Software Engineer, Developer Platforms and Generative AI

About this role

The New York Times is seeking a Software Engineer to join their Developer AI team, focusing on enhancing developer experiences through AI-augmented tools and workflows. This role involves delivering developer tooling, improving internal practices, and collaborating across teams to streamline software delivery.

What you'll do

• Develop GenAI-powered developer tooling and improve deployment processes.
• Contribute to the GenAI developer platform for local and background agents.
• Implement guardrails and observability for agentic workflows.
• Define construction of agentic workflows and custom agents with teams.
• Provide self-service APIs, templates, and documentation for team-specific agents.
• Experiment with new GenAI capabilities and scale successful practices.

What they're looking for

• Cloud-native engineering
• GenAI tools and workflows
• API development
• Software development
• Observability tools like DataDog
• Collaboration and communication
• Technical documentation
• Agile methodologies

Benefits

• Opportunity to work with cutting-edge technology
• Flexible planning horizons
• Collaborative team environment
• Skill growth in GenAI and internal platforms
• Limited on-call responsibilities
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