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Interactive News Engineering Intern at The New York Times

Interactive News Engineering Intern

The New York Times · NY, US

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Interactive News Engineering Intern

The New York Times · NY, US

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About the Role

The Interactive News Technology team is seeking a paid summer 2027 intern to contribute to software used by hundreds of NYT journalists and projects serving millions of readers. This role is focused on software engineering in a newsroom environment, working on development projects and potentially contributing to opportunistic data or document journalism.

Responsibilities

  • Work on one or multiple projects for the summer and collaborate with developers, designers and journalists to build newsroom tools which help our journalists report and tell stories
  • Contribute to technical design and development of new features within team projects, and use these tools to help with opportunistic reporting
  • Receive support and mentorship to meet professional goals and accelerate your learning
  • Expand your understanding of building modern, scalable, software while immersed in a newsroom environment
  • Demonstrate support and understanding of our value of journalistic independence and a strong commitment to our mission to seek the truth and help people understand the world

Requirements

  • Experience contributing to newsgathering, reporting, editing, and/or news presentation processes
  • Experience in JavaScript or TypeScript
  • Experience taking a technical project from concept to completion, contributing to concept definition, technical design, and technical implementation
  • Experience working as part of a team to develop software
  • Familiarity with AI-assisted software development best practices
  • Interest in a newsroom engineering role that combines technical and editorial thinking
  • Support for our value of journalistic independence and a strong commitment to our mission to seek the truth and help people understand the world
  • A portfolio of work showing innovations and ideas which demonstrate that you think critically about the news, and want to shape meaningful experiences for The New York Times readers
  • Experience collaborating with others to advance the purpose and ideas of a project
  • Interest in using software engineering skills to push the limits of what we offer to our readers

Skills

  • JavaScript
  • TypeScript
  • React
  • Svelte
  • Node.js
  • PostgreSQL
  • Google Cloud services
  • Serverless technologies
  • Git
  • GitHub
  • AI tools
  • Cursor
  • Claude

Location

  • New York City

Work Type

  • Hybrid
  • Internship

Experience Level

  • Intern

Salary/Compensations

  • $40 per hour

Benefits

  • Medical benefits
  • Dental benefits
  • Vision benefits
  • Flexible Spending Accounts (F.S.A.s)
  • Company-matching 401(k) plan
  • Employee stock purchase plan
  • Paid vacation
  • Paid sick days
  • Paid parental leave
  • Tuition reimbursement
  • Professional development programs

About the Company

  • The New York Times Company is committed to being the world’s best source of independent, reliable and quality journalism.
  • We embrace a diverse workforce that has a broad range of backgrounds and experiences across our ranks, at all levels of the organization.
  • We encourage people from all backgrounds to apply.

Equal Opportunity

  • We are an Equal Opportunity Employer and do not discriminate on the basis of an individual's sex, age, race, color, creed, national origin, alienage, religion, marital status, pregnancy, sexual orientation or affectional preference, gender identity and expression, disability, genetic trait or predisposition, carrier status, citizenship, veteran or military status and other personal characteristics protected by law.
  • All applications will receive consideration for employment without regard to legally protected characteristics.
  • The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC)’s Know Your Rights Poster is available here.
  • The New York Times Company will provide reasonable accommodations as required by applicable federal, state, and/or local laws.
  • Individuals seeking an accommodation for the application or interview process should email reasonable.accommodations@nytimes.com.