Senior Full-Stack Engineer, Games Web Platform (Hybrid)

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

Benefits offered by this job

Medical benefits

Dental benefits

Vision benefits

401(k) plan

Paid vacation

Job summary

The New York Times is seeking a Senior Full-Stack Software Engineer to join the Games Web Platform squad in New York, NY. You will shape the platform behind The Times' suite of games, building capabilities for scalable, engaging player experiences and taking ownership from discovery through launch.

You will collaborate with engineers, designers, product managers, and production partners to deliver high-quality software, mentor teammates, and contribute to an engineering culture that values

Qualifications

• 5+ years of software engineering experience building, deploying, and operating high-traffic web applications and distributed systems.
• Lead complex engineering work from design through production, making sound technical tradeoffs and partnering across Product, Design, and Editorial to build maintainable solutions.
• Design shared component libraries or platform capabilities used by multiple teams, with attention to API design, documentation, adoption, and long‑term support.
• Build performant, scalable APIs and services using Go, Java, or Python.
• Deploy and operate production services in cloud environments such as Amazon Web Services or Google Cloud Platform, using technologies such as databases, Redis, Docker, and CDNs or edge platforms like Fastly.
• Strengthen production quality and reliability through testing, monitoring, and observability; contribute technical leadership through design and code reviews, sound technical decisions, mentorship, and knowledge-sharing

Responsibilities

• Lead the design and evolution of foundational web platform capabilities and shared component libraries, helping Games teams deliver reliable, accessible, high-quality experiences.
• Lead the design and operation of performant, scalable Go APIs and services that support the evolving needs of the Games ecosystem.
• Partner with Product, Design, and Production on complex projects. Shape technical approaches, weigh tradeoffs, and turn creative concepts into reliable product capabilities.
• Improve performance, accessibility, and reliability across the Games suite, applying modern front-end practices and edge delivery capabilities to create a great player experience.
• Improve developer experience by building and evolving tools, including Claude Code tooling, that help engineering teams deliver high-quality software.
• Provide technical leadership through architecture and code reviews, clear engineering standards, and mentorship that helps teammates grow and teams deliver.
• Strengthen production quality by using appropriate testing, monitoring, and operational practices to identify and address issues in the systems you own.

Skills

Software engineering

API design

Go/Java/Python

Cloud deployment

Testing & observability

Tools

Docker

Datadog

Grafana

Sentry

Job description

The New York Times is seeking a Senior Full-Stack Software Engineer to join the Games Web Platform squad in New York, NY. You will shape the platform behind The Times' suite of games, building capabilities for scalable, engaging player experiences and taking ownership from discovery through launch.

You will collaborate with engineers, designers, product managers, and production partners to deliver high-quality software, mentor teammates, and contribute to an engineering culture that values