Interactive News Engineering Intern

The New York Times • New York, NY

2d • Hybrid

About The Position

The Interactive News Engineering Intern will join Interactive News Technology, a team of developer-journalists embedded in The New York Times newsroom. The team builds tools for newsgathering, supports breaking news and major events, and develops new forms of digital journalism. The intern will contribute to software used by journalists and projects reaching readers, working on a software development project team in a newsroom environment. The core of the role is software engineering rather than writing stories or producing graphics, though there may be opportunities to contribute to opportunistic data or document journalism using the team's tools.

The team primarily works with JavaScript, TypeScript, React and Svelte; Node.js servers; PostgreSQL; hosted Google Cloud services and serverless technologies; Git and GitHub; and AI-assisted development tools such as Cursor and Claude. The intern will work on one or more projects, collaborate with developers, designers and journalists, contribute to technical design and feature development, and receive support and mentorship. This is a paid, 10-week summer internship starting June 7, 2027, at $40 per hour for 35 hours per week. It is hybrid and based at the New York City headquarters, with at least three days per week in the office. The intern program team can provide housing and relocation resources and recommendations.

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 combining technical and editorial thinking.
• Support for journalistic independence and commitment to the mission to seek the truth and help people understand the world.
• A portfolio showing innovations and ideas that demonstrate critical thinking about news and an interest in shaping meaningful experiences for New York Times readers.

Nice To Haves

• 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 The New York Times offers readers.

Responsibilities

• Work on one or multiple summer projects with developers, designers and journalists to build newsroom tools that help journalists report and tell stories.
• Contribute to technical design and development of new features within team projects.
• Use newsroom tools to help with opportunistic reporting.
• Demonstrate support for journalistic independence and commitment to the mission of seeking the truth and helping people understand the world.

Benefits

• Paid internship at $40 per hour.
• Housing and relocation resources and recommendations for New York.
• Potential eligibility for variable pay, such as an annual bonus and restricted stock, depending on role.
• Benefits may include medical, dental and vision benefits; Flexible Spending Accounts; a company-matching 401(k) plan; an employee stock purchase plan; paid vacation; paid sick days; paid parental leave; tuition reimbursement; and professional development programs.

What This Job Offers

• Career Level: Intern
• Education Level: No Education Listed