why Work With Us

Cloudflare employees come from all walks of life. We are mission-driven and our team is energized by a collaborative creative environment that celebrates our differences and fosters new ways to grow together.

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