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The New York Times Company

Senior Software Engineer, News Product Foundations

The New York Times Company

New York, NY · full time · Senior

$140,000 – $160,000

Listed on The New York Times Company’s own careers site. You apply with them directly — we never stand between you and the employer.

What this role is

This role involves building and maintaining GraphQL infrastructure that powers personalized content delivery across the New York Times' digital platforms. It's suited to backend engineers with significant experience in cloud systems and API design who want to work on high-scale systems serving millions of readers.

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What they ask for

Required

  • 5+ years backend programming in Node/TypeScript, Go, Java, or Python
  • 5+ years designing and maintaining GraphQL APIs in production
  • 5+ years cloud deployments on AWS or GCP
  • Experience building reliable, observable backend APIs with clear service contracts

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