Gaming System Development Intern

PROGRAM OVERVIEW

The Massachusetts State Lottery Commission (“MSLC”) Summer Internship Program provides emerging leaders with the opportunity to build a foundational understanding of career pathways in public service through experiential learning opportunities.

Interns will participate in weekly professional development workshops, mentoring opportunities, and conclude the program with a final presentation to showcase the insights they’ve developed over the summer.

JOB SUMMARY

The Gaming System Development team creates and supports software in the Lottery’s online transaction processing system, which includes point-of-sale wagering and validation, monitor game displays, transaction intake and logging, and draw execution. The intern will assist software engineers in their day-to-day assignments and activities, and in doing so will research development tools and needs, learn and organize through collaboration tools, and analyze and contribute to coding, amongst other tasks. This role will provide the opportunity to engage in the software development lifecycle, get exposure to different technical software stacks, learn about the gaming and lottery industry, and ultimately help support the Lottery’s mission.  

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS

• Participate in technical discussions and activities related to software development through daily stand-ups and project meetings.

• Help organize project requirements, user requests and documentation in Teams (as well as other Office suite applications), ServiceNow and Jira.

• Analyze and work with C, Java, and JavaScript source code, amongst others, and engage in code reviews.

• Utilize development tools in various environments.

• Perform physical and emulated unit testing of software.

• Provide creative solutions to development issues.

• Complete related tasks, as needed.

SCHEDULE

This is a full-time paid internship from June 1, 2026 - August 28, 2026. Program dates can be flexible based on the selected candidate's school schedule. 

This internship is hybrid eligible. The hybrid schedule requires a minimum of 2 days/week in the Braintree office. One of those days must be either a Monday or a Friday. Additional in-person days may be required for training, meetings or team projects.

WHO WE ARE

The mission of The Lottery is to:

• Secure the integrity of our games;

• Protect the well-being of our customers;

• Maximize revenues returned to the Commonwealth for the benefit of our cities and towns.

Since selling its first ticket in 1972, the Mass Lottery has generated over $161 billion in revenues, awarded over $114 billion in prizes, returned over $34 billion in net profit to the Commonwealth for unrestricted local aid provided to cities and towns, and paid over $9.2 billion in commissions and bonuses to its statewide network of retailers. More information can be found on our website at https://www.masslottery.com/.

APPLICATION DEADLINE IS FEBRUARY 28, 2026. INTERVIEWS WILL BE SCHEDULED IN MARCH.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

• Current college student majoring in Computer Science, Software Engineering or a related IT major.

• Basic understanding of code syntax, algorithms and software design in any programming language.

• Basic understanding of tracking software and collaboration tools.

• Good troubleshooting, problem-solving and communication skills.

The hourly rate for undergraduate students will be $22.

The hourly rate for graduate students will be $24.

Please note that the Lottery will not consider family members of current employees as eligible for employment. Family members shall include an employee’s spouse, brother, sister, children, stepchildren, parents, stepparents, sister/brother-in-law, daughter/son-in-law or an individual residing in an employee’s household.

The Massachusetts State Lottery Commission is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, sex, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, age, disability, national origin, veteran status, or any other basis covered by appropriate law.