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 Reﬂections team at The New York Times is looking for a Backend Software Engineer. You will be part of a diverse team that includes native mobile engineers, web/backend engineers, QA, product managers, designers and data experts.

The Reﬂections team focuses on personalizing the Times experience, making it feel "yours." We aim to help users effortlessly discover and regularly engage with the journalism they value most, strengthening. and deepening their relationship with the Times.

This role is hybrid, located at our New York City headquarters, and typically requires coming into the oﬃce two days per week.

Responsibilities:

Collaborate with design, product, web, backend, and native mobile engineers to refine requirements and develop new features across our platform.
Design, build, and maintain backend services primarily in Go (Golang), developing scalable REST or GraphQL APIs and writing high-quality, production-ready code following engineering best practices.
Develop and improve Go-based services and microservices, integrating with databases, internal systems, and cloud infrastructure.
Contribute ideas that help shape the direction of our products and actively participate in solving meaningful technical challenges.
Participate in technical discussions and architecture decisions with native mobile, web, and backend engineers, as well as owners of internal and external dependencies.
Work across multiple parts of the stack when needed while maintaining a strong focus on backend service development in Go.
Provide production support by participating in on-call rotations for the services and systems we build.
Contribute to iteration on internal team processes and norms.
Demonstrate support and understanding of our value of journalistic independence and a commitment to our mission to seek the truth and help people understand the world.
You will report to the Engineering Manager

Basic Qualifications:

3+ years of full-time experience developing backend APIs using Go (Golang), including building REST or GraphQL services in production environments. Experience with additional backend technologies such as TypeScript, Node.js, or Express is a plus.
3+ years of experience working with SQL or NoSQL databases, such as PostgreSQL or DynamoDB, including designing schemas, writing queries, and integrating data storage with backend services.
3+ years of experience building and deploying services on public cloud platforms, such as Google Cloud Platform (GCP) or Amazon Web Services (AWS).
Experience working in Agile software development environments, collaborating with cross-functional teams through iterative development, testing, and release cycles.

Preferred Qualifications:

Familiarity with GraphQL.
Familiarity with containers and container orchestration systems like Kubernetes, Docker.
Familiarity with CI/CD techniques and tooling (e.g. Jenkins, drone), automated testing and deployments, and other DevOps practices.
Understanding of caching and content delivery.

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. This role also requires availability to our core working hours which are 10am - 6pm ET.

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The annual base pay range for this role is between:

$110,000—$130,000 USD

For roles in the U.S., dependent 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.

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.

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