Staff Software Engineer, Application Delivery
The New York Times CompanyNew York, NY · Remote · full time · Senior
$162,000 – $190,000
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What this role is
This role leads the technical vision for a shared CI/CD and deployment platform serving hundreds of engineers across The New York Times' newsroom and product divisions. It suits senior engineers experienced in platform architecture who want to shape how AI-assisted development integrates safely into large-scale software delivery systems.
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Skills this role names
- Amazon Web Services (AWS)
- Argo CD
- Artifactory
- Cursor AI
- GitHub Actions
- Go
- Helm
- Java
- Kubernetes
- Node.js
- Python
- Terraform
- TypeScript
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What they ask for
Required
- 7+ years building software delivery strategy and CI/CD systems with organizational impact beyond operations
- Experience building and scaling an internal platform with self-service paved paths serving multiple teams
- Proficiency in at least one general-purpose programming language including production service maintenance
- 5+ years with containers, Kubernetes, package management, infrastructure-as-code, GitOps workflows, and cloud services
- Experience using delivery metrics like DORA or SPACE to measure release quality
- Proficiency with GenAI-assisted developer tooling and judgment about integrating agentic workflows into CI/CD
- Experience leading cross-team technical work and communicating trade-offs
- Experience mentoring engineers and fostering collaborative engineering culture
Nice to have
- Exposure to artifact and package management tools with attention to security, retention, cost, and usability