Mid-level Software Engineer – Games (React/TypeScript)

About the role

The New York Times is seeking a mid‑level software engineer to join its Games team. You will primarily build web experiences for popular titles such as the NYT Crossword, Wordle, and Connections, while gradually expanding into backend development.

Key responsibilities

• Develop and maintain web interfaces using React, TypeScript, HTML, and CSS.
• Collaborate with backend engineers to integrate Node.js services and Go‑based APIs.
• Participate in the full development lifecycle: design, implementation, code review, testing, and release.
• Instrument features for observability and experimentation, working with analytics and product partners.
• Debug and resolve issues across frontend code, Node.js services, and supporting infrastructure.
• Contribute to improving frontend architecture, shared components, and developer tooling.
• Take part in an on‑call rotation for the systems you help build.

Required profile

• 2+ years of full‑time software engineering experience building user‑facing features.
• Demonstrated ability to work in a collaborative, experiment‑driven environment.
• Commitment to the mission of independent journalism.

Required skills

• React
• TypeScript
• HTML & CSS
• Node.js
• Go
• AWS cloud platform