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About the Role

The New York Times is seeking backend engineers for a variety of teams to join their organization in impactful, hands-on roles. This is a summer internship position with a duration of 10 weeks, starting on June 7, 2027. Interns work 35 hours per week.

Responsibilities

Write high-quality code with best practices and design patterns in mind.
Work with current technologies.
Have empathy for existing solutions and issues.
Be able to work in a collegial environment with peers from diverse backgrounds and skills.
Be a committed bug hunter.
Enjoy commenting on your code.
Demonstrates 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.
Have interest to learn system design and architecture, with an emphasis on building for scale.
Have interest to learn Docker/Kubernetes.
Have interest to learn public cloud platform services: Amazon Web Services (AWS) or Google Cloud Platform (GCP).
Have interest to learn Continuous Integration and Continuous Delivery techniques and tooling.
Have interest to learn multi-tier application architecture & concepts of networking, load balancing, monitoring and *nix OS.

Requirements

You have at least 6 months of educational or professional experience with backend engineering.
Have programming and syntax knowledge in Go, Python, Java, Scala, or other similar backend programming languages.
You understand data modeling in both SQL based and NoSQL database systems.
You understand version control using Git and Github.com.

Skills

backend engineering
Go
Python
Java
Scala
SQL
NoSQL
Git
Github.com

Location

New York City

Work Type

hybrid
full-time

Experience Level

intern

Salary/Compensations

$40.00 per hour

Benefits

medical, dental and 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 mission of The New York Times is to seek the truth and help people understand the world.
Independent journalism is at the heart of all we do as a company.
We have a world-renowned newsroom that sends journalists to report on the ground from nearly 160 countries.
We focus deeply on how our readers will experience our journalism, from print to audio to a world-class digital and app destination.
Our business strategy centers on making journalism so good that it’s worth paying for.
Every day, journalists at The New York Times report more than 200 stories from dozens of countries around the world on topics ranging from major international events to the best way to roast a chicken.
Those stories are read, listened to, and watched by more than 100 million digital readers each month across our web and mobile products.
All engineers at The New York Times take great pride in building products that live up to the quality and reputation of our journalism.
We value transparency and openness, diversity, learning, community, and continuous improvement.
The New York Times Company is committed to being the world’s best source of independent, reliable and quality journalism.
To do so, we embrace a diverse workforce that has a broad range of backgrounds and experiences across our ranks, at all levels of the organization.

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.