Hybrid Newsroom Engineering Intern (Summer 2027)

The New York Times Company; New York (NY); Hybrid; USD 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Housing and relocation resources

Job summary

The New York Times Company is seeking a paid summer internship for 2027 to contribute to software used by NYT journalists. The focus is on software engineering in a newsroom environment, with daily work on a software development project team.

The role runs 10 weeks beginning June 7, 2027, at $40 per hour. Interns work 35 hours per week in a hybrid setup at our New York City headquarters, with housing relocation resources provided by the program team.

Qualifications

• Work on software development projects in a newsroom environment.
• Collaborate with developers, designers and journalists to build newsroom tools.
• Familiarity with AI-assisted software development best practices.

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
• Experience contributing to newsgathering, reporting, editing, and/or news presentation processes
• You will take a technical project from concept to completion, contributing to concept definition, technical design, and technical implementation
• You will work 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

Skills

Software development

Collaboration

AI-assisted development

Job description

The New York Times Company is seeking a paid summer internship for 2027 to contribute to software used by NYT journalists. The focus is on software engineering in a newsroom environment, with daily work on a software development project team.

The role runs 10 weeks beginning June 7, 2027, at $40 per hour. Interns work 35 hours per week in a hybrid setup at our New York City headquarters, with housing relocation resources provided by the program team.