Undergraduate - Technology Intern

About the role

The 2027 NBA Summer Internship is a 10-week program that runs from June 7 – August 13, 2027. The program gives participants the opportunity to learn about the business of 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). In addition to on-the-job experience, interns are invited to participate in a broad array of professional development programming as well as 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.

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 a range of departments including:

• Direct-to-Consumer (DTC) — centered around creating best-in-class digital and broadcast experiences for NBA fans. This includes direct-to-consumer product offerings (such as the NBA App), various digital subscriber acquisition strategies including NBA ID (a membership program to reward fans), and the technology that powers digital operations and live game broadcast distribution (such as the Replay Center technology).
• Information Technology (IT) — builds and runs the systems and infrastructure behind the NBA's operations, from league headquarters to offices around the globe, data centers and multi-cloud footprint, and court-side technology deployed across arenas. IT supports NBA and affiliate leagues, NBA teams and their arenas with the technology used during games, and provides infrastructure and on-site support for major events including All-Star, the Finals, and the Draft.
• Media Operations & Technology — powers the technology, platforms, and operations that bring NBA content and experiences to fans worldwide. The department supports production, distribution, management, and delivery of live games, highlights, studio programming, digital content, and media assets, while overseeing critical services including NBA TV operations, replay technology, arena connectivity, global media workflows, and core basketball technology systems that support league operations.

These roles require interns to demonstrate a foundational mastery of AI technologies in driving project execution and achieving business objectives.

Responsibilities

• 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 (Identity Access Management) 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 and 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 to enhance the site's content

Requirements

• Enrolled in an undergraduate program and entering Senior year in the academic year following the internship
• Typically best suited for individuals in the following majors: Business or Data Analysis, Computer Science, Engineering, Software Design

Skills

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

Pay

$32/hr

Benefits

• Medical
• Short-term disability
• Mental health coaching/therapy
• Sick time

Note: Not all positions are eligible for these benefits; eligibility may vary by role.

Schedule

The NBA currently provides eligible employees the option of working remotely one day per week.

About the company

The National Basketball Association (NBA) is a global sports and media organization with the mission to inspire and connect people everywhere through the power of basketball. Built around five professional sports leagues: the NBA, WNBA, NBA G League, NBA 2K League and Basketball Africa League, the NBA has established a major international presence with games and programming available in 214 countries and territories in more than 50 languages, and merchandise for sale in more than 200 countries and territories on all seven continents. NBA rosters at the start of the 2025-26 season featured a record 135 international players from a record-tying 43 countries. The NBA's digital assets include NBA TV, NBA.com, the NBA App and NBA League Pass. The NBA has created one of the largest social media communities in the world, with more than 2.5 billion likes and followers globally across all leagues, team and player platforms. The NBA's Tap to Watch provides seamless access to local, national and global live game telecasts via the NBA App, NBA.com, third-party digital platforms and NBA partner platforms. NBA Cares, the NBA's global social impact platform, drives change on issues facing fans and communities in the areas of health and wellness, civic engagement, social justice and inclusion, and sustainability.