Automation Engineer Intern (Summer 2026) at Cloudflare in Austin, TX

Summary: Cloudflare is on a mission to help build a better Internet and is seeking an Automation Engineer Intern to join the People Innovation Lab. The role focuses on building and deploying smart tools to automate workflows within the People organization, enhancing efficiency through innovative solutions. Responsibilities: - Identify and eliminate manual workflows across the People team - Build diverse automation solutions (Google Workspace, Workers, background jobs, multi-step agents) - Utilize AI coding tools (e.g., OpenCode) and build autonomous agents - Build workflow automations (Google Workspace, APIs, third-party platforms) - Build event-driven automations using Cloudflare Workers - Build AI-powered tools (LLM APIs like Gemini, Workers AI) for reasoning (summarization, routing) - Create reusable components and early-stage, stateful, autonomous agents - Audit workflows for high-value automation - Build and ship automations in JavaScript/TypeScript (Google Workspace, Workers) - Integrate AI/LLM APIs; use AI-assisted development (OpenCode) - Explore and apply Cloudflare's full automation stack (Workers, Durable Objects, AI Gateway, Vectorize) - Participate in agile ceremonies and present work Required Qualifications: - Pursuing/equivalent experience in Computer Science or related field - Proficient in JavaScript or Python; writes clean code - Experience with REST APIs and structured data - Independent problem-solving - Fluent with AI tools Preferred Qualifications: - Experience building automations (Zapier, Make, n8n, Apps Script, custom code) - Prior LLM/AI API integration experience - Familiarity with event-driven/serverless architecture - Exposure to agent frameworks/multi-step AI workflows Required Skills: JavaScript, Python, REST APIs, Structured data, AI tools, Automation building, LLM/AI API integration, Event-driven architecture, Serverless architecture, Agent frameworks, Multi-step AI workflows, Independent problem-solving Internship Start Date: Start in 2026 Summer Benefits: Platform onboarding and hands-on AI-assisted development experience., Dedicated manager, feedback, and real production automations., Portfolio artifact (production automations, agent-building track record).