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.
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• Headless WordPress: Consume WP REST/GraphQL to power content in our Next.js front end, preserve internal links, and maintain Rank Math SEO scores.
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• Firebase integration: Auth, Firestore, Functions, and secure client/server data flows.
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• Internationalization & GEO content: Multi-country, multi-language structures with clean URL strategies and schema markup.
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• DevOps-lite: Vercel deploys, basic Cloudflare/CDN tasks, error monitoring, and logging.
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• 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
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• CMS: WordPress (headless)
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• Data & Auth: Firebase (Auth, Firestore, Cloud Functions)
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• Infra/Deploy: Vercel, Cloudflare (and some legacy Contabo)
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• Collab: GitHub, Jira, Figma
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• 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.
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• Have basic experience with Next.js (app router, data fetching) and Tailwind.
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• Can fetch from APIs (REST/GraphQL) and manage async state without chaos.
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• Care about UX details: accessibility, keyboard nav, responsive layout.
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• Like measuring impact: Core Web Vitals, GA4 events, Lighthouse.
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• Communicate clearly in PRs and enjoy collaborative reviews.

Nice to have

• WordPress headless experience
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• Firebase experience (Auth rules, Firestore indexes, Functions)
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• Basic schema.org and JSON-LD
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• 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).
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• AI-powered workflow training (ChatGPT Teams + agents) you can reuse anywhere.
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• 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: [email protected]

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.