SupportFinity™ is hiring: Summer Intern - Advertising Engineering in New York

Overview Join the future of news We’re on a mission to deliver riveting storytelling for all of America. At The Washington Post, you’ll help reinvent news. Our work is driven by a deep investigative spirit and enhanced by innovation to bring audiences closer to the stories that matter most. The Washington Post is powered by the passion and talent of our people. It takes all of us to reinvent news. Beyond our award-winning Newsroom and Opinions teams, we work across many departments, including Brand & Events, Communications, Customer Care, Engineering & Product, Finance, Human Resources, Legal, Marketing & Advertising, Print Operations, and Sales. Why This Role Matters This internship offers a unique opportunity to work alongside the Advertising Engineering team, contributing directly to our product roadmap. You will gain invaluable, hands-on experience by working on high-impact production systems that manage user data, complex data infrastructure, real-time and high-speed client-side code, and back- and front-end systems that must function under significant user scale. Under the mentorship of experienced engineers, you will contribute meaningful code improvements, develop a strong engineering discipline, cultivate system-level thinking, and gain a practical understanding of how large-scale, high-reliability platforms operate. What Motivates You Solving complex engineering problems closely tied to code performance. A strong eagerness to learn how real-world systems operate at high scale. Opportunities to work on and understand the essential systems that underlie how media companies and most of the web make money. How You’ll Support The Mission You will support The Washington Post's mission by delivering high-quality engineering contributions to the Identity platform, specifically by: Building high-performance user-facing code. Building and maintaining reliable, secure backend services. Working on innovative ad technology and approaches that can directly unlock revenue for The Washington Post. Ensuring high standards in all engineering work. Collaborating effectively with teammates to ensure Advertising systems scale safely and consistently across the organization. The Skills And Experience You Bring Strong frontend engineering fundamentals and experience working with APIs and both modern JavaScript frameworks and vanilla JavaScript. A mindset for scale and speed, meticulous attention to detail, and a strong willingness to learn. Demonstrated ability to write reliable, maintainable code and collaborate effectively within a team environment. Highly Desirable: Experience with modern websites, work on LLM projects focused on text analysis, and engagement with marketing and advertising technology. Interns are paid hourly and expected to work 35-40 hours per week. Our internship program is based out of our D.C. office, so you are expected to be on-site for the summer and follow The Washington Post’s in-person work policy. We do not provide housing, but can suggest options upon request. You must be enrolled in a degree-seeking program at the time of submitting this application. We encourage you to apply if you are currently a student, regardless of your background or experience with engineering and/or journalism. Foreign nationals can apply for internships. All work samples must be submitted in English. If selected, the required documentation to verify U.S. work authorization must be provided. The Post is unable to provide visa sponsorship for internships. If you have any questions, please reach out to life@washpost.com. We will review all applications and invite a subset of applicants to the next process, which includes live coding and interviews with team leads. Our program provides a meaningful learning experience for engineers who support The Washington Post's mission. Our interns work directly with our full-time engineers on real production features. Additionally, you'll be invited to exclusive events like our annual intern hackathon and lunch seminars from leaders across the company. This internship is not a guarantee of a job at The Post. We have hired from our internship classes in the past, and we hope to continue this trend in the coming years. Note our internship program is not a binding contract — you can take a full-time job elsewhere or from your (or another!) team at The Post before the internship ends. Collaboration makes us stronger. That’s why our offices are designed with open layouts, modern technology, and easy access to transportation. With certain exceptions for newsgathering and business travel, we work on-site five days a week. Your story awaits. Apply today! Learn more about The Post at careers.washingtonpost.com. About the company The Washington Post Be vigilant about potential scams, phishing attempts, or fraudulent activities, and seek credible sources or reviews to assess the trustworthiness of the company. Remember, your personal and financial security is paramount, and taking preventive measures is crucial to safeguarding your information from potential risks and unauthorized use. SupportFinity is not responsible for any consequences that may arise from disclosing such information to unauthorized or fraudulent entities. #J-18808-Ljbffr In Summary: The Washington Post is on a mission to deliver riveting storytelling for all of America . This internship offers a unique opportunity to work alongside the Advertising Engineering team . Work on high-impact production systems that manage user data, complex data infrastructure, real-time and high-speed client-side code . En Español: En The Washington Post, usted ayudará a reinventar las noticias. Nuestro trabajo está impulsado por un profundo espíritu de investigación y mejorado por la innovación para acercar al público a las historias que más importan. El Washington Post se impulsa por la pasión y el talento de nuestra gente. Es necesario que todos nosotros reinventemos las noticias . Más allá de nuestros galardonados equipos Newsroom y Opinions, trabajamos en muchos departamentos, incluidos Brand & Events, Comunicaciones, Atención al Cliente, Ingeniería & Producto, Finanzas, Recursos Humanos, Legal, Marketing & Advertising, Operaciones de Impresión y Ventas. Por qué esta función importa Esta pasantía ofrece una oportunidad única de trabajar junto con el equipo de Publicidad, contribuyendo directamente a ganar información. Bajo la tutoría de ingenieros experimentados, usted contribuirá a mejoras significativas en el código, desarrollará una fuerte disciplina de ingeniería, cultivará un pensamiento al nivel del sistema y obtendrá una comprensión práctica de cómo funcionan las plataformas de gran escala y alta fiabilidad. Lo que le motiva Resolviendo problemas complejos de ingenieria estrechamente vinculados con el rendimiento del código. Un fuerte entusiasmo por aprender cómo los sistemas del mundo real operan a gran escala. Oportunidades para trabajar y comprender los sistemas esenciales que subyacen a cómo las compañías de medios y la mayor parte de la web ganan dinero. Cómo apoyarás la misión Usted apoyará la misión del Washington Post entregando aportaciones de alta calidad a la plataforma de Ingeniería a la Identidad, específicamente mediante: Construir códigos de alto rendimiento frente al usuario. Construyendo y manteniendo servicios confiables. Trabajar sobre tecnología publicitaria segura y enfoques que pueden desbloquear directamente para The Washington Post. La oficina, por lo que se espera que estés en el sitio para el verano y sigas la política de trabajo del Washington Post. No proporcionamos vivienda, pero podemos sugerir opciones a petición. Debes estar inscrito en un programa de búsqueda de título al momento de presentar esta solicitud. Te animamos a aplicar si eres actualmente estudiante, independientemente de tu formación o experiencia con ingeniería y/o periodismo. Los ciudadanos extranjeros pueden solicitar prácticas. Todas las muestras de trabajo deben ser presentadas en inglés. Si se selecciona, debe proporcionarse la documentación requerida para verificar la autorización de trabajo de Estados Unidos. Tenga en cuenta que nuestro programa de pasantías no es un contrato vinculante puede tomar un trabajo a tiempo completo en otro lugar o desde su (o otro!) equipo en The Post antes de que finalice la pasantía. La colaboración nos hace más fuertes. Es por eso que nuestras oficinas están diseñadas con diseños abiertos, tecnología moderna y fácil acceso al transporte. Con ciertas excepciones para recoger noticias y viajes de negocios, trabajamos en el sitio cinco días a la semana. Su historia está esperando. Aplique hoy! Aprende más sobre The Post en carreras. washingtonpost.com. Sobre la compañía El Washington Post Esté atento contra posibles estafas, intentos de phishing o actividades fraudulentas, y busque fuentes creíbles o revisiones para evaluar la fiabilidad de la empresa. Recuerde, apoyar tu seguridad personal y financiera son consecuencias potenciales, y tomando medidas preventivas es crucial para proteger tu información de uso no autorizado.