Senior Software Engineer, GraphQL Platform

• You have 5+ years of software development experience with a focus on API development • You have expertise developing and scaling GraphQL APIs in production, with practical knowledge of federation principles (Apollo or similar) • Your background includes at least one statically typed backend language (we use Go) • You are familiar with automation for code quality, release management, and developer workflow improvements • You have experience delivering projects from design to implementation, testing and documentation • You value learning and improvement, sharing knowledge, and welcoming constructive feedback • Background working with Apollo GraphQL (Router, Federation, schema design, plugins/extensions) • Knowledge of performance optimization for APIs under high traffic, CDN integration, caching, and multi-region operations • Experience troubleshooting and improving observability for a platform distributed across multiple systems • Experience deploying and maintaining applications on Kubernetes • This is a hybrid role. • This role requires limited on-call hours. An on-call schedule will be determined when you join, taking into account team size and other variables. • The annual base pay range for this role is between: • $140,000 - $160,000 USD • For roles in the U.S., dependent on your role, you may be eligible for variable pay, such as an annual bonus and restricted stock. 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. • For roles outside of the U.S., information on benefits will be provided during the interview process. • The New York Times Company is committed to being the world’s best source of independent, reliable and quality journalism. To do so, we embrace a diverse workforce that has a broad range of backgrounds and experiences across our ranks, at all levels of the organization. We encourage people from all  backgrounds to apply.