Senior Software Engineer, Personalization & Backend Systems

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

Job summary

The New York Times is seeking a Senior Software Engineer for the Reflections team in New York City. You will build and maintain backend and API-driven services using Go, TypeScript, Node.js, and GraphQL, collaborating with cross-functional teams.

Role requires 5+ years of backend experience, cloud infra expertise (AWS/GCP), and strong CI/CD practices. Hybrid work model, with on-site presence at NYC headquarters two days a week.

Qualifications

• 5+ years building scalable backend and API-driven services for web and mobile using REST or GraphQL.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with design, product, web/backend, and native mobile engineers to refine and develop features.

Skills

REST/GraphQL

Backend development

SQL databases

Cloud infrastructure

CI/CD & observability

Team leadership

Tools

Docker

Kubernetes

Terraform

CloudFormation

PostgreSQL

Job description

The New York Times is seeking a Senior Software Engineer for the Reflections team in New York City. You will build and maintain backend and API-driven services using Go, TypeScript, Node.js, and GraphQL, collaborating with cross-functional teams.

Role requires 5+ years of backend experience, cloud infra expertise (AWS/GCP), and strong CI/CD practices. Hybrid work model, with on-site presence at NYC headquarters two days a week.