Software Engineer, Data Platforms

About this role

The New York Times is seeking a Software Engineer to join the Experimentation & Instrumentation team, responsible for creating and maintaining tools that facilitate data-driven decision-making. This role involves collaboration with various teams to support experimentation and behavioral tracking across products.

What you'll do

• Develop services, SDKs, and interfaces for experimentation.
• Collaborate with Product and Analytics teams on experiment execution.
• Support the full instrumentation stack, including data usage.
• Ensure reliability and observability of systems.
• Create documentation and integration guides for engineers.
• Participate in code reviews to enhance code quality.

What they're looking for

• 3+ years of software engineering experience
• Proficiency in a modern programming language
• Knowledge of automated testing and CI/CD
• Familiarity with Agile methodologies
• Problem-solving and incremental solution deployment
• Effective communication skills

Benefits

• Hybrid work model
• Competitive salary range from $110,000 to $130,000
• Limited on-call responsibilities