Summer 2026 Internship – Software Engineering Intern

Job Description

About the Job – Overview

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• Application Deadline: November 14, 2025 (Early application encouraged due to rolling reviews).
• Internship Dates: June 8, 2026 – August 14, 2026 (Availability during this period is required).
• Salary: $25.00/hour.

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About Our Organization – Dow Jones

Dow Jones is a global provider of news and business information, delivering content to consumers and organizations worldwide across multiple formats, including print, digital, mobile, and live events. With a history spanning more than 130 years, Dow Jones is renowned for producing unrivaled quality content and operates one of the world’s largest news-gathering networks.

Its prestigious portfolio includes leading publications and products such as:
• The Wall Street Journal
• Barron’s
• MarketWatch
• Factiva
• Dow Jones Risk & Compliance
• OPIS
• And more.

Dow Jones is a division of News Corp (Nasdaq: NWS, NWSA; ASX: NWS, NWSLV).

Since its founding in 1882 as a niche news agency in a Wall Street basement, Dow Jones has grown into a worldwide news and information powerhouse. This longevity and success are attributed to a relentless pursuit of accuracy, depth, and innovation, enhanced by past experience and a strong grasp of the future. More than just individual brands, Dow Jones serves as a modern gateway to intelligence, offering innovative technology, advanced data feeds, integrated solutions, expert research, award-winning journalism, and customizable apps and delivery systems to bring critical information to customers when and where they need it, every day.

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About The Role – Software Engineering Intern

Dow Jones is seeking a creative and motivated Software Engineer Intern to join its Development team. As an intern, you will gain hands-on experience working with various teams to elevate Dow Jones’s sites and products in terms of user engagement and technology optimization. You will contribute to and utilize shared technology platforms while staying current with web technology advancements, making impactful changes to heavily trafficked sites that reach millions of users. The internship fosters a collaborative environment where you will learn from highly skilled engineers, share your own knowledge, and contribute to continuously improving popular products.

Key Responsibilities (You Will):
• Collaborate with engineers across different Dow Jones products to leverage shared technology.
• Understand and improve standards for code development in shared applications and services.
• Learn new technologies and evaluate their potential adoption by presenting pros and cons in terms of business value, scalability, maintainability, and project delivery performance.
• Analyze complex technological problems and propose effective solutions.
• Dig into product requirements to uncover desired goals and make informed decisions on technical approaches.
• Prioritize and manage your work, ensuring adherence to project timelines within a fast-paced and highly collaborative environment.

Required Qualifications (You Have):
• Completed at least two years towards your Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a related field.
• Familiarity with Javascript and popular Javascript frameworks (e.g., React, node.js, next.js).
• Understanding of capabilities with HTML5 and DOM manipulation.
• CSS knowledge, including Grid, Flexbox, and Media Queries.
• Familiarity with version control systems (e.g., Git) and collaborative development workflows.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• A proactive attitude and a willingness to embrace new challenges.
• The ability to quickly learn and adapt to new technologies and tools.

Preferred Qualifications (A Plus):
• Exposure to Docker, AWS, or other cloud or container-based application deployment.

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Compensation and Benefits

• Salary: The internship offers a salary of $25.00/hour. The posted pay range for this role is $25.00 – $25.00.
• Competitive Compensation: Dow Jones aims for flexibility in structuring competitive compensation offers to attract top talent. Offers are tailored within the range based on the selected candidate’s experience, industry knowledge, location, technical and communication skills, and other relevant factors.
• Pay-for-Performance: For bonus-eligible roles, pay-for-performance is a key strategy element, with targets set based on competitive market practice.
• Comprehensive Benefits (for benefits-eligible roles): The company provides a comprehensive and highly competitive benefits package, encompassing a variety of physical health, retirement and savings, caregiving, emotional wellbeing, transportation, and other benefits, including “elective” benefits that employees can select to best fit their needs.

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Equal Opportunity and Accommodation

Dow Jones is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, pregnancy, age, national origin, disability status, genetic information, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law (EEO/Disabled/Vets).

Dow Jones is committed to providing reasonable accommodation for qualified individuals with disabilities in its job application and/or interview process. If you require assistance or accommodation in completing your application due to a disability, you can email talentresourceteam@dowjones.com. Please include “Reasonable Accommodation” in the subject line and provide a brief description of the type of assistance needed. (Note: This inbox is not monitored for application status updates).