Backend Engineering Intern, Wirecutter

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The New York Times Backend Engineering Intern at Wirecutter focused on improving CI/CD workflows and web application performance. Collaborate with engineers to enhance platform reliability and speed.

Responsibilities

Help improve CI/CD workflows that automate quality checks and code deployment.
Investigate web application performance and contribute to latency-reduction efforts.
Explore network requests and application or platform architecture to identify opportunities for better performance and reliability.
Build, test, and document improvements in collaboration with engineers across the team.
Share what you learn, including tradeoffs, results, and ideas for follow-up work.

Qualification

Experience working with CI/CD workflowsA thoughtfulExposure to AWS or KubernetesExperience with GitHub ActionsCandidate Use of GenAI ToolsIf you’re an engineering candidate

Required

Experience working with CI/CD workflows, especially for automating quality checks and code deployment.
Experience or project work focused on web application performance optimization or latency reduction.
A foundation in software development and an interest in how applications, infrastructure, and networks work together.
A thoughtful, curious approach to debugging and problem-solving, and a willingness to collaborate and learn.
Experience working with AI tools and agents like Claude Code

Preferred

Exposure to AWS or Kubernetes.
Experience with GitHub Actions.
Familiarity with web application architecture, network requests, or performance measurement.
The hourly rate of base pay for this role is:
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.
The New York Times Company is committed to being the world’s best source of independent, reliable and quality journalism. To do so, we embrace a diverse workforce that has a broad range of backgrounds and experiences across our ranks, at all levels of the organization. We encourage people from all backgrounds to apply.

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