The mission (https://www.nytco.com/company/mission-and-values/) 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 hiring a Software Engineer to join the Subscriber Experience Messaging & Personalization team. This team builds personalized emails and tools for the New York Times newsroom to produce newsletters and push notifications. We work directly with our internal partners (journalists, editors, and our product partners) to gather requirements and feedback to ensure that we are building the most useful, efficient and modern software possible.

You will work in an Agile/Scrum environment while contributing to products and features that help the newsroom send timely, impactful stories directly to our readers in their email inbox and on nytimes.com. This work is an important part of the New York Times’ ability to connect with subscribers and deepen their relationship with The Times as their preferred source of news. You will report to the Senior Engineering Manager.

Responsibilities:

• You will work with design and product to refine and develop new messaging features for editors internally and readers externally.

• You will build systems in modern technologies including React, TypeScript, Node.js/Express/Koa, Go, and write high-quality code with best practices in mind.

• You will prototype, keeping scalability at the core of all development, and respond nimbly on occasional news-related deadlines.

• You will have a voice in the direction of our products and in taking on work that is meaningful to you.

• You will provide production support by participating in on-call rotations for the tools we build.

• Demonstrate support and understanding of our value of journalistic independence (https://www.nytco.com/company/mission-and-values/) and a strong commitment to our mission to seek the truth and help people understand the world.

Basic Qualifications:

• 3+ years developing software using modern JavaScript frameworks like React, NextJS, or Node/Express.

• Experience in frontend web fundamentals (HTML, CSS, JavaScript, web performance, accessibility).

• Familiarity with one or more backend languages and frameworks (Go, Node.js/Express, Ruby/Rails, Python/Django).

• Experience working with APIs (either REST or GraphQL).

• Familiarity with cloud platforms (AWS, GCP) and tools to deploy, scale and observe distributed systems (Terraform, OpenTelemetry, serverless applications).

Preferred Qualifications:

• Familiarity with one or more database technologies (SQL, NoSQL, Firebase).

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

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The annual base pay range for this role is between:

$104,000 — $130,000 USD

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