Software Engineer, Developer Platforms & GenAI
The New York TimesUnited States10 hours ago
Full-timeRemote FriendlyEngineering, Information Technology
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The mission of The New York Times is to seek the truth and help people understand the world. That means independent journalism is at the heart of all we do as a company. It’s why we have a world-renowned newsroom that sends journalists to report on the ground from nearly 160 countries. It’s why we focus deeply on how our readers will experience our journalism, from print to audio to a world-class digital and app destination. And it’s why our business strategy centers on making journalism so good that it’s worth paying for.
About The Role
The New York Times is looking for a Software Engineer to join DevEx Platforms team. The Developer Platforms organization provides cloud infrastructure and tooling to over 60 teams and 450+ engineers in NYT Product Engineering via an internal developer platform.
The DevEx Platforms team consists of 5 engineers of different levels who deeply care about other engineers' experiences. We design and build UX for NYT's internal developer platform. We collaborate with NYT product and platform engineering teams and build products for them to support development. You will have a focus on created GenAI-augmented developer experiences.
This is a hybrid remote/in-office role. Work from home up to 3 days a week.
Responsibilities
The annual base pay range for this role is between:
$110,000 - $130,000 USD
The New York Times Company is committed to being the world’s best source of independent, reliable and quality journalism. To do so, we embrace a diverse workforce that has a broad range of backgrounds and experiences across our ranks, at all levels of the organization. We encourage people from all backgrounds to apply.
We are an Equal Opportunity Employer and do 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 [email protected]. 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.
For information about The New York Times' privacy practices for job applicants click here.
Please beware of fraudulent job postings. Scammers may post fraudulent job opportunities, and they may even make fraudulent employment offers. This is done by bad actors to collect personal information and money from victims. All legitimate job opportunities from The New York Times will be accessible through The New York Times careers site. The New York Times will not ask job applicants for financial information or for payment, and will not refer you to a third party to do so. You should never send money to anyone who suggests they can provide employment with The New York Times.
If you see a fake or fraudulent job posting, or if you suspect you have received a fraudulent offer, you can report it to The New York Times at [email protected]. You can also file a report with the Federal Trade Commission or your state attorney general.
About The Role
The New York Times is looking for a Software Engineer to join DevEx Platforms team. The Developer Platforms organization provides cloud infrastructure and tooling to over 60 teams and 450+ engineers in NYT Product Engineering via an internal developer platform.
The DevEx Platforms team consists of 5 engineers of different levels who deeply care about other engineers' experiences. We design and build UX for NYT's internal developer platform. We collaborate with NYT product and platform engineering teams and build products for them to support development. You will have a focus on created GenAI-augmented developer experiences.
This is a hybrid remote/in-office role. Work from home up to 3 days a week.
Responsibilities
- You will explore and build tools to support our product engineers with GenAI-augmented developer experiences, in collaboration with product managers and internal AI community.
- You will contribute to our internal development platform.
- Demonstrate support and understanding of our value of journalistic independence and a strong commitment to our mission to seek the truth and help people understand the world.
- 2+ years of experience improving developer experience through workflows, documentation, and capabilities of the internal platform.
- 1+ years of experience experience with GenAI tools, like GitHub's Copilot, Cursor or Claude Code.
- 2+ years of professional software engineering experience - designing and building cloud native applications, backend APIs and CLI tools.
- 1+ years of hands-on experience working with AWS resources.
- 1+ years of experience managing workloads deployed on Kubernetes.
- Experience in prompt engineering or building AI-powered tools.
The annual base pay range for this role is between:
$110,000 - $130,000 USD
The New York Times Company is committed to being the world’s best source of independent, reliable and quality journalism. To do so, we embrace a diverse workforce that has a broad range of backgrounds and experiences across our ranks, at all levels of the organization. We encourage people from all backgrounds to apply.
We are an Equal Opportunity Employer and do 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 [email protected]. 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.
For information about The New York Times' privacy practices for job applicants click here.
Please beware of fraudulent job postings. Scammers may post fraudulent job opportunities, and they may even make fraudulent employment offers. This is done by bad actors to collect personal information and money from victims. All legitimate job opportunities from The New York Times will be accessible through The New York Times careers site. The New York Times will not ask job applicants for financial information or for payment, and will not refer you to a third party to do so. You should never send money to anyone who suggests they can provide employment with The New York Times.
If you see a fake or fraudulent job posting, or if you suspect you have received a fraudulent offer, you can report it to The New York Times at [email protected]. You can also file a report with the Federal Trade Commission or your state attorney general.
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