The New York Times

Software Engineer, Content Data Products

New York, NY

Sponsorship not specified$110k-$130kDetected 1 day ago

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About the role

The New York Times is looking for a Software Engineer to join the Content Data Products team.
The Content Data Products team sits within the Publishing group at the New York Times.
The Publishing group is responsible for the content management system for all of the Times.

Collaborate with product, design, other engineers, and newsroom partners to build content data products and APIs within the NYT's publishing platform, including internal data solutions and external offerings
Take ownership of features or components, driving them from requirements gathering through design, implementation, QA, deployment, and monitoring
Use AI to process our archive and turn unstructured data into structured data, while developing a deep understanding of what we're building and how to use it
Drive architectural excellence by establishing best practices for high concurrency, data-intensive systems
You will report to an engineering manager and partner with engineers, product and project managers, data scientists, newsroom along with others to build systems that turn NYT's archive of publishing content into data products.
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.

2+ years of software engineering experience
Experience with data feeds development
Experience with CI/CD concepts and tooling
Experience with infrastructure orchestration and familiarity with cloud computing platforms like GCP or AWS
Ensure a high degree of code quality, security, and system observability
The New York Times Company will provide reasonable accommodations as required by applicable federal, state, and/or local laws.

Front-end familiarity (JavaScript, React) to contribute across the stack when needed
Understanding of data modeling, data warehousing, ETL/ELT processes, data pipelines, and data architecture
Experience with AI/ML
Experience with Content Management Systems
Experience with metadata and tagging
Familiarity with extracting or digitizing content from multiple sources
We're excited to learn more about you and your experience.
If you're an Engineering candidate, we'll let you know what specific GenAI tools you are permitted to use for your technical assessment.

For roles in the U.S., dependent on your role, you may be eligible for variable pay, such as an annual bonus and restricted stock.
$110,000 - $130,000 USD

For roles outside of the U.S., information on benefits will be provided during the interview process.

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.
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.

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Individuals seeking an accommodation for the application or interview process should email reasonable.accommodations@nytimes.com.
Emails sent for unrelated issues, such as following up on an application, will not receive a response.
The Company encourages those with criminal histories to apply, and will consider their applications in a manner consistent with applicable "Fair Chance" laws, including but not limited to the NYC Fair Chance Act, the Los Angeles Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring Ordinance, the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers, and the California Fair Chance Act.

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