ITHAKA’s mission is to expand access to knowledge and education around the world. Our services — JSTOR, Portico, and Ithaka S+R — enable people everywhere to learn, to grow, and to overcome barriers to education. In carrying out our mission, as employees we feel a deep responsibility to members of our community and to each other, and we are committed to building and sustaining a culture where everyone can thrive.This internship is partially funded by the Michigan Economic Development Corporation and aims to support employers, such as ITHAKA, in offering opportunities to individuals with a connection to Michigan. This could include those attending a college or university in the state, residing in Michigan, or having personal ties to the area. It is designed to provide students in STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, and Mathematics) fields with meaningful, hands-on experience within Michigan.
The Role
The Intern, Software Engineering position is an excellent opportunity for future engineers to obtain hands-on experience working in a real-world product development environment as an instrumental and integrated part of a web development team. You will work in conjunction with your assigned Agile/Scrum team designing, developing, and maintaining web applications that are deployed on JSTOR’s cloud-delivered platform and powered by our APIs.
We are a goal driven organization with a focus on application quality and performance. Our teams thrive in this environment due to our commitment to overcome our failures and build upon our successes.
As an intern at ITHAKA, you will have the opportunity to become a valued and equal part of our team, contributing to problem-solving, idea generation, and overall team impact. You will spend time learning about the business, gaining hands-on experience with new technology, and working with other team members to develop strong solutions for our unique product platforms.
Our organization and this role will provide you with an opportunity few other companies can offer including:
Freedom to leverage the right tools and languages to solve problems.
Rapidly develop and deploy software through an automated continuous delivery pipeline supporting over 200 production deployments a week.
Opportunity to see the impact of your work as it’s put in front of millions of users.
This is a unique opportunity to be on the leading edge of building large-scale, cloud-delivered web applications and services that host hundreds of millions of sessions annually.
When working as an intern at ITHAKA, you can expect to receive tool and product training. We have an excellent onboarding program, which enables interns to become productive very quickly. A team lead and other mentors will work closely with you as you begin engaging with your assigned agile team. We will provide you with constant support as we work to make you comfortable in our technology environment. Those in leadership roles will work tirelessly to set you up for success.
This is a full-time internship, the intern is expected to work 40 hours per week. The internship spans a period of 12 weeks, beginning on June 1, 2026. To be considered for this opportunity, you must have a connection to Michigan. This could include those attending a college or university in the state, residing in Michigan, or having personal ties to the area.
Responsibilities
The successful intern will have applicable computer science coursework, a high degree of intellectual curiosity, excellent problem-solving skills, and strong communication and interpersonal skills. We look for candidates that possess strong analytical skills, a passion for learning best practices, and the desire to optimize code for clarity and reliability as well as performance.
The primary responsibilities of the Intern, Web App Development include:
Work closely with Product Owner, User Experience Designer, and other team members to conduct Product Discovery using various testing methods including high and low fidelity prototypes.
Participate as a member of an agile team leveraging continuous deployment and test automation in order to deploy application changes to production on average more than once per day.
Implement rich, interactive web applications using the latest technologies, frameworks, and patterns.
Leverage web analytics as needed to support Product Discovery and to measure project KPIs.
Test, measure, and optimize performance using Application Performance Management and Web Developer Tools.
Experiences and Skills
Actively enrolled in an undergrad or graduate degree program.
Knowledge of HTML, CSS/SCSS, JavaScript/TypeScript, and React/Vue.
Knowledge of accessibility, usability, information architecture, and interaction design principles.
Knowledge of responsive design interfaces.
Familiarity with GQL.
Familiarity with Webpack, Grunt or other similar build tools.
Willingness and ability to learn new approaches and emerging technology.
Strong communication and interpersonal skills.
Demonstrates exceptional attention to detail.
Work Authorization and Sponsorship
ITHAKA is not currently considering candidates who require any type of immigration sponsorship (additional work authorization or permanent work authorization) now or in the future to work in the United States.
Compensation
At ITHAKA we believe in openness and equity. Part of living those values is our commitment to clarity about salary ranges, so candidates know what to expect. The pay for this position is $25.00/hourly. Work for ITHAKA
We are committed to our organizational values of belonging, evidence, speed, teamwork, and trust. We take seriously the need for everyone to feel welcome. Belonging is one of our core values, and it shows in our vibrant culture. People from a wide range of backgrounds work at ITHAKA, and we believe that unique perspectives help us realize new insights and build better solutions.
We want to work with people who are passionate about ideas like these and who wish to contribute their perspectives and talents to ITHAKA’s mission. We enthusiastically welcome applications from people of all backgrounds and credentials. We want to hear your story and include your perspective in the transformative work we aim to do.
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Although ITHAKA has physical offices in New York and Ann Arbor, Michigan, our employees are distributed across the continental United States. At this time, we’re not considering candidates who are unable to work and reside in the continental U.S.
Candidates may apply by submitting an application online through our career site, if you have any questions about your application, please contact us at careers@ithaka.org. ITHAKA is committed to providing reasonable accommodations, if there’s anything we can do to accommodate any portion of the application or hiring process, please contact us at accommodations@ithaka.org.
We are proud to be an Equal Opportunity employer. All qualified applicants receive consideration for employment without regard to identity or other status protected by law. We invite you to read our Equal Employment Opportunity Statement. ITHAKA cares about your privacy, learn more about our Applicant Privacy Notice.