The New York Times is looking for a senior engineer to help build tools and applications that use Large Language Models (LLMs) to support its mission of seeking the truth and helping people understand the world, while also exploring how emerging technologies can be applied in service of journalism.
Requirements
- 5+ years professional experience with software engineering within a team environment.
- Some exposure developing applications using LLMs, including system design and architecture.
- Experience guiding development of applications from a prototype to deployment in a production environment.
- Hands-on experience with: building with workflow orchestration tools in the LLM context (step functions, Dagster, cloud workflows, etc); evaluating LLM-backed application performance and accuracy; demonstrated experience of improving LLM application performance from baseline using strategies like prompt optimization, multi-prompt workflows, fine-tuning
- Experience building and operating complex distributed systems at scale in GCP and/or AWS; contributing to and maintaining software projects; developing reusable software tools and practices.
- Experience with developer platforms.
Responsibilities
- Research, evaluate, deploy and/or build first- or third-party tools that allow product engineering teams to use LLMs for more tasks more effectively.
- Support LLM-backed applications using those tools, driving improvements to reach target outcomes.
- Identify evaluation and monitoring best practices – both for specific applications and to inform generalized principles for use across the company.
- Oversee technical parts of projects, developing and documenting maintenance plans.
- Lead relationships with product and editorial teams from across The Times to develop specific use cases that advance company strategy.
- Incorporate regular project feedback from key stakeholders.
- Demonstrate support and understanding of our value of journalistic independence and a strong commitment to our mission to seek the truth and help people understand the world.
Other
- This is a hybrid-schedule role based in our New York City Headquarters. You are expected to come into the office two days per week.
- You will report to the Strategy Director of R&D.
- We encourage people from all backgrounds to apply.
- We are an Equal Opportunity Employer and do not discriminate on the basis of an individual's sex, age, race, color, creed, national origin, alienage, religion, marital status, pregnancy, sexual orientation or affectional preference, gender identity and expression, disability, genetic trait or predisposition, carrier status, citizenship, veteran or military status and other personal characteristics protected by law.
- The New York Times Company will provide reasonable accommodations as required by applicable federal, state, and/or local laws.
