Senior Backend Engineer - Scalable APIs & Cloud

The New York Times; New York (NY); Hybrid; USD 140,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, and vision coverage

Flexible spending accounts

Company-matching 401(k) plan

Paid vacation and sick days

Tuition reimbursement

Professional development programs

Job summary

The New York Times is seeking a Senior Software Engineer for the NYT Cooking API team. This hybrid role focuses on building backend systems and APIs for interactive recipe experiences across platforms.

Qualified candidates should have 5+ years of experience in scalable API design and backend systems development with Go, Ruby, TypeScript, or Java. Benefits include medical coverage, 401(k), paid leave, and more.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience designing and implementing scalable APIs.
• 5+ years of experience developing backend systems using Go, Ruby, TypeScript, or Java.
• 3+ years of experience with distributed systems and search technologies.

Responsibilities

• Designing and building scalable APIs for web and mobile applications.
• Developing backend systems and working with SQL databases.
• Mentoring engineers through discussions and code reviews.

Skills

Designing and implementing scalable APIs

Backend systems development

SQL databases, particularly PostgreSQL

Working with distributed systems

Cloud infrastructure platforms such as AWS or GCP

Mentoring engineers

Tools

GraphQL

Go

Ruby

TypeScript

Java

Elasticsearch

Docker

Kubernetes

Terraform

CI/CD pipelines (e.g., GitHub Actions, Jenkins)

Job description

The New York Times is seeking a Senior Software Engineer for the NYT Cooking API team. This hybrid role focuses on building backend systems and APIs for interactive recipe experiences across platforms.

Qualified candidates should have 5+ years of experience in scalable API design and backend systems development with Go, Ruby, TypeScript, or Java. Benefits include medical coverage, 401(k), paid leave, and more.