Web Developer Intern

We employ 2,100 journalists, producers, engineers and sales staff. Our newsrooms publish thousands of stories a day across print, broadcast and digital.

Internship overview:

Dar es Salaam Times is hiring a Web Developer Intern for Jan 2027. Dar es Salaam Times needs a web development intern to help build and maintain our customer dashboard and marketing pages. The stack is React, Node.js and MongoDB. Fully remote. You can work from anywhere in Tanzania. Weekday working hours, with room to shift your day when needed.

Your projects:

• Fix layout bugs across Chrome, Safari and Firefox, and on small mobile screens.
• Improve page load times by compressing images, lazy loading and trimming unused code.
• Keep a short daily log in Notion of what you worked on and where you got stuck.
• Update content and plugins on the WordPress marketing site.
• Convert Figma designs into responsive pages using React, HTML, CSS and Tailwind.

Basic qualifications:

• Eligible to work in Tanzania.
• Based in Tanzania for the duration of the internship.
• Hands-on practice with React or Angular through projects or coursework.
• Able to commit 25 to 40 hours a week for at least 3 months.
• Understanding of how APIs, JSON and HTTP status codes work.
• Basic Git: cloning, branching, committing and opening a pull request.
• Clear written English for Slack updates and ticket comments.

Preferred qualifications:

• Basic understanding of SEO and Core Web Vitals.
• Familiarity with WordPress theme or plugin editing.
• Any freelance web work for paying clients.

What you'll learn:

• Proper Git workflow with branches, reviews and release tags.
• How to work from Figma handoffs and talk to designers about edge cases.
• Strong interns get a full-time offer or a paid extension.

Program dates: Jan 2027, 3 months.

Compensation: TZS 460,000 - TZS 590,000 a month

Benefits for interns:

• Online learning budget.
• Internet allowance.
• Mentorship.

Candidates must be eligible to work in.

Duration: 3 months. Start: Jan 2027.

Demo job created on 11jobs for testing and demonstrations. It is not an actual opening at Dar es Salaam Times Ltd.