Software Engineer Intern (2027)

Cloudflare; United States; On-site; USD 16,000 - 24,000; Full time

Job summary

United States Digital Space LLC is offering a full-time 12-week internship in London, with in-person requirements (Mon-Fri). Interns work with engineers across the company, delivering projects spanning our global network. You’ll learn from mentors, participate in workshops, and present your work to the team.

The program emphasizes curiosity, critical thinking, and proactive problem solving, with senior engineers guiding your growth in a fast-paced environment.

Qualifications

• Currently pursuing a degree in CS/engineering/math or related field.
• Demonstrated critical thinking and drive to learn new technologies.
• Curiosity, empathy, and ability to get things done.
• Willingness to commit to full-time 12-week internship (40 hours/week).
• In-office presence in London, UK (3–5 days a week).

Responsibilities

• Ship and deliver projects over a 12-14 week internship with autonomy and support.
• Collaborate cross-functionally with multiple teams.
• Work with a mentor to guide your internship and career goals.
• Expand your network through internal events and ERG programs.
• Present your project to the entire company at the internship end.
• Learn from executives and leadership during the program.
• Attend professional development workshops.
• Write for the company blog and participate in company TV sessions.

Skills

Critical thinking

Curiosity

Proactivity

Education

Currently pursuing a degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Mathematics, Statistics or related field

Tools

Typescript/Javascript

Go

Rust

C/C++

Python

Job description

About Us

At the company, 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. the company protects and accelerates any Internet application online without adding hardware, installing software, or changing a line of code. Internet properties powered by the company 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. the company was named to Entrepreneur Magazine’s Top Company Cultures list and ranked among the World’s Most Innovative Companies by Fast Company.

At the company, 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

• London, UK

Available Terms

• Winter/Spring (January - May 2027)

• Summer (May - September 2027)

About the Role

Anytime we push code, it automatically affects the millions of Internet properties (powering websites, remote teams, APIs, mobile apps, etc.) running on our global network. the company's network is one of the largest in the world and spans over 330 cities in more than 125 countries. What's more, the company operates within 50 milliseconds of 95% of the Internet-connected population globally (for context, the blink of an eye is 300-400 milliseconds!). We are passionate about making the Internet more secure, reliable, and faster for everyone.

the company’s Engineering teams build and run the software that handles the massive amount of traffic that flows through our network. We also have teams that build the UI and control plane for our software, using modern patterns and libraries in a microservices-based architecture. Technologies include: Typescript/Javascript, Go, Rust, C/C++ and Python.

The ideal intern is passionate about making the Internet a better place. You will work alongside experienced engineers. You will push code this internship that touches hundreds of millions of web surfers. We like to get things done, so we are looking for interns who are curious, proactive, and able to complete projects. This is a great opportunity for engineers who want to learn to develop at Internet scale.

You can check out our internship blogs to learn more about our program and hear directly from our past interns.

Responsibilities

• Ship and deliver projects over 12-14 weeks with autonomy and support.

• Work cross-functionally with various teams.

• Work closely with a mentor to guide you through the internship and help with career goals.

• Build your network across the company through our various in and out of office socials, networking programs, Employee Resource Group (ERG) programs, and Activity Groups.

• Present your project to the entire company at the end of the internship.

• Connect and learn from our executives and leadership team including our co-founders.

• Learn and develop skills through our professional development workshops.

• Write for our the company blog and be featured on the company.tv sessions.

Desirable Skills, Knowledge and Experience

• Currently pursuing a degree or program in Computer Science, Engineering, Mathematics, Statistics or relevant field to the role.

• Demonstrated critical thinking skills and drive to learn and adapt new technologies.

• Curiosity, empathy and ability to get things done.

• Ability to commit to a full-time (40 hours/week Monday - Friday) for a minimum 12 week internship.

• In office 3-5 days a week in London, UK.

Bonus Points

Demonstrated passion for software development, such as personal projects, open-source contributions, or experience with our developer platform usingthe company for Students.

Please note

• We will be hiring interns on a rolling basis until all roles are filled.

• We are not considering remote or part-time for either terms. This is a full-time (40hr/week internship) with in-person expectations; standard business hours are typically 9:00 AM – 6:00 PM. You should not be enrolled in classes, which would conflict with full-time commitment.

What Makes the company 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 the company’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 the company 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 company Offices or the company Hubs. More details about this will be available at that stage of the interview process.