Software Engineer, News Stories

The New York Times•New York, NY

10h

About The Position

The Stories team within the News Products group at the New York Times owns the major digital journalism surfaces at the Times, including Articles, Live Blogs, Newsletters, and Visual Formats. The team's ownership extends from CMS editing tools through to the reader presentation. The company is looking for a full-stack software engineer eager to work in a news-driven environment. This role involves joining a cross-functional team of engineers, designers, and product managers to shape impactful experiences for readers and build the next-generation suite of systems and services that power The Times' news coverage. The main technologies used on the team include React, JavaScript, TypeScript, Node.js, Go, Express, GraphQL and Firestore.

Requirements

Full-stack technical background with expertise in one or more areas of the stack
2+ years of experience building large-scale full-stack web applications and features using modern JavaScript frameworks (React) and backend languages (Node.js, Java, Go)
2+ years of experience with web fundamentals (HTML, CSS, JavaScript, web performance, accessibility)
Experience with one or more data persistence technologies (SQL, NoSQL, Firestore)
Experience with troubleshooting and resolving issues in a production environment

Nice To Haves

Experience using public cloud platform services such as Google Cloud Platform (GCP)
Experience with DevOps practices, including CI/CD techniques and tooling (e.g. Drone, Jenkins), automated testing and deployments, observability and monitoring
Understanding of caching and content delivery
Experience operating in an Agile and nimble environment
Experience using AI coding tools, especially for agentic workflows

Responsibilities

Lead full-stack feature development from design to production, building high-quality, scalable systems that serve both readers and editors while adapting to rapid news cycles.
Collaborate with designers, product managers, and engineers to prototype news-driven features, implement platform migrations as part of our modernization effort, and bridge technical and product needs.
Ensure system excellence by deploying, operating, and troubleshooting reliable and secure code in partnership with your team.
Provide production support and join our on-call rotation for our reader-facing experiences and newsroom tooling.
Demonstrate support and understanding of our value of journalistic independence and a strong commitment to our mission to seek the truth and help people understand the world.

Benefits

medical benefits
dental benefits
vision benefits
Flexible Spending Accounts (F.S.A.s)
a company-matching 401(k) plan
paid vacation
paid sick days
paid parental leave
tuition reimbursement
professional development programs
variable pay, such as an annual bonus and restricted stock (for roles in the U.S.)