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.

About Our Team

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

The Washington Post subscriptions are central to how customers access and experience our products. The work done by this team directly impacts revenue, customer retention, and overall user satisfaction. Even small improvements in subscription flows, performance, or reliability can have a meaningful effect at scale.

As an intern on the subscriptions team, your contributions will support critical systems that manage customer access, renewals, and billing. You’ll help ensure these services are reliable, secure, and easy to use, while gaining hands-on experience with production systems used by real customers. Your work will not only help keep our subscription platform running smoothly but will also enable the business to grow and evolve.

What Motivates You

Our team supports individuals who are curious, eager to learn, and enjoy working with others. We take a customer-first approach, which means listening carefully, asking questions, and being open to feedback. Team members are encouraged to assume positive intent, learn from mistakes, and continuously improve both their skills and the solutions they build. We value flexibility and an open mindset—sharing ideas, learning from different perspectives, and holding opinions lightly as we work together to meet the needs of our customers and the business.

If this role aligns with your interests and goals, we encourage you to apply.

How You’ll Support the Mission

As a Software Engineering Intern on the subscriptions team, you’ll help build and enhance the systems that enable customers to access and manage their digital and print subscriptions. Working alongside experienced engineers, you’ll contribute to the development of backend services and user-facing features, supporting reliable subscription workflows such as onboarding, renewals, and account management.

You’ll assist with designing, implementing, testing, and deploying code using Java, AWS, React, Docker, and relational databases, while learning industry best practices for building secure, scalable applications. Through code reviews, mentorship, and collaboration with cross-functional partners, your work will help improve the quality, performance, and customer experience of our subscription platform.

The Skills and Experience You Bring

• Familiarity with computer science fundamentals (data structures, algorithms, design patterns).
• Experience with one or more programming languages or tools (e.g. Java, Scala, Ruby/Rails, C++, SQL, HTML/CSS, JavaScript, Objective-C, Swift, Kotlin).
• Experience working with SQL and/or No-SQL databases.
• Strong problem-solving and collaboration skills, with curiosity to learn new technologies.
• Clear written and verbal communication skills.
• Effective time management and adaptability in fast-paced environments.
• Cloud (AWS, Azure or GCP) understanding is a plus.

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.co