Software Engineer, Backend, Games

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 RoleThe New York Times is looking for a Software Engineer, Backend to join a team of engineers and collaborate with Product, Design and Producers to develop an amazing puzzle game experience.NYT Games is a collaborative team that values inclusion, diversity and personal growth. We combine product development with a world-class suite of puzzles including beloved titles such as the NYT Crossword, Spelling Bee, Connections and Wordle. Come help us expand our portfolio of Games with social play, as we continue delivering delightful experiences to millions daily.This is a hybrid role based in our New York City headquarters.How We WorkWe build APIs in Go on AWS and GCP, iOS apps in Swift, Android apps in Kotlin and web front-ends in Typescript and React. We solve for the world of today with room to evolve for the future needs for the business. We consider quality, observability, scalability and security as first-class citizens in our code.Responsibilities• Develop APIs and solve complex technical problems scaling to tens of thousands of requests per second.• Collaborate with partners from different backgrounds such as Mobile Engineers, QA Engineers, Designers and Product Managers.• Embrace challenges, learn from mistakes, share knowledge with others, and remain curious.• 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.• You will report to a Senior Engineering Manager, Games.Basic Qualifications• 2+ years of experience writing performant server-side code in Go, Python, Java or similar.• 2+ years of experience designing system architecture and implementing and monitoring cloud infrastructure, including NoSQL databases, queues, caching layers, container runtimes, content distribution, and more.Preferred Qualifications• 1+ years of experience building backend systems that power native mobile frontends.• 1+ years of experience working with AWS technologies.• 1+ years of experience building backends for Games for millions of players.This role may require limited on-call hours. An on-call schedule will be determined when you join, taking into account team size and other variables.REQ-016825The annual base pay range for this role is between:$104,000 — $130,000 USDThe New York Times is committed to a diverse and inclusive workforce, one that reflects the varied global community we serve. Our journalism and the products we build in the service of that journalism greatly benefit from a range of perspectives, which can only come from diversity of all types, across our ranks, at all levels of the organization. Achieving true diversity and inclusion is the right thing to do. It is also the smart thing for our business. 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