Senior Software Engineer, CI/CD

About this role

<div class="content-intro"><div id="labeledImage.LOCATION" class="WIFG" data-automation-id="decorationWrapper"> <div class="WNHJ"> <div id="labeledImage.LOCATION--uid38" class="WE-Y WMXY WBAB WF0Y" data-automation-id="responsiveMonikerInput" data-metadata-id="labeledImage.LOCATION" data-uxi-form-item-child-list-index="0"> <div class="WJ-Y"> <p><strong>The <a href="https://www.nytco.com/mission-and-values/" target="_blank"><u>mission</u></a> 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.&nbsp;</strong></p> </div> </div> </div> </div></div><p data-pm-slice="1 1 []"><strong>About the Role</strong></p> <p data-pm-slice="1 1 []">The Developer Platforms organization provides foundational platforms and tooling to 100+ teams and 750+ engineers through an internal developer platform. Our Application Delivery team owns the shared software delivery platform (CI/CD, artifact management) and deployment workflows used by hundreds of engineers across News, Cooking, Games and Audio to ship software.</p> <p>As NYT leans into AI‑assisted development and agentic workflows, Application Delivery is where those changes become real: pipelines, deployment strategies, and guardrails that turn AI‑generated changes into safe, observable releases at scale.</p> <p>As a Senior Software Engineer on Application Delivery, <span class="hl-green-solid warn" data-highlight-id="b3f8c620b9c452f3d81bbd3e552e4b29-0">you'll</span> build and evolve the delivery platform that every product and platform team relies on. Your work will shape how code flows from GitHub into production, how we keep deployments boring (in a good way), and how agentic workflows run through CI/CD.</p> <p><span class="hl-blue-solid ai_replace" data-highlight-id="917984890eeb46216c98ce89c1f1349e-0">You'll help teams ship faster and more safely, reduce release risk with modern deployment patterns, and turn effective delivery practices into reusable pipelines and templates that scale across the organization, much like our GenAI platform roles turn internal practices into reusable tools and agents.</span> When you improve this platform, you change how The New York Times ships software.</p> <p>This is a hybrid role based two days in our New York City headquarters. You will <span class="hl-green-solid warn" data-highlight-id="36bbb3854deafcacec8eab1ebdec3f3f-0">report to the Engineering Manager</span> of the DevEx Application Delivery team.</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p><strong>Responsibilities:</strong></p> <ul> <li> <p><span class="hl-blue-solid ai_replace" data-highlight-id="fd7106d67193b766a9287c3c533fa444-0">Design and build shared CI/CD capabilities (GitHub Actions, Argo CD, and related services) and delivery workflows that teams across The Times use every day to integrate, test, and deploy their services.</span></p> </li> <li> <p>Evolve modern deployment strategies (for example, canary, blue/green, progressive rollouts) so that safe, low‑drama releases are the default.</p> </li> <li> <p><span class="hl-blue-solid replace_or_delete" data-highlight-id="bffb766fdc944b82889f449799f38902-0">Deeply</span> integrate GitHub workflows into our delivery platform—branch protections, checks, Marketplace‑style actions—so source control and CI/CD feel like <span class="hl-green-solid warn" data-highlight-id="cdb370c36c72d03b9406886499ba149a-0">one cohesive experience</span>.</p> </li> <li> <p>Help make our systems agent‑ready by supporting safe, observable GenAI‑assisted workflows in CI/CD (for example, background agents for migrations, test generation, and pipeline maintenance) in partnership with Developer AI.</p> </li> <li> <p><span class="hl-blue-solid ai_replace" data-highlight-id="6ac1ffd06780dadc634723c4d2b94ddc-0">Instrument delivery workflows with metrics, logs, and alerts; integrate with Datadog, DX, and other observability tools to make delivery health visible and actionable, and meet “Always Ready” expectations with SRE and Product Infrastructure Engineering.</span></p> </li> </ul> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p><strong>Basic Qualifications:</strong></p> <ul> <li> <p><span class="hl-green-solid warn" data-highlight-id="1c03a2186dbc2e459d0ddc8a3893beda-0">5+ years of experience</span> designing, building, and operating CI/CD and software delivery systems (for example, GitHub Actions, Argo CD, or equivalent) with clear impact on how teams ship software</p> </li> <li> <p>Proficiency in at least one general‑purpose programming language such as Go, Python, TypeScript/Node.js, or Java, including <span class="hl-blue-solid replace_or_delete" data-highlight-id="10e00ffa04d00c035aec80e04a439aaa-0">strong</span> skills in code review, debugging, and improving reliability and performance</p> </li> <li> <p><span class="hl-green-solid warn" data-highlight-id="20a04992f58f7058af93c94563913b1c-0">3+ years of experience</span> with containers and Kubernetes; package‑management tools such as Helm; infrastructure‑as‑code tools such as Terraform; GitOps‑based deployment workflows; and cloud platforms such as AWS or GCP</p> </li> <li> <p>Hands‑on experience with GenAI‑assisted developer tools (for example, Cursor, Copilot, or Claude Code) and passion in applying them to delivery workflows, from test generation to background agents running in CI/CD</p> </li> <li> <p>Experience collaborating with cross‑functional partners (Product, platform, and product engineering teams) to design delivery workflows, communicate trade‑offs, and <span class="hl-blue-solid replace_or_delete" data-highlight-id="eaa3a142752f7aa6fbeb8aebac58b17e-0">drive</span