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Is this posting real?
- This role has been open
- 30 days The New York Times's roles stay open a median of 45 days
- Reposted
- No
- Salary listed
- No 0% of The New York Times's roles list one
- Ghost-job risk at The New York Times
- high 104 stale, 0 reposted of 168 open
- Hiring momentum
- 243 roles opened in the last 90 days ↑ up vs. the prior 90 days
- Last confirmed on the employer's board
- 2026-09-17
Measured from postings appearing on and disappearing from The New York Times's own greenhouse board since 2026-08-03. Full hiring picture for The New York Times.
About this role
The Senior Software Engineer for the Web Platforms team at The New York Times will focus on developing and improving the platform that supports content presentation for web and mobile applications. Responsibilities include ensuring reliability and performance, collaborating on priorities and roadmaps, providing feedback through code reviews, and supporting incident response efforts. The role emphasizes collaboration and building tooling for engineers across various product teams.
- benefits
- 5/5
- freshness
- 4/5
- career value
- 4/5
- role clarity
- 4/5
- pay transparency
- 0/5
Scored from the posting itself — how clearly the role is described, how much it says about pay and benefits, and how recently it was listed. Not a judgement of The New York Times as an employer.
What you need
- 5+ years of full-stack web development experience with modern JavaScript and TypeScript ecosystem
- Experience building centralized systems for internal engineering teams
- Familiarity with automation for code quality, release management, and developer workflow improvements
- Experience designing, implementing, testing and documenting projects
- Experience with GenAI tooling such as skills creation or agentic workflows
- Experience with CI/CD tools
Nice to have
- Experience using client-side GraphQL tooling and applying GraphQL best practices
- Experience working on a platform team, building and supporting shared tools, frameworks, or services
- Demonstrated ability to evaluate and adopt evolving web standards and industry practices
What you get
- Variable pay such as an annual bonus and restricted stock
- Medical, dental and vision benefits
- Flexible Spending Accounts (F.S.A.s)
- Company-matching 401(k) plan
- Employee stock purchase plan
- Paid vacation
Worth weighing
- No specific mention of the tech stack beyond React, Node, TypeScript, and GraphQL
- Hybrid remote/in-office role may require flexibility in work arrangements
- Strong emphasis on journalistic independence may influence company culture
Summarised from The New York Times's posting. Read the full original.
Listed by The New York Times on their greenhouse job board, last confirmed open on 2026-09-17. PitchMeAI is not the employer.
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