thenewyorktimes · New York, NY
Skills: React, Svelte, TypeScript, JavaScript, Node.js, SQL
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 layou…
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