Software Engineer, Scoop Core

thenewyorktimes

New York, NY · New York · United States

Posted Mar 19, 2026

Other
Hybrid
Software Engineering

Job description

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 New York Times is looking for a Software Engineer to join our Scoop Core team. Our mission is to empower product teams with a modern platform that serves as the single source for all content.

Our platform enables teams to manage and evolve content schemas quickly and safely, while also providing the foundation for building user-friendly collaborative editing and publishing tools.

We use GraphQL for Schema Definition and queries, Golang for development and PostgreSQL for data storage. We host our platform services on AWS. We also maintain the existing legacy publishing platforms that are hosted on GCP.

You will report to the Senior Engineering Manager, Scoop Core.

Responsibilities:

Take on multiple technical tasks not limited to programming, such as working with Cloud services, platforms and APIs
Research and document proposed solutions
Write unit tests, integration tests and user documentation
Assist other teams to onboard to our platform
Maintain existing legacy systems
Collaborate and learn through pairing, design reviews, and code reviews
Collaborate with Product Management and other professionals within your team and across the organization
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.

Basic Qualifications:

You have 2+ years of experience building large-scale software applications
You have experience building backend systems
You have hands-on unit and integration testing experience
You have experience communicating updates and resolutions to customers and cross-functional partners

Preferred Qualifications:

Experience in Golang, GraphQL and tooling
Experience in deployments and services on cloud platforms
Experience in observability and tooling
Experience with Docker and Kubernetes for container and deployment orchestration

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Additional Compensation and Benefits:

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. Benefits may 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.

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

The annual base pay range for this role is between:

$110,000—$130,000 USD

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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