Scoop Core, Associate Software Engineer

The New York Times•New York, NY

23h•Hybrid

About The Position

The New York Times is looking for an Associate 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.

Requirements

Familiarity with relational (like SQL/MySQL, PostgreSQL) databases
Familiarity with the development process, including methodologies like Agile and Scrum
Experience with unit and integration testing
Familiarity building backend systems
Familiarity with AI coding tools

Nice To Haves

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

Responsibilities

Take on multiple technical tasks not limited to programming, such as working with Cloud services, platforms and APIs
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.