Software Engineer, Developer Platforms & GenAI

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. Itu2019s why we have a world-renowned newsroom that sends journalists to report on the ground from nearly 160 countries. Itu2019s 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 itu2019s why our business strategy centers on making journalism so good that itu2019s worth paying for. About the Role The New York Times is looking for a Software Engineer to join DevEx Platforms team. The Developer Platforms organization provides cloud infrastructure and tooling to over 60 teams and 450+ engineers in NYT Product Engineering via an internal developer platform. The DevEx Platforms team consists of 5 engineers of different levels who deeply care about other engineers' experiences. We design and build UX for NYT's internal developer platform. We collaborate with NYT product and platform engineering teams and build products for them to support development. You will have a focus on created GenAI-augmented developer experiences. This is a hybrid remote/in-office role. Work from home up to 3 days a week. Responsibilities: + You will explore and build tools to support our product engineers with GenAI-augmented developer experiences, in collaboration with product managers and internal AI community. + You will contribute to our internal development platform. + 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: + 2+ years of experience improving developer experience through workflows, documentation, and capabilities of the internal platform. + 1+ years of experience experience with GenAI tools, like GitHub's Copilot, Cursor or Claude Code. + 2+ years of professional software engineering experience - designing and building cloud native applications, backend APIs and CLI tools. Preferred Qualifications: + 1+ years of hands-on experience working with AWS resources. + 1+ years of experience managing workloads deployed on Kubernetes. + Experience in prompt engineering or building AI-powered tools. REQ-019161 The annual base pay range for this role is between: $110,000 u2014 $130,000 USD The New York Times Company is committed to being the worldu2019s 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)u2019s Know Your Rights Poster is available here (. The New York Times Company will provide reasonable accommodations as required by applicable federal, state, and/or local laws. Individuals seeking an accommodation for the application or interview process should email . 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

Created: 2025-11-10