Senior Software Engineering

Office: New York, NY
Technology — Software Engineering

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 focus deeply on how our readers will experience our journalism, from print to audio to a world‑class digital and app destination. 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 will 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.

You will report to the Engineering Manager of the DevEx Application Delivery team.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

dependent on your role, you may be eligible for variable pay, such as an annual bonus and restricted stock. Benefits may include medical, dental and 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 and professional development programs.

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 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 reasonable.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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