PHP Developer Intern

Tucson Radio owns more than 100 newspapers, TV stations and websites across the US. Most reporters cover more than one beat.

The program:

Tucson Radio is hiring a PHP Developer Intern for Immediately. This internship suits a student who has already built a few websites and wants to work on a codebase with other people. You will intern remotely with our team in Tucson. We have hosted remote interns from several countries before. You will need at least 4 hours of overlap with US Central time. Please make sure you have dependable internet and backup power.

What you'll do:

• Attend sprint planning and the twice-weekly standup over Google Meet
• Push code to GitHub through feature branches and pull requests
• Convert Figma designs into responsive pages using React, HTML, CSS and Tailwind
• Write simple Express.js routes and MongoDB queries for new features
• Set up basic SEO tags, sitemaps and redirects when new pages go live
• Improve page load times by compressing images, lazy loading and trimming unused code

Basic qualifications:

• Have their own laptop and a reliable internet connection
• Women starting or restarting their careers are encouraged to apply
• Laptop that can run Node.js and VS Code smoothly, and a stable internet connection
• Solid basics of HTML, CSS and JavaScript (ES6)
• Understanding of how APIs, JSON and HTTP status codes work

Preferred qualifications:

• Projects deployed on Vercel, Netlify or Render
• Experience with Next.js or TypeScript
• Familiarity with WordPress theme or plugin editing

What you get out of it:

• Proper Git workflow with branches, reviews and release tags
• Strong interns get a full-time offer or a paid extension
• Certificate, letter of recommendation and flexible hours during exams
• Writing frontend code that other people can read and maintain

Program dates: Immediately, 3 months.

Pay: $450 to $600 monthly

What we offer:

• Performance bonus
• Job offer on successful completion
• 5 days a week
• Informal dress code
• Mentorship from senior team members

We may close this posting early once we have enough applications.

Duration: 3 months. Start: Immediately.

Demo job created on 11jobs for testing and demonstrations. It is not an actual opening at Tucson Radio.