Senior Full Stack Engineer, Games Web Platform Team

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

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, and vision benefits

401(k) plan with company match

Tuition reimbursement

Job summary

Thenewyorktimes is looking for a Web Platform Engineer in New York City. You will develop foundational web infrastructure and new puzzle capabilities within the Games team, collaborate with designers and product managers, and be part of an organization valuing transparency and diversity.

The role requires 5+ years of experience in software engineering, proficiency in JavaScript and React, and experience with Go. Benefits include competitive pay, bonus opportunities, and comprehensive health benefits.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of software engineering in high-traffic distributed systems.
• Proficiency in front-end technologies and frameworks.
• Experience in building shared component libraries.

Responsibilities

• Develop foundational web infrastructure for gaming experiences.
• Build new puzzle capabilities for the internal editorial platform.
• Collaborate with Product and Design teams for technical solutions.

Skills

Software engineering experience

JavaScript

React

Go

AWS

Docker

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field

Tools

GitHub Actions

Datadog

Grafana

Job description

About the Role

The New York Times is looking for a Web Platform Engineer with full-stack skills to join the Web Platform squad within the Games team.

You’ll join a foundational squad of engineers, designers, and product managers to help create incredible, immersive gaming experiences across The New York Times' suite of unique games. Additionally, you’ll build the infrastructure and new puzzle capabilities that power our world-class content, including the internal editorial tools that allow our puzzle creators to delight our players daily. You’ll also be part of an engineering organization that values transparency, diversity, learning, and building a community of practice.

This is a hybrid role based in our New York City headquarters.

Responsibilities

• Develop the foundational web infrastructure and shared component libraries that help engineering teams ship high-quality gaming experiences.
• Develop new puzzle capabilities for the internal editorial platform, empowering content creators to build immersive new games.
• Build performant, scalable APIs in Go to support the evolving needs of the Games ecosystem.
• Collaborate with partners in Product, Design, and Production to translate creative visions into technical solutions.
• Champion operational and tech excellence by participating in code reviews, defining best practices, and contributing to the engineering community of practice.
• Demonstrate support and understanding of our value of journalistic independence.
• You’ll report to the Engineering Manager, Games Web Platform Squad.

Basic Qualifications

• 5+ years of professional software engineering experience building and maintaining features within high-traffic, large-scale distributed systems.
• Proficiency in front-end fundamentals and frameworks, including JavaScript (ES6+), semantic HTML, and CSS/SCSS, and React (or a similar modern framework).
• Experience building shared component libraries to guide UI consistency and developer velocity across an organization, which they designed.
• Experience writing performant server-side code; while we use Go, experience with Java or Python is applicable.
• Experience with cloud infrastructure including AWS (or GCP), containerized environments (Docker), and Edge computing/CDNs like Fastly.
• A collaborative, product-oriented mindset with experience working with partners like Product, Design, and Editorial teams.

Preferred Qualifications

• Prior experience in the gaming industry with web-based games, puzzles, or interactive media.
• Experience with CI/CD automation (e.g., GitHub Actions, Drone, or Terraform) and a "DevOps" approach to platform stability.
• Familiarity with monitoring and observability tools (e.g., Datadog, Sentry, or Grafana) to improve the player experience.

This role will require limited on-call hours. An on-call schedule will be determined when you join, taking into account team size and other variables.

Compensation and Benefits

The annual base pay range for this role is between $140,000 and $160,000 USD.

For roles in the U.S., depending on your role, you may be eligible for variable pay, such as an annual bonus and restricted stock. Benefits may include medical, dental and vision benefits, Flexible Spending Accounts (F.S.A.s), a company-matching 401(k) plan, paid vacation, paid sick days, paid parental leave, tuition reimbursement and professional development programs.

For roles outside of the U.S., information on benefits will be provided during the interview process.

Equal Opportunity & Accommodation

The New York Times Company is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate on the basis of an individual's sex, age, race, color, creed, national origin, alienage, religion, marital status, pregnancy, sexual orientation or affectional preference, gender identity and expression, disability, genetic trait or predisposition, carrier status, citizenship, veteran or military status and other personal characteristics protected by law. All applications will receive consideration for employment without regard to legally protected characteristics. The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC)’s Know Your Rights Poster is available here.

The New York Times Company will provide reasonable accommodations as required by applicable federal, state, and/or local laws. Individuals seeking an accommodation for the application or interview process should email [e-mail]. Emails sent for unrelated issues, such as following up on an application, will not receive a response.

The Company encourages those with criminal histories to apply, and will consider their applications in a manner consistent with applicable "Fair Chance" laws, including but not limited to the NYC Fair Chance Act, the Los Angeles Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring Ordinance, the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers, and the California Fair Chance Act.