Interactive News Engineering Intern at The New York Times

The mission of The New York Times is to seek the truth and help people understand the world. That means independent journalism is at the heart of all we do as a company. It’s why we have a world-renowned newsroom that sends journalists to report on the ground from nearly 160 countries. It’s why we focus deeply on how our readers will experience our journalism, from print to audio to a world-class digital and app destination. And it’s why our business strategy centers on making journalism so good that it’s worth paying for.

About Us:

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 also 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. Our unique position between the newsroom and technology departments makes us instrumental to The Times’ most ambitious digital journalism.

We work with a range of web technologies, primarily JavaScript, TypeScript, React and Svelte. We run Node.js servers which talk to PostgreSQL databases. We rely on hosted Google Cloud services and serverless technologies, manage code using Git and host it on GitHub, and use A.I. tools such as Cursor and Claude.

This role is focused on software engineering in a newsroom environment. Daily work will be on a software development project team. Interns often have opportunities to contribute to opportunistic data or document journalism using our tools, but the core work is not writing stories or producing graphics.

Previous interns have helped to wrangle nationwide precincts data and international election results, pitched in on Olympics coverage and results, added features to our live World Cup scores and standings, built technology to help reporters reach out to a diverse set of readers, implemented customizable layout configurations for elections results pages, and helped unravel thorny data about metro transit woes.

About Our Summer Internships:

The duration is 10 weeks long, starting on June 7th, 2027
The rate of pay for this role is $40 per hour.
Interns work 35 hours per week.
This is a hybrid role based in our New York City headquarters. The intern will work from the office at least 3 days per week.
- Our intern program team can provide resources and recommendations related to housing and relocation to New York.

Responsibilities:

You will 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
You will contribute to technical design and development of new features within team projects, and use these tools to help with opportunistic reporting
You will receive support and mentorship to meet professional goals and accelerate your learning
You will 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

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, 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

Preferred Qualifications:

The most competitive applications will demonstrate:

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

How to apply:

Please submit a current resume tying your experience and interests to the qualifications. A cover letter describing your role in the portfolio projects, and your interest in a newsroom engineering role is required. Link to or attach your portfolio of work.

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Additional Compensation and Benefits:

For roles in the U.S., dependent on your role, you may be eligible for variable pay, such as an annual bonus and restricted stock. Benefits may include medical, dental and vision benefits, Flexible Spending Accounts (F.S.A.s), a company-matching 401(k) plan, employee stock purchase plan, paid vacation, paid sick days, paid parental leave, tuition reimbursement and professional development programs.

For roles outside of the U.S., information on benefits will be provided during the interview process.

The hourly rate of base pay for this role is:

$40—$40 USD

Candidate Use of GenAI Tools:

We’re excited to learn more about you and your experience. To keep our hiring process as fair and authentic as possible, we ask that you submit your own work and not use GenAI tools to generate substantive content during the application and interview process.

If you’re an engineering candidate, we’ll let you know what specific GenAI tools you are permitted to use for your technical assessment.

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