Senior QA Engineer

The New York Times•New York, NY

7d•$109,000 - $130,000•Hybrid

About The Position

The New York Times is seeking a Senior QA Engineer, described as a creative builder who can bridge the gap between QA, DevOps, and engineering excellence. This role is ideal for a mid-level engineer who values solving hard problems and automates everything using modern AI-assisted development tools like Cursor, GitHub Copilot, and Claude to accelerate testing and deployment workflows. The position is hybrid and based in New York City, reporting to the Senior QA Manager. The ideal candidate believes in the mission of The New York Times, possesses deep technical competency in Python and modern test automation frameworks, and is fluent in using AI tools for coding responsibly.

Requirements

5+ years of experience in test automation, TestOps, or software engineering.
5+ years of experience with Python, including writing maintainable automation code and developing custom test frameworks.
5+ years of experience with Selenium or Appium, with familiarity in backend testing across REST, gRPC, and GraphQL APIs.
5+ years of hands-on experience with CI/CD tools such as Jenkins, GitHub Actions, or GitLab CI, and containerization technologies including Docker and Kubernetes.
5+ years of experience working with cloud platforms such as AWS, GCP, or Azure, including test environment provisioning and management.
Familiarity with AI-assisted coding or automated test generation tools (Cursor, Copilot, or Claude), and writing agentic rules/contexts.

Responsibilities

Design automated testing frameworks in Python for APIs, web, and mobile applications.
Maintain CI/CD pipeline integrations that support automated validation and continuous delivery.
Create scalable test environments and tools that accelerate release velocity and improve reliability.
Partner with development, DevOps, and product teams to define test strategy and ensure quality from brainstorming through deployment.
Apply observability and analytics to quality engineering — integrating logs, metrics, and telemetry to surface product insights.
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.