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Amazing Tech Intern Experience

Software Intern
Former Employee
Worked at The New York Times for 1 year
October 9, 2015
New York, New York
5.0
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Pros

This is regarding my experience from intern summer 2015, but I've gathered it has been very similar for interns of the past few years.

  • Every intern gets a tour of the building and printing plant. There are weekly talks for interns where journalists, editors, and business-side people explain their work and solicit questions (including the CEO!).
  • Every intern works on a "20% project" every Friday with other interns. This is a great opportunity to explore new areas of tech with low risk, to collaborate on a team, and to participate in a product cycle (to demo phase).
  • Employees are kind, driven, and intelligent.
  • Strong emphasis on Continuous Delivery.
  • Work/life balance is emphasized and pursued by almost all employees.
  • Being in NYC for the summer is A+.
  • There's an easily understandable pipeline between an internship and a full-time offer.
Cons
  • Tech stack is not uniform; lots of things are still in development.
  • This can be a pro and a con; a good developer can have a huge impact at this company.
  • Workflow not uniform across teams either; some teams have no code review, some teams have no tests.

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