Technical Operations & Strategy Intern (Summer 2026) at Cloudflare

About Us

At Cloudflare, we are on a mission to help build a better Internet. Today the company runs one of the world’s largest networks that powers millions of websites and other Internet properties for customers ranging from individual bloggers to SMBs to Fortune 500 companies. Cloudflare protects and accelerates any Internet application online without adding hardware, installing software, or changing a line of code. Internet properties powered by Cloudflare all have web traffic routed through its intelligent global network, which gets smarter with every request. As a result, they see significant improvement in performance and a decrease in spam and other attacks. Cloudflare was named to Entrepreneur Magazine’s Top Company Cultures list and ranked among the World’s Most Innovative Companies by Fast Company.

We realize people do not fit into neat boxes. We are looking for curious and empathetic individuals who are committed to developing themselves and learning new skills, and we are ready to help you do that. We cannot complete our mission without building a diverse and inclusive team. We hire the best people based on an evaluation of their potential and support them throughout their time at Cloudflare. Come join us!

Available Locations: Lisbon, Portugal

About the Role

Are you passionate about the intersection of technology, market strategy, and business growth? Do you thrive in a fast-paced environment and enjoy tackling complex, high-impact problems? Cloudflare is looking for a driven and analytical Summer 2026 Technical Operations & Strategy Intern to join our team.

This is a unique opportunity to work alongside Cloudflare's strategy leadership and gain hands-on experience in shaping the future direction of a global, mission-driven company. You will contribute to projects that directly influence decision-making and Cloudflare's cost basis.

What you'll do

The Technical Operations & Strategy Intern will contribute to high-priority strategic initiatives across the company. While the exact projects will depend on Cloudflare’s internal priorities at the time of the internship, potential areas of focus include:

Infrastructure Expansion: Conducting market and provider assessments, developing strategic options, and contributing to the creation of a 3-year infrastructure strategy.

Business Cases: Analyzing global spend basis for colocation and network and recommending actions to senior management.

Automation: Enhancing our tooling, forecasting and tracking with AI and other forms of intelligent automation.

Market Intelligence: Deep diving into emerging competitive threats and market shifts within key Cloudflare supplier areas (e.g., AI/ML, data center, cloud) to produce actionable recommendations.

Business Development: Finding and speaking to new infrastructure companies and creating new business relationships.

Must-Haves:

Currently enrolled in an undergraduate degree program in a relevant field (e.g., Business, Liberal Arts, Computer Science).

Exceptional analytical and quantitative skills, with a proven ability to structure complex problems, conduct rigorous analysis, and synthesize findings into clear, concise, and compelling narratives.

Strong communication and presentation skills, comfortable engaging with senior leaders and facilitating cross-functional discussions.

A self-starter with a high degree of intellectual curiosity and a proactive approach to problem-solving; detail-oriented and organized.

A passion for Cloudflare's mission to help build a better Internet and a genuine interest in the underlying technologies (networking, security, edge computing, AI).

Desirable Skills, Knowledge, and Experience:

Self-starter who enjoys working in a fast-paced, collaborative, and innovative high-growth environment.

Ability to commit to a full-time 12 week internship.

In office 3-4 days a week in-office in Lisbon.

Familiarity with infrastructure concepts (cross-connects, circuits, colocation vendors/sites) or interest in learning quickly.

Ability to write or prompt (OpenCode etc) scripting and code

API familiarity and ability to create persistent, reliable data pipelines

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!

This position may require access to information protected under U.S. export control laws, including the U.S. Export Administration Regulations. Please note that any offer of employment may be conditioned on your authorization to receive software or technology controlled under these U.S. export laws without sponsorship for an export license.

Cloudflare is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We are committed to providing equal employment opportunity for all people and place great value in both diversity and inclusiveness. All qualified applicants will be considered for employment without regard to their, or any other person's, perceived or actual race, color, religion, sex, gender, gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, age, physical or mental disability, medical condition, family care status, or any other basis protected by law. We are an AA/Veterans/Disabled Employer.

Cloudflare provides reasonable accommodations to qualified individuals with disabilities. Please tell us if you require a reasonable accommodation to apply for a job. Examples of reasonable accommodations include, but are not limited to, changing the application process, providing documents in an alternate format, using a sign language interpreter, or using specialized equipment. If you require a reasonable accommodation to apply for a job, please contact us via e-mail at hr@cloudflare.com or via mail at 101 Townsend St. San Francisco, CA 94107.

Technical Operations & Strategy Intern (Summer 2026)

Job Description

What you'll do

Must-Haves:

Desirable Skills, Knowledge, and Experience: