Senior Software Engineer, NYT Cooking
The New York TimesBase Salary
$140k - $160k/yr
Responsibilities
- Design and build scalable APIs and backend services for web and mobile applications.
- Develop backend systems using Go, Ruby, TypeScript, or Java.
- Work with SQL databases, particularly PostgreSQL, including data modeling and query optimization.
- Work with search technologies including Elasticsearch and OpenSearch.
- Monitor, troubleshoot, and improve complex systems using Datadog, Sentry, logs, and dashboards.
- Work with AWS or GCP and containerized deployment environments using Docker and Kubernetes.
- Lead projects through the full software development lifecycle from design through delivery.
- Collaborate with product, design, editorial, data, technical, and non-technical partners.
- Mentor engineers through technical discussions, code reviews, collaboration, and pair programming.
Requirements
- At least 5 years of experience designing and implementing scalable APIs and backend services using GraphQL and REST.
- At least 5 years of experience developing backend systems with Go, Ruby, TypeScript, or Java.
- At least 5 years of experience working with SQL databases, particularly PostgreSQL, including data modeling and query optimization.
- At least 3 years of experience with distributed systems, search technologies such as Elasticsearch or OpenSearch, and observability and troubleshooting tools.
- At least 3 years of experience with AWS or GCP and containerized deployment technologies including Docker and Kubernetes.
- Experience leading software development lifecycle projects and collaborating with technical and non-technical stakeholders.
- Experience mentoring engineers through code reviews, pairing, and technical discussions.
- Preferred experience with GraphQL federation and scalable subgraphs.
- Preferred experience with search, recommendation technologies, Elasticsearch relevance tuning, semantic search, and ML/LLM-driven product features.
- Strong experience with Go and/or Ruby on Rails and API-driven backend services is preferred.
- Preferred experience with Terraform, release engineering, developer tooling, and LLM evaluation tools such as Braintrust.
Benefits
- Hybrid work arrangement.
- Medical, dental, and vision benefits.
- Flexible Spending Accounts (FSAs).
- Company-matching 401(k) plan.
- Paid vacation and paid sick days.
- Paid parental leave.
- Tuition reimbursement and professional development programs.
- Potential eligibility for annual bonus and restricted stock.
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About The New York Times
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