Internal Tools Platform Intern

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Job Description

This internship will start May 2026 and wrap up June 2027.

About People Inc: 

People Inc. is America’s largest digital and print publisher. Our 40+ iconic and fast-growing brands harness the best intent-driven content, the fastest sites, and the fewest ads to help nearly 200 million people every month, including 95 percent of US women, make decisions, take action, and find inspiration. People Inc. brands include PEOPLE, Better Homes & Gardens, Verywell, FOOD & WINE, The Spruce, Allrecipes, Byrdie, REAL SIMPLE, Investopedia, Southern Living and more.

About Your Team: 

The Internal Tools Platform team builds and maintains internal application and service frameworks used by engineering teams across People Inc. The team works on a variety of projects including CLI tooling, frontend component libraries, and cutting edge AI-native workflows.

About the Intern Role: 

People Inc. is looking for an eager 3rd or 4th year student looking to learn and grow in a fast-paced environment. You will have the opportunity to build out new functionality within our tooling platform under the guidance of highly experienced and talented Senior and Principal engineers, exposing you to and deepening your knowledge of JavaScript/TypeScript, Vue, Node, Deno, and more.

Internship Responsibilities will Include: 

• Contribute to the development and maintenance of our internal CLI tooling and plugin ecosystem, implementing new commands and improving developer experience

• Build and enhance reusable frontend components within our Vue-based component library, ensuring consistency and accessibility across internal applications

• Assist in developing full stack features across our internal app framework, spanning both API endpoints and frontend interfaces

• Write clean, well-documented TypeScript/JavaScript code and participate in code reviews to learn best practices from senior and principal engineers

• Engage in agile ceremonies (standups, sprint planning, retrospectives) and contribute to a collaborative, fast-paced engineering team

About You: 

You are a curious and driven engineering student with a genuine passion for learning and building. You're comfortable diving into unfamiliar problems, asking thoughtful questions, and iterating quickly based on feedback. You take ownership of your work, communicate openly with your team, and care about the quality of what you ship. You're as comfortable collaborating with experienced engineers as you are working independently to figure things out. Most importantly, you bring a growth mindset — you see every challenge as an opportunity to deepen your skills and make a meaningful contribution.

Candidates for this role should have:

• Currently enrolled in a 3rd or 4th year Computer Science, Software Engineering, or related post-secondary program

• Foundational knowledge of JavaScript/TypeScript and experience building with Node.js or similar server-side runtimes

• Familiarity with component-based frontend frameworks such as Vue, React, or Angular

• Basic understanding of RESTful API design and consumption

• Exposure to version control workflows using Git, including branching, pull requests, and code reviews

• A collaborative mindset with strong communication skills and a willingness to ask questions and learn from experienced engineers

It is the policy of People Inc. to provide employment opportunities regardless of age, physical or mental disability, race, gender, sex, sexual orientation, or any other characteristic protected by applicable laws. In addition, the Company will provide reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities. Accommodation requests can be made by emailing [email protected].