Senior Software Engineer, CI/CD

Job Overview

The 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. 

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. When you improve this platform, you change how The New York Times ships software.

Key Responsibilities

• 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.


• Evolve modern deployment strategies (for example, canary, blue/green, progressive rollouts) so that safe, low‑drama releases are the default.


• Deeply integrate GitHub workflows into our delivery platform—branch protections, checks, Marketplace‑style actions—so source control and CI/CD feel like one cohesive experience.


• 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.


• 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.

Required Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience 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


• Proficiency in at least one general‑purpose programming language such as Go, Python, TypeScript/Node.js, or Java, including strong skills in code review, debugging, and improving reliability and performance


• 3+ years of experience 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


• 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


• Experience collaborating with cross‑functional partners (Product, platform, and product engineering teams) to design delivery workflows, communicate trade‑offs, and drive adoption of shared platforms

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with artifact and package management systems such as Artifactory or similar, with attention to security, retention, cost, and developer experience


• Familiarity with delivery observability practices and tools, and experience using CI/CD metrics and deployment events to improve reliability and team workflows


• Experience working on or with platform, SRE, or infrastructure teams operating mission‑critical developer platforms under clear reliability expectations

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