Senior Software Engineer, GraphQL Platform at thenewyorktimesthenewyorktimes · New York, NY

Workplace: Hybrid

Posted: 2026-11-04

Skills: Docker, GraphQLThe 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 Role The Samizdat team manages the New York Times' GraphQL platform. Our mission is to provide a API layer powering our products and internal systems. We are in an exciting period of modernization, driving scale and reliability as our upstream data complexity grows. We are looking for a GraphQL and Developer Experience enthusiast to join our team and contribute to our mission-critical distributed platform. Responsibilities Develop new platform offerings while ensuring the reliability, scalability, and performance of our GraphQL platform as it continues to grow. Lead by example in establishing and enforcing GraphQL schema design and governance best practices, participating in platform-wide schema working groups, and reviewing/mentoring cross-team contributions. Contribute to the platform's automation, developer tooling, and onboarding/kick-off guides for service adopters and subgraph contributors. Support on-call, incident response, and troubleshooting efforts for platform-level escalations. Mentor team members, promoting technical excellence and a culture of respect and constructive feedback. Demonstrate support and understanding of our value of journalistic independence and a commitment to our mission to seek the truth and help people understand the world. You will report to the Senior Software Engineering Manager. Basic Qualifications: You have 5+ years of software development experience with a focus on API development. You have expert…Sign in to see the original postingBrowse more developer jobs on RoleBurst