Go Backend Engineer — Personalization & Microservices

Thenewyorktimes; New York (NY); Hybrid; USD 110,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, and vision benefits

Flexible Spending Accounts

Company-matching 401(k)

Job summary

Thenewyorktimes is looking for an experienced Backend Software Engineer as part of their Reflections team in New York City. The role is hybrid, requiring office presence two days a week.

Your responsibilities will include building and maintaining backend services primarily in Go, collaborating with diverse teams to refine requirements and develop innovative features tailored to enhance user experience. Candidates should have 3+ years of experience in backend development and familiarity with Agile methodologies.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of experience in backend API development using Go (Golang).
• Proficient in SQL or NoSQL databases such as PostgreSQL or DynamoDB.
• Experience deploying services on GCP or AWS.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to develop features.
• Design and maintain backend services using Go.
• Contribute to internal team processes.

Skills

Backend API development in Go

SQL/NoSQL databases

Cloud services (GCP/AWS)

Agile software development

Tools

GraphQL

Docker

Kubernetes

Jenkins

Job description

Thenewyorktimes is looking for an experienced Backend Software Engineer as part of their Reflections team in New York City. The role is hybrid, requiring office presence two days a week.

Your responsibilities will include building and maintaining backend services primarily in Go, collaborating with diverse teams to refine requirements and develop innovative features tailored to enhance user experience. Candidates should have 3+ years of experience in backend development and familiarity with Agile methodologies.