Senior Software Engineer - Privacy & Data Governance

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

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, and vision benefits

401(k) matching

Paid vacation and parental leave

Tuition reimbursement

Job summary

The New York Times is seeking a Senior Software Engineer in New York to build privacy and governance systems. This hybrid role involves developing production services and tooling that ensure responsible data use across the organization.

The ideal candidate has 5+ years of software engineering experience, particularly with APIs and cloud infrastructure. You will lead design reviews, mentor engineers, and embrace the mission of journalistic independence.

Annual base salary ranges from $140,000 to $160,000, with additional benefits including bonuses and stock options.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of professional software engineering experience building and operating production systems.
• Experience with cloud infrastructure including AWS or GCP.
• Familiarity with data systems like DynamoDB or BigQuery.

Responsibilities

• Develop and operate production services and APIs for privacy and governance.
• Build self-service tooling—SDKs, APIs, and platform integrations.
• Lead technical design reviews and mentor other engineers.

Skills

Software engineering

API development

Cloud infrastructure (AWS, GCP)

Data systems (DynamoDB, BigQuery)

Job description

The New York Times is seeking a Senior Software Engineer in New York to build privacy and governance systems. This hybrid role involves developing production services and tooling that ensure responsible data use across the organization.

The ideal candidate has 5+ years of software engineering experience, particularly with APIs and cloud infrastructure. You will lead design reviews, mentor engineers, and embrace the mission of journalistic independence.

Annual base salary ranges from $140,000 to $160,000, with additional benefits including bonuses and stock options.