Summer Intern - Backend Brand Platform

Job Description

Job Title
Summer Intern, Backend Brand Platform

About the People Inc. Summer Internship Program:
The People Inc. Summer Internship Program is a 9 week full time, paid program that runs from June 9th - August 8th, based out of our New York office. The intern program consists of hands-on learning opportunities to create work that has an impact on the business, along with workshops in preparing you for post-college life (resume / interviewing) plus fun events throughout the summer!
People Inc. is committed to diversity, equity and inclusion and representing the communities that we serve. We strongly encourage BIPOC and LGBTQIA students to apply.
Deadline to Apply: Monday, January 26, 2026
Eligibility Requirements:
• Internships are available to current Juniors and Seniors at an accredited college or university
• You must be available to work full time for the entire 9 weeks of the program in the NY office, 3 days a week
• You must have access to your own housing and transportation to/from the NY office
About the Team:
The brand platform team maintains a custom, high performance web application framework used by internal teams to power the websites of America's largest publisher.
About the Role:
This internship offers hands-on exposure to software development within a collaborative, cross-functional environment. Interns will have the opportunity to shadow developers during stakeholder and cross-team meetings, pair program on small change requests, and participate in code reviews to deepen their technical understanding and practical skills.

Internship Responsibilities will Include:
• Shadowing developers on cross-team/stakeholder meetings
• Pair and independent programming on small change requests
• Participate in code reviews
About You:
Candidates for this role should have:
• Experience with git
• Experience with Java preferred (or another typed backend language)
• Current Junior or Senior in a computing-related degree program
• Excellent communication, time management, and organizational skills.
• Open to new challenges and excited to grow within a fast-paced, expanding, and constantly evolving organization
• Creative and driven self-starter that can take direction and run with it, asking questions up front to ensure you're able to complete the task successfully
• Motivated problem solver who will proactively troubleshoot and create solution
• Some experience with digital media is a plus but not required
It is the policy of People Inc. to provide equal employment opportunity (EEO) to all persons regardless of age, color, national origin, citizenship status, physical or mental disability, race, religion, creed, gender, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and/or expression, genetic information, marital status, status with regard to public assistance, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local law. In addition, the Company will provide reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities. Accommodation requests can be made by emailing hr@people.inc.

Pay Range
Hourly: New York: $20.00 - $20.00

Jobcode: Reference SBJ-eo89e8-216-73-216-50-42 in your application.