Backend Software Engineer -golang

The New York Times

New York, NY, United States
$110,000 - $130,000 usd; not specified; medical, d...
On-site
Backend services in go (golang)
Scalable rest or graphql apis
Production-ready code
The Reflections team focuses on personalizing the Times experience, making it feel "yours" and helping users effortlessly discover and regularly engage with the journalism they value most

Job Summary

  • The Reflections team focuses on personalizing the Times experience, making it feel "yours" and helping users effortlessly discover and regularly engage with the journalism they value most.
  • Design, build, and maintain backend services primarily in Go (Golang), developing scalable REST or GraphQL APIs and writing high-quality, production-ready code following engineering best practices.
  • Benefits may include medical, dental and vision benefits, Flexible Spending Accounts (F.S.A.s), a company-matching 401(k) plan, paid vacation, paid sick days, paid parental leave, tuition reimbursement and professional development programs.

Matching Summary

The Reflections team focuses on personalizing the Times experience, making it feel "yours" and helping users effortlessly discover and regularly engage with the journalism they value most.

Salary

$110,000 - $130,000 USD; Not specified; Medical, dental, vision, 401(k), PTO

Skills & Requirements

Must-have

  • Backend services in Go (Golang)
  • Scalable REST or GraphQL APIs
  • Production-ready code
  • SQL or NoSQL databases
  • Public cloud platforms (GCP/AWS)

Nice-to-have

  • Iterative development and testing
  • Team process improvement
  • Journalistic independence understanding
  • Container orchestration systems
  • CI/CD and DevOps practices

Key Requirements

  • 3+ years Go (Golang) backend API experience
  • 3+ years SQL/NoSQL database experience
  • 3+ years public cloud platform experience
  • Agile software development experience

Work Rights

Not specified

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