About the role#
As a Developer Platform intern, you will work on the infrastructure and engineering systems supporting Wirecutter. You will contribute to projects that help teams test, deploy, and operate web applications. Your work will focus on improving software delivery, release quality, and platform performance through network and application architecture improvements.
What you'll do#
- Help improve CI/CD workflows to automate quality checks and code deployment.
- Investigate web application performance and contribute to latency-reduction efforts.
- Explore network requests and platform architecture to find opportunities for better reliability.
- Build, test, and document improvements while working with engineers across the team.
- Share your findings, including tradeoffs, results, and ideas for future work.
What you'll need#
- A foundation in software development and an interest in how applications, infrastructure, and networks work together.
- Experience working with CI/CD workflows for automating quality checks and code deployment.
- Experience or project work focused on web application performance optimization or latency reduction.
- A thoughtful, curious approach to debugging and problem-solving.
- Experience working with AI tools and agents like Claude Code.
- Familiarity with web application architecture, network requests, or performance measurement.
- Exposure to AWS, Kubernetes, or GitHub Actions is preferred.
- Current enrollment in a Computer Science or Computer Engineering program.
Location & details#
- This role is based on-site in New York, New York.
- The position is full-time.
- This is a paid internship with a rolling term.
About The New York Times
The New York Times is a newspaper publishing company based in New York City. It was founded in 1851 and currently operates as a public company. The organization employs over 14,000 people to produce journalism and digital products for its readers. Its operations are centered at 620 Eighth Avenue.
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