Interactive News Engineering Intern
The New York Times · New York, NY
About this role
**Interactive News Engineering Intern** **About the team** Interactive News Technology is a team of developer-journalists embedded in The New York Times newsroom. We power new story forms and build tools for newsgathering, while supporting breaking news, exclusive reporting, and major events. We’re looking for a paid **summer 2027 intern** to contribute to software used by hundreds of NYT journalists and projects that serve millions of readers. This role is focused on **software engineering in a newsroom environment**—daily work is on a software development project team. Interns may have opportunities to contribute to opportunistic data/document journalism, but the core work is **not** writing stories or producing graphics. **Tech stack (examples)** JavaScript, TypeScript, React, Svelte; Node.js; PostgreSQL; Google Cloud; serverless technologies; Git/GitHub; AI tools such as Cursor and Claude. **Summer internship details** - **Duration:** 10 weeks (starting **June 7, 2027**) - **Pay:** **$40/hour** - **Hours:** 35 hours/week - **Location:** Hybrid (NYC HQ; in-office at least **3 days/week**) **Responsibilities** - Work on one or multiple projects and collaborate with developers, designers, and journalists to build newsroom tools - Contribute to technical design and development of new features - Use tools to support opportunistic reporting - Receive support and mentorship to meet professional goals and accelerate learning - Expand understanding of building modern, scalable software in a newsroom environment - Demonstrate support for **journalistic independence** and the mission to seek the truth and help people understand the world **Basic qualifications** - 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 (concept definition, technical design, and 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 journalistic independence and the mission - A portfolio showing innovations/ideas and critical thinking about meaningful experiences for NYT readers **Preferred qualifications** - Experience collaborating with others to advance a project’s purpose and ideas - Interest in using software engineering skills to push the limits of what we offer readers **How to apply** Submit: - **A current resume** tying your experience and interests to the qualifications - **A cover letter** describing your role in portfolio projects and your interest in a newsroom engineering role (required) - Link to or attach your portfolio of work **Candidate use of GenAI tools** Submit your own work and **do not use GenAI tools to generate substantive content** during the application and interview process. If you’re an engineering candidate, you’ll be told which GenAI tools (if any) you may use for your technical assessment. **Equal opportunity** The New York Times Company is an Equal Opportunity Employer and provides reasonable accommodations as required by law. **Note on fraud** Beware of fraudulent job postings. Legitimate opportunities are available through **The New York Times careers site** only.
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