The New York Times · New York
Software Engineeringposted 2mo ago
The mission of The New York Times is to seek the truth and help people understand the world. That means independent journalism is at the heart of all we do as a company. It’s why we have a world-renowned newsroom that sends journalists to report on the ground from nearly 160 countries. It’s why we focus deeply on how our readers will experience our journalism, from print to audio to a world-class digital and app destination. And it’s why our business strategy centers on making journalism so good that it’s worth paying for.
About the Role
The Developer Platforms organization provides foundational platforms and tooling to 100+ teams and 750+ engineers through an internal developer platform. Our Application Delivery team owns the shared software delivery platform (CI/CD, artifact management) and deployment workflows used by hundreds of engineers across News, Cooking, Games and Audio to ship software.
As NYT leans into AI‑assisted development and agentic workflows, Application Delivery is where those changes become real: pipelines, deployment strategies, and guardrails that turn AI‑generated changes into safe, observable releases at scale.
As a Senior Software Engineer on Application Delivery, you'll build and evolve the delivery platform that every product and platform team relies on. Your work will shape how code flows from GitHub into production, how we keep deployments boring (in a good way), and how agentic workflows run through CI/CD.
You'll help teams ship faster and more safely, reduce release risk with modern deployment patterns, and turn effective delivery practices into reusable pipelines and templates that scale across the organization, much like our GenAI platform roles turn internal practices into reusable tools and agents. When you improve this platform, you change how The New York Times ships software.
This is a hybrid role based two days in our New York City headquarters. You will report to the Engineering Manager of the DevEx Application Delivery team.
Responsibilities:
Design and build shared CI/CD capabilities (GitHub Actions, Argo CD, and related services) and delivery workflows that teams across The Times use every day to integrate, test, and deploy their services.
Evolve modern deployment strategies (for example, canary, blue/green, progressive rollouts) so that safe, low‑drama releases are the default.
Deeply integrate GitHub workflows into our delivery platform—branch protections, checks, Marketplace‑style actions—so source control and CI/CD feel like one cohesive experience.
Help make our systems agent‑ready by supporting safe, observable GenAI‑assisted workflows in CI/CD (for example, background agents for migrations, test generation, and pipeline maintenance) in partnership with Developer AI.
Instrument delivery workflows with metrics, logs, and alerts; integrate with Datadog, DX, and other observability tools to make delivery health visible and actionable, and meet “Always Ready” expectations with SRE and Product Infrastructure Engineering.
Basic Qualifications:
5+ years of experience designing, building, and operating CI/CD and software delivery systems (for example, GitHub Actions, Argo CD, or equivalent) with clear impact on how teams ship software
Proficiency in at least one general‑purpose programming language such as Go, Python, TypeScript/Node.js, or Java, including strong skills in code review, debugging, and improving reliability and performance
3+ years of experience with containers and Kubernetes; package‑management tools such as Helm; infrastructure‑as‑code tools such as Terraform; GitOps‑based deployment workflows; and cloud platforms such as AWS or GCP
Hands‑on experience with GenAI‑assisted developer tools (for example, Cursor, Copilot, or Claude Code) and passion in applying them to delivery workflows, from test generation to background agents running in CI/CD
Experience collaborating with cross‑functional partners (Product, platform, and product engineering teams) to design delivery workflows, communicate trade‑offs, and drive adoption of shared platforms
Preferred Qualifications:
Experience with artifact and package management systems such as Artifactory or similar, with attention to security, retention, cost, and developer experience
Familiarity with delivery observability practices and tools, and experience using CI/CD metrics and deployment events to improve reliability and team workflows
Experience working on or with platform, SRE, or infrastructure teams operating mission‑critical developer platforms under clear reliability expectations
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Compensation and Benefits For This Role:
In addition to base salary, this role is also eligible for variable pay, such as an annual bonus and restricted stock. Benefits include medical, dental and vision benefits, Flexible Spending Accounts (F.S.A.s), a company-matching 401(k) plan, employee stock purchase plan, paid vacation, paid sick days, paid parental leave, tuition reimbursement and professional development programs.
Candidate Use of GenAI Tools:
We’re excited to learn more about you and your experience. To keep our hiring process as fair and authentic as possible, we ask that you submit your own work and not use GenAI tools to generate substantive content during the application and interview process.
If you’re an engineering candidate, we’ll let you know what specific GenAI tools you are permitted to use for your technical assessment.
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