Undergraduate - Technology Intern

WORK OPTION: Hybrid

The NBA is committed to providing a safe and healthy workplace. To safeguard our employees and their families, our visitors, and the broader community from COVID-19, and in consideration of recommendations from health authorities and the NBA's own advisors, any individual working onsite in our New York and New Jersey offices must be fully vaccinated against COVID-19. The NBA will discuss accommodations for individuals who cannot be vaccinated due to a medical reason or sincerely held religious belief, practice, or observance.

Program Experience

The 2025 NBA Summer Internship is a 10-week program that runs from June 9 – August 15, 2025. The program gives participants the opportunity to learn about basketball, develop critical career skills and contribute to meaningful projects across a range of departments in the NBA and its affiliate leagues (WNBA, G League, NBA 2K). In addition to on-the-job experience, interns are invited to participate in a broad array of professional development programs, community and social experiences.

The program prioritizes rising seniors, with limited exceptions for graduate students, based on business need.

Interns should reflect excellent academic standing and have strong written and verbal communication skills. Additionally, we look for candidates who possess leadership skills as demonstrated through relevant extracurricular or community activities.

More information on the Summer Internship program experience can be found here.

Role Overview

Selected interns will support the league's internal and external technology working on reporting, analysis, testing, coding, incident review, troubleshooting, and technical support, across a range of technology products, applications and operations.

Past interns have been placed in range of departments including Direct-to-Consumer (DTC), whose suite of digital products includes NBA League Pass, the NBA App, and NBA ID; Information Technology, who design, develop and maintain systems and technical infrastructure that support the League's global operations; and Media Operations & Technology who are responsible for some of the technology behind the domestic and international distribution of NBA Broadcasts and Content.

A list of league office departments and their descriptions can be found here.

Major Responsibilities

May include, but not limited to:

• Writing TypeScript/JavaScript code for NBA products across the ever-growing ecosystem of HTML5 powered connected devices (Xbox, PlayStation, Samsung, Hisense, Chromecast, Comcast and others).

• Contributing to IAM projects, assisting in auditing, reporting and updating data and documentation on the company's current IAM policies to identify potential areas of improvement or non-compliance.  

• Editing training materials and sessions to educate employees about secure password practices, authentication procedures, and the importance of IAM.   

• Collaborating with IT and cybersecurity teams to align IAM practices with broader security strategies and compliance requirements.   

• Completing trend analyses, including reviewing events, incidents and providing summary reports.

• Iterating AIOPs ML modules based on updated insights and learnings.

• Identifying and resolving technical issues and bugs across NBA products and websites.

• Integrating data from various sources, such as player statistics, schedules, and live scores, into the website using APIs, enhancing the site's content.

Required Education & Professional Experience

• Enrolled in an undergraduate program and entering Senior year in the academic year following the internship
• These roles are open to all but typically best suited for individuals in the following majors: Computer Science, Business or Data Analysis, Engineering, Software Design

Preferred Skills & Kowledge Attributes

• Good communication skills, written and verbal
• Familiarity with IAM (Identity Access Management) fundamentals 
• Database development in MS SQL, MySQL, CosmosDB, MongoDB 
• Development environments on Windows IIS, Azure, AWS, iOS, Android  
• Application development in .NET, React, Python  
• Software engineering and system design 
• Data modeling and evaluation  
• Probability and statistics 

Salary Range: $25 per hour

We Consider Applicants For All Positions On The Basis Of Merit, Qualifications And Business Needs, And Without Regard To Race, Color, National Origin, Religion, Sex, Gender Identity, Age, Disability, Alienage Or Citizenship Status, Ancestry, Marital Status, Creed, Genetic Predisposition Or Carrier Status, Sexual Orientation, Veteran Status, Familial Status, Status As A Victim Of Domestic Violence Or Any Other Status Or Characteristic Protected By Applicable Federal, State, Or Local Law.