People Analytics Data Engineering Intern (Winter/Spring 2027)

Cloudflare; Austin (TX); On-site; USD 25,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

Cloudflare's Data Engineering Intern role in Austin, TX offers hands-on experience building a modern data warehouse unifying HR, recruiting, and performance systems, plus an AI-powered analytics agent. You’ll work with the data engineering team to enable natural-language querying of workforce data.

The program emphasizes SQL/data modeling, cloud-based warehousing, ELT pipelines, and governance, with cross-functional collaboration across People Operations, Compensation, Talent Acquisition, and

Qualifications

• Currently enrolled in a graduate program in CS, Data Eng, Statistics, or related.
• Proficient in SQL; Python and BigQuery a plus.
• Strong interest in data governance and responsible AI deployment.
• Attention to detail and ability to resolve data quality issues.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and implement ELT pipelines to integrate data sources into a centralized cloud warehouse.
• Support data governance, automated data lifecycle management, and data quality validation.
• Conduct root-cause analysis to identify and remediate data integrity issues.
• Contribute to the semantic data layer for an internal AI analytics platform.
• Collaborate with People Ops, Compensation, Talent Acquisition, and Engineering.

Skills

SQL

Python

Education

Graduate program in Computer Science, Data Engineering, Statistics or related

Tools

BigQuery

Job description

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.

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.

At Cloudflare, we’re not looking for people who wait for a polished roadmap; we’re looking for the builders who see the cracks in the Internet that everyone else has simply learned to live with. We value candidates who have the instinct to spot a "normalized" problem and the AI-native curiosity to create a solution using the latest tools. Our culture is built on iteration, leveraging AI to ship faster today to make it better tomorrow, while ensuring that every improvement, no matter how small, is shared across the team to lift everyone up. If you’re the type of person who values curiosity over bureaucracy, and that AI is a partner in solving tough problems to keep the Internet moving forward, you’ll fit right in.

Available Locations: Austin Texas

Internship Details: 3 days in office (12 week internship, January - May)

About The Role

Cloudflare's People Analytics organization transforms enterprise workforce data into a governed, trusted source of truth that informs company-wide reporting, regulatory compliance, and AI-enabled decision support. As a Data Engineering Intern, you'll help build and extend a modern data warehouse that unifies HR, recruiting, and performance systems, and contribute to an AI-powered analytics agent allowing stakeholders to query workforce data in natural language.

This position suits a candidate with an understanding of SQL and data modeling principles, and an interest in data governance, quality assurance, and the responsible application of artificial intelligence within enterprise systems. The intern will collaborate closely with our data engineering team and cross-functional business partners, gaining practical experience in cloud-based data warehousing, ELT pipeline development, and applied AI infrastructure.

What You'll Build & Do

• Data Pipeline Development: Design, develop, and implement ELT pipelines to integrate additional enterprise data sources into a centralized cloud data warehouse.
• Data Governance: Support the implementation of historical data retention frameworks, automated data lifecycle management policies, and ongoing data quality validation processes to ensure warehouse accuracy and regulatory compliance.
• Data Quality Assurance: Conduct root-cause analysis to identify and remediate data integrity issues, including calculation discrepancies and record inconsistencies.
• AI-Enabled Analytics Support: Contribute to the expansion of the semantic data layer underlying an internal AI analytics platform, ensuring new capabilities are delivered in a manner that safeguards sensitive personal information.
• Cross-Functional Collaboration: Partner with stakeholders across People Operations, Compensation, Talent Acquisition, and Engineering to translate business requirements into scalable, reliable data solutions.

Qualifications

• Currently enrolled in a graduate program in Computer Science, Data Engineering, Statistics, or a related discipline
• Demonstrated proficiency in SQL; working knowledge of Python and cloud-based data warehouse platforms (e.g., BigQuery) preferred
• Strong interest in data governance, information privacy, and the responsible deployment of artificial intelligence systems
• Excellent attention to detail and a demonstrated ability to methodically identify and resolve data quality issues.

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.

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.

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