Machine Learning Engineer Intern (Summer 2026)

Internship Dates: June 8 – August 28 or June 22 – September 11 Location: Austin, Texas, US About the role We are looking for a Machine Learning Engineer Intern to join our Austin team to build and operate the pipelines behind AI-driven applications, agents, and chatbots that power teams across the company, including go‑to‑market, engineering, and product. As an intern, you’ll work alongside experienced data scientists and machine learning engineers to tackle real-world challenges in AI development. What you’ll do Deploy, monitor & support ML applications & services on Kubernetes in cloud. Understand the MLOps landscape and work on new tools and solutions for ML & AI initiatives. Partner and align with data scientists, data engineers, and internal teams to deliver ML solutions in a globally distributed environment. Leverage Cloudflare products and services for AI & ML initiatives and applications. Use software engineering best practices to publish model scores, insights, and learnings at scale within the company. Qualifications B.S. or M.S. in Computer Science, Statistics, Mathematics, or other quantitative fields. Strong software engineering mindset, proficiency in shell scripts, CLI utilities, and version control with Git. Knowledge of AI agents, inference‑time optimization, and LLM evaluations. Ability to collaborate with cross‑functional teams and work through ambiguous business requirements. Commitment to a 12‑week summer internship. In‑office 3–5 days a week in Austin, TX. Bonus Points Familiarity with container‑based deployments such as Docker & Kubernetes in cloud. Experience with AI‑assisted coding and building with the Cloudflare developer platform. 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. #J-18808-Ljbffr CloudFlare