Technology Intern

About the Role

The 2027 NBA Summer Internship is a 10-week program (June 7 – August 13, 2027) designed to provide participants with insights into the business of basketball, develop career skills, and contribute to projects across NBA and its affiliate leagues (WNBA & G League). The program includes on-the-job experience, professional development programming, and community/social events. It prioritizes rising seniors and offers limited exceptions for graduate students.

Role Overview

Selected interns will support the league’s internal and external technology initiatives, focusing on reporting, analysis, testing, coding, incident review, troubleshooting, and technical support for various technology products, applications, and operations.

Past intern placements have included:

• Direct-to-Consumer (DTC): Focusing on digital and broadcast experiences, including the NBA App, NBA ID, and technology for digital operations and live game broadcast distribution (e.g., Replay Center technology).
• Information Technology (IT): Building and managing systems and infrastructure, data centers, multi-cloud footprints, and court-side technology. This includes providing modern tools for collaboration and supporting NBA, affiliate leagues, and teams with game-day technology.
• Media Operations & Technology: Powering the technology, platforms, and operations for delivering NBA content globally, including live games, highlights, studio programming, digital content, and media assets. This also involves overseeing NBA TV operations, replay technology, arena connectivity, and core basketball technology systems.

These roles require a foundational mastery of AI technologies for project execution and achieving business objectives.

Key Responsibilities

May include, but are not limited to:

• Writing TypeScript/JavaScript code for NBA products on HTML5 powered connected devices (Xbox, PlayStation, Samsung, Hisense, Chromecast, Comcast, and others).
• Contributing to IAM (Identity Access Management) projects, including auditing, reporting, and updating data/documentation to identify improvements or non-compliance.
• Editing training materials to educate employees on secure password practices, authentication, and IAM importance.
• Collaborating with IT and cybersecurity teams to align IAM practices with security strategies and compliance.
• Completing trend analyses, reviewing events/incidents, and providing summary reports.
• Iterating AIOPs ML modules based on insights and learnings.
• Identifying and resolving technical issues and bugs across NBA products and websites.
• Integrating data (e.g., player statistics, schedules, live scores) into the website using APIs.

Requirements & Tech Stack

• Undergraduate program enrollment, entering Senior year in the academic year following the internship.
• Majors typically well-suited: Business or Data Analysis, Computer Science, Engineering, Software Design.
• Strong communication skills (written and verbal).
• Experience utilizing probability and statistics across technical design.
• Data modeling and evaluation.
• Software engineering and system design.
• Application development: .NET, React, Python.
• Development environments: Windows IIS, Azure, AWS, iOS, Android.
• Database development: MS SQL, MySQL, CosmosDB, MongoDB.
• Strong experience with IAM (Identity Access Management) fundamentals.
• Foundational mastery of AI technologies.

Work Option

Remote work option available one day per week.

Compensation

$32/hr

Note: Benefit eligibility may vary by role.