**Who this is for** This internship is for students pursuing a degree in Accounting, Finance, Business, Engineering, Computer Science, or Data Analytics, with a
Work type: onsite
Location: In-Office
Salary: $24/hr
Type: Full-time
**Who this is for** This internship is for students pursuing a degree in Accounting, Finance, Business, Engineering, Computer Science, or Data Analytics, with an expected graduation between late 2026 and late 2027. If you have a curious mindset, critical thinking skills, and an interest in leveraging data for audit and process improvements, this role is a great fit. **Key highlights** As an Internal Audit Intern, you will be part of a data-driven team, executing audits with a focus on AI/ML, data analytics, automation, and process improvements. You will gain hands-on experience across the full audit lifecycle, from planning to reporting, and have the opportunity to present your project to leadership at the end of the internship. **You might be a good fit if you...** - Possess coding skills (Python, R, SQL, Tableau, Power BI) and proficiency in Excel/Google Sheets. - Have strong critical thinking, decision-making, and problem-solving skills. - Demonstrate a curious mindset and initiative. - Are an effective communicator with strong time management and prioritization abilities.
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 location: Austin, TXAbout the role
As an intern on the Internal Audit (IA) team, you will be a part of a data-driven team that will work with the Internal Audit team as well as Business and Technology partners to perform analysis with the dual purpose of (1) executing an independent assessment of a target area following Internal Audit’s methodology and (2) delivering insights to the business on potential improvements that leverage AI/ML and may include data analytics, automation, dashboarding, and process improvements.
What you'll do
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](https://blog.cloudflare.com/protecting-free-expression-online/): 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](https://1.1.1.1/): We released[ 1.1.1.1](https://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](https://developers.cloudflare.com/1.1.1.1/privacy/public-dns-resolver) 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.