Engineering Intern, Content Platform (Summer 2019)
We are on the search for an Engineering Intern to join our Digital Content Platform team for an 8 week paid internship. iHeartMedia’s platforms include radio broadcasting (850+ stations), online, mobile, digital and social media, podcasts, personalities and influencers, live concerts and events, syndication, music research services and independent media representation.
You will be directly embedded with our engineering teams, working on projects critical to the success of our platform and products, and impacting the listening for millions of users. You will have exposure to the broader organization as a whole, in addition to the opportunity to learn from talented managers and mentors, who want to partner in your learning, as well as discuss careers in engineering at iHeartRadio. The ideal candidate for this internship is curious, self-motivated, eager to make an impact in a relatively short amount of time, and excited about music and media!
The iHeartRadio Content Platform team processes, transcodes, and ultimately publishes millions of songs, videos, and podcasts to our iHeartRadio applications. The team ingests and publishes hundreds of thousands of tracks monthly for a catalog of over 45 million media products.
You Have:
- Currently pursuing a BA, BS, MA degree in Computer Science, Engineering or related quantitative analytical field graduating between December 2018-August 2019
- Experience programming with Python or other programming language
- A desire to learn and develop full stack applications and message-based systems
- A highly self-motivated individual with excellent communication and team collaboration skills
You Like:
- Collaborating with different teams
- Working on your own exciting, independent real-world, project that will have a direct impact on user music experience
- Music!
This is an 8-10 week paid internship opportunity. Program begins early June, ending by early/mid-August, Please submit 250 words describing why you’re interested in this specific internship, what you hope to gain from this experience, and why you think you’d be a great fit! Please also include a personal email address, rather than a school email address. Githubs and portfolios of work are strongly encouraged.
Application deadline is February 28, 2019
Internship offers extended by March 22, 2019
iHeartRadio, iHeartMedia’s digital radio platform, is the fastest growing digital audio service in the U.S. and offers users thousands of live radio stations, personalized custom artist stations created by just one song or seed artist, and the top podcasts and personalities. iHeartRadio is a great environment for people who like to innovate and have the power to influence decisions. We have 120+ million registered users across over 200 different platforms, and outside the US, we are in New Zealand, Australia, Canada, and Mexico!