WORK OPTION: The NBA currently provides eligible employees the option of working remotely one day per week.
Position Summary
The 2026 NBA Summer Internship is a 10-week program that runs from June 8 – August 14, 2026. 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 and 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, which designs, develops and maintains systems and technical infrastructure that support the League’s global operations
- Media Operations & Technology, which is responsible for some of the technology behind the domestic and international distribution of NBA Broadcasts and Content
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 (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
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
Required Skills/Knowledge Attributes
- Strong communication skills, written and verbal
- Probability and statistics
- 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
Salary Range
$28/hr
Job Posting Title
Summer Intern
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.
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.
About The NBA
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 60 languages, and merchandise for sale in more than 200 countries and territories on all seven continents. NBA rosters at the start of the 2024-25 season featured a record-tying 125 international players from a record-tying 43 countries. NBA Digital’s 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 2.3 billion likes and followers globally across all leagues, team and player platforms. NBA Cares, the NBA’s global social responsibility platform, partners with renowned community-based organizations around the world to address important social issues in the areas of education, inclusion, youth and family development, and health and wellness.
