Backend Engineering Intern

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 Every day, journalists at The New York Times report more than 200 stories from dozens of countries around the world on topics ranging from major international events to the best way to roast a chicken. Those stories are read, listened to, and watched by more than 100 million digital readers each month across our web and mobile products. All engineers at The New York Times take great pride in building products that live up to the quality and reputation of our journalism. About the Team We are looking for backend engineers on a variety of teams to join our organization in impactful, hands-on roles. We value transparency and openness, diversity, learning, community, and continuous improvement. Check out some of our Times Open blog posts, written by engineers and other technical team members: on working remotely, on developing your career, and working with next gen technology. Follow us @nytdevs on Twitter to see what we’re up to and come be a part of the digital revolution of a 168-year-old institution with a “mission worth believing in.” About Our Summer Internships: The duration is 10 weeks long, starting on June 2, 2025. The rate of pay for this role is $40.00 per hour. Interns work 35 hours per week. This is a hybrid role based in New York. Responsibilities: Have empathy for existing solutions and issues Be able to work in a collegial environment with peers from diverse backgrounds and skills Be a committed bug hunter Enjoy commenting your code Have interest to learn: System design and architecture, with an emphasis on building for scale Docker/Kubernetes Public cloud platform services: Amazon Web Services (AWS) or Google Cloud Platform (GCP). Continuous Integration and Continuous Delivery techniques and tooling Multi-tier application architecture & concepts of networking, load balancing, monitoring and *nix OS Basic Qualifications: You have at least 6 months of educational or professional experience with backend engineering Preferred Qualifications: Have programming and syntax knowledge in Go, Python, Java, Scala, or other similar backend programming languages You understand data modeling in both SQL based and NoSQL database systems You understand version control using Git and Github.com

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