Network Engineering Intern (Summer 2026) at Cloudflare in Austin, TX

Summary: Cloudflare is a technology company on a mission to help build a better Internet, operating one of the world's largest networks. They are seeking a Network Engineering Intern to work closely with senior engineers on real operational networks, gaining hands-on experience in network provisioning, troubleshooting, and documentation. Responsibilities: - 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 Required Qualifications: - 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 Preferred Qualifications: - 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 Required Skills: CCNA, JNCIA, BGP, OSI Model, Python, Bash, Network Automation, Network Operating Systems, Juniper, Cisco, Arista, Linux System Administration, Optical Transport Technologies Internship Start Date: Start in 2026 Summer