Web Developer Internship

**Web Developer Intern (Unpaid) — Babylon** **Location:** Dublin, Ireland **Commitment:** 3 - 6 months (flexible for term dates) **Build the web that helps newcomers feel at home.** Babylon is a multicultural media and community platform for people living in a new country. We publish practical guides for 16 countries, run an online radio, and host events that help people integrate faster. We’re scaling fast—and we’re looking for a Web Developer Intern who wants to ship meaningful features to production, not just watch from the sidelines. **What you’ll work on** * **Next.js app** : Build responsive pages and components (React, TypeScript, Tailwind, shadcn/ui), improve routing, and tighten Core Web Vitals. * * **Headless WordPress** : Consume WP REST/GraphQL to power content in our Next.js front end, preserve internal links, and maintain Rank Math SEO scores. * * **Firebase integration** : Auth, Firestore, Functions, and secure client/server data flows. * * **Internationalization \& GEO content** : Multi-country, multi-language structures with clean URL strategies and schema markup. * * **DevOps-lite** : Vercel deploys, basic Cloudflare/CDN tasks, error monitoring, and logging. * * **AI-assisted workflow** : Use our ChatGPT Teams \+ Agent workflows for content ops, QA checks, link hygiene, and PR review prompts. **Our stack** * **Front end:** Next.js, React, TypeScript, Tailwind, shadcn/ui * * **CMS:** WordPress (headless) * * **Data \& Auth:** Firebase (Auth, Firestore, Cloud Functions) * * **Infra/Deploy:** Vercel, Cloudflare (and some legacy Contabo) * * **Collab:** GitHub, Jira, Figma * * **AI:** ChatGPT Teams with agent workflows for Web Dev **You’ll be great at this if you** * Know modern React fundamentals and can write clean TypeScript. * * Have basic experience with **Next.js** (app router, data fetching) and **Tailwind** . * * Can fetch from APIs (REST/GraphQL) and manage async state without chaos. * * Care about UX details: accessibility, keyboard nav, responsive layout. * * Like measuring impact: Core Web Vitals, GA4 events, Lighthouse. * * Communicate clearly in PRs and enjoy collaborative reviews. **Nice to have** * WordPress headless experience * * Firebase experience (Auth rules, Firestore indexes, Functions) * * Basic schema.org and JSON-LD * * Familiarity with Vercel/Cloudflare and simple CI **What you’ll get** * **Real production commits** with your name on them (and live URLs for your portfolio). * * **AI-powered workflow** training (ChatGPT Teams \+ agents) you can reuse anywhere. * * **Career support** : tailored reference letter, LinkedIn recommendations, and interview prep. This is an **unpaid, learning-focused** internship designed for students or recent grads seeking experience. Academic credit available if your institution supports it. **How to apply** Send a short note with: 1. CV or LinkedIn 2. GitHub (or 2–3 code samples) Email: **careers@babylonradio.com** Subject: **Web Dev Intern - [Your Name]** * **Tip:** If you want to stand out, include a quick Loom or deployed demo. We value working software over perfect resumes.