Software Engineer, Scoop Core

The New York Times•New York, NY

6d•$110,000 - $130,000•Hybrid

About The Position

The New York Times is looking for a Software Engineer to join our Scoop Core team. Our mission is to empower product teams with a modern platform that serves as the single source for all content. Our platform enables teams to manage and evolve content schemas quickly and safely, while also providing the foundation for building user-friendly collaborative editing and publishing tools. We use GraphQL for Schema Definition and queries, Golang for development and PostgreSQL for data storage. We host our platform services on AWS. We also maintain the existing legacy publishing platforms that are hosted on GCP. You will report to the Senior Engineering Manager, Scoop Core.

Requirements

You have 2+ years of experience building large-scale software applications
You have experience building backend systems
You have hands-on unit and integration testing experience
You have experience communicating updates and resolutions to customers and cross-functional partners

Nice To Haves

Experience in Golang, GraphQL and tooling
Experience in deployments and services on cloud platforms
Experience in observability and tooling
Experience with Docker and Kubernetes for container and deployment orchestration

Responsibilities

Take on multiple technical tasks not limited to programming, such as working with Cloud services, platforms and APIs
Research and document proposed solutions
Write unit tests, integration tests and user documentation
Assist other teams to onboard to our platform
Maintain existing legacy systems
Collaborate and learn through pairing, design reviews, and code reviews
Collaborate with Product Management and other professionals within your team and across the organization
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.