Senior Software Engineer, Content Data Products

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Senior Software Engineer The New York Times is looking for a Senior Software Engineer to join the Content Data Products team. You will report to the Engineering Director, Publishing and work with a team of engineers, product and project managers, data scientists, and newsroom stakeholders to build systems that turn NYT's archive of publishing content into data products. These tools will be used by internal teams and external partners who wish to derive insights from or build experiences based on NYT content. This is a hybrid position based in our New York City headquarters. Responsibilities: 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 significant 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 Ensure a high degree of code quality, security, and system observability Review code written by other software engineers on the team and provide feedback Contribute to and advocate for robust testing strategies to ensure service reliability Be a mentor to other software engineers to enable their growth 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. Basic Qualifications: 5+ years of software engineering experience Full stack engineering experience: Either fluency in backend technologies (Go, Python, Java, Scala or similar) and SQL databases, with front end familiarity (ideally Javascript). Or fluency in Javascript and deep understanding of modern JS ecosystem (e.g. ES6+, Typescript, Node.js, React) and familiarity with backend technologies Experience building data products or APIs with an understanding of data concepts, including data modeling, data warehousing, ETL/ELT processes, data pipelines, data feeds, and data architecture Demonstrated familiarity or experience with AI/ML Understanding of application and data security best practices Demonstrated experience working collaboratively as a part of a cross-functional team Preferred Qualifications: Experience with Content Management Systems Experience with metadata and tagging Familiarity with extracting and/or digitizing content from multiple sources Familiarity with cloud computing platforms like GCP or AWS This is a hybrid remote/in-office role. The annual base pay range for this role is between: $140,000 $155,000 USD The New York Times Company is committed to being the world's best source of independent, reliable and quality journalism. To do so, we embrace a diverse workforce that has a broad range of backgrounds and experiences across our ranks, at all levels of the organization. We encourage people from all backgrounds to apply. We are an Equal Opportunity Employer and do not discriminate on the basis of an individual's sex, age, race, color, creed, national origin, alienage, religion, marital status, pregnancy, sexual orientation or affectional preference, gender identity and expression, disability, genetic trait or predisposition, carrier status, citizenship, veteran or military status and other personal characteristics protected by law. All applications will receive consideration for employment without regard to legally protected characteristics. The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC)'s Know Your Rights Poster is available here.
Location:
New York, NY, United States
Category:
Computer And Mathematical Occupations