Software Engineering Internships

About the Role

The NBCUniversal Summer Internship Program offers a chance to shape the future of media and entertainment. Interns will bring ideas, creativity, and perspective to make an impact across various projects, from supporting news coverage to contributing to innovative initiatives. The program focuses on career development, building professional presence, and growing workplace confidence through real-world experience and a community of peers.

• Program Dates: June 7 – August 13, 2027
• Time Commitment: 40 hours per week
• Format: In-person in New York, NY

Key Responsibilities

NBC News

• NBC News Mobile App Development: Design, develop, and test flagship Android/iOS applications. Collaborate with developers, product, and project management to ship features. Work on various team initiatives, follow engineering best practices, and write quality code.
• NBC News Digital, Software Engineering: Partner with Product, Operations, Design, and Editorial teams to bring NBC News Digital content to life. Influence the product roadmap with a technical and strategic perspective. Work in a fast-paced environment using technologies like Sass, React.js, and GraphQL.

Media Group

• Global Video Engineering, Video-On-Demand SRE: Deploy and maintain the availability of infrastructure and applications within the Video on Demand (VOD) workflow. Gain real-world exposure to the work necessary to get content ready for streaming.
• Global Delivery, Quality Engineering: Test integrated systems and client applications to ensure a flawless customer experience. Analyze requirements, create test plans, and perform feature testing for Peacock and its propositions, including backend integration and application front-end across major device platforms. Educate on the Software Development Life Cycle and Software Quality Assurance.
• Video-On-Demand Engineering, Workflows: Build and support the automated media pipeline that delivers video-on-demand (VOD) content to NBCUniversal’s streaming platforms. Work with engineers on business-critical video workflows and cloud services. Troubleshoot VOD workflows and playback, and configure encoding for video, audio, and subtitles. Contribute to the pipeline and learn how media-processing and cloud delivery systems are operated and improved.
• Peacock, Live, Play, and DAI: Build and run systems behind Peacock’s live events, video playback, and direct ad insertion. Contribute to real systems with a focus on improving reliability, performance, observability, and automation.
• Global Streaming Tech, Live Play & DAI: Build and maintain technology powering video content and advertising delivery across NBCUniversal’s digital platforms. Develop scalable backend services and APIs using Go (Golang). Gain hands-on exposure to backend software engineering.

Requirements & Tech Stack

• Sass
• React.js
• GraphQL
• Go (Golang)
• Python
• JavaScript
• Java
• CloudFormation
• Terraform
• AWS
• Kubernetes
• Git
• CI systems
• Prometheus
• Grafana
• Linux

Qualifications

Basic Requirements

• Must be actively enrolled in a degree-granting program at an accredited institution for the entire program duration (Spring 2027 graduates are not eligible).
• Current class standing of sophomore or above (30 credits).
• Currently authorized to work for any employer in the United States without requiring work visa sponsorship.
• Available to work 40 hours per week from June 7 – August 13, 2027.
• Willing to work in New York, NY.
• Candidates on student or exchange visas (e.g., F-1 CPT, F-1 OPT, J-1, M-1) are not eligible unless able to change status without NBCUniversal sponsorship.
• Must have an active Social Security number.

Desired Characteristics

• Students with class standing of junior or above preferred.
• Cumulative GPA of 3.0 or above.
• Exposure to Infrastructure as Code (e.g., CloudFormation, Terraform).
• Proficiency with Python and/or Go, JavaScript, Java, or related programming languages.
• Basic AI Knowledge (exposure to generating code and docs with LLMs).
• Knowledge or experience testing Mobile applications on both Android and iOS platforms.
• Knowledge or experience working in an Agile development environment.
• Knowledge or experience in Automation and GenAI.
• Exposure to cloud systems (particularly AWS) or to workflow, ETL, or data-pipeline concepts, Kubernetes.
• Familiarity with Git and a CI system, comfort reading existing codebases.
• Exposure to observability (e.g., Prometheus, Grafana) or debugging with logs and metrics.
• Working knowledge of Linux and basic networking (DNS, HTTP, load balancers, TLS).
• Interest in video streaming, advertising technology, or large-scale distributed systems.
• Basic understanding of REST APIs, HTTP, and Git.

Additional Information

• Paid internships.
• Paid company holidays for full-time interns.
• Robust networking, learning, and development opportunities.
• Complimentary Peacock subscription during the internship.
• Free admission to Universal Parks during the internship.
• Access to mental health resources, including counseling sessions.
• Financial assistance for transportation and housing may be available on a needs-based basis for eligible in-person interns.
• Hourly rate for Media Group roles: $30.00.
• Hourly rate for News Group roles: $40.00.
• External candidates may be required to attend an in-person interview.