Backend Engineering Intern
The New York Times · New York, NY
About this role
**Backend Engineering Intern — The New York Times** **About the role** Join a variety of backend engineering teams in impactful, hands-on work. We value transparency, openness, diversity, learning, community, and continuous improvement. **Summer internship details** - **Duration:** 10 weeks (starting **June 7, 2027**) - **Pay:** **$40.00/hour** - **Hours:** **35 hours/week** - **Location:** **Hybrid** role based in **New York City** **Responsibilities** - Write high-quality code using best practices and design patterns - Work with current technologies - Show empathy for existing solutions and issues - Collaborate in a collegial environment with peers from diverse backgrounds and skills - Be a committed bug hunter - Enjoy commenting on your code - Demonstrate support for and understanding of journalistic independence and the mission to seek the truth and help people understand the world **Interest to learn** - System design and architecture (building for scale) - Docker / Kubernetes - Public cloud services: **AWS** or **GCP** - CI/CD techniques and tooling - Multi-tier application architecture, including networking, load balancing, monitoring, and *nix OS concepts **Basic qualifications** - At least **6 months** of educational or professional experience with backend engineering **Preferred qualifications** - Programming/syntax knowledge in **Go, Python, Java, Scala**, or similar backend languages - Understanding of data modeling in both **SQL** and **NoSQL** systems - Understanding of **Git** and **GitHub** **Additional compensation & benefits (U.S.)** Depending on role, you may be eligible for variable pay (e.g., annual bonus and restricted stock). Benefits may include medical, dental, vision, FSA, 401(k) match, employee stock purchase plan, paid vacation/sick days, paid parental leave, tuition reimbursement, and professional development. **GenAI note (candidate use of GenAI tools)** To keep the hiring process fair and authentic, 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 specific GenAI tools (if any) you may use for your technical assessment. **Equal opportunity** The New York Times Company is an Equal Opportunity Employer and encourages people from all backgrounds to apply.
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