Senior LLM Engineer, R&D
The New York Times · New York, NY
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**Senior LLM Engineer, R&D** **About The New York Times** The mission of The New York Times is to seek the truth and help people understand the world. Independent journalism is at the heart of everything we do—supported by a world-renowned newsroom and a focus on how readers experience our journalism across print, audio, and digital. **About R&D** Research & Development at The New York Times explores how emerging technologies can be applied in service of journalism. The team collaborates with designers, developers, reporters, photographers, and editors to bring new forms of storytelling to life—from prototyping to publishing. We’re looking for a **Senior Software Engineer with a background in applied AI** to develop applications using **Large Language Models (LLMs)** in service of the Times mission and journalistic standards. You will report to the **Executive Director of R&D**. --- ## Responsibilities - Design and implement **LLM-backed APIs**, improving outcomes through **evaluation, grounding, and fine-tuning** best practices. - Deploy reliable services in cloud environments (e.g., **GCP or AWS**) to support **high-traffic** LLM applications. - Manage the transition of features from **experimental prototypes** to **stable production systems** in a fast-paced environment with evolving requirements. - Collaborate with designers, product managers, and stakeholders to translate requirements into technical tasks, including **accurate estimates** and **progress updates**. - Maintain comprehensive **documentation** to support feature handoff and future maintenance. - Stay current with the evolving **AI/LLM landscape**, identifying and advocating for new technologies and best practices. - Demonstrate understanding of **journalistic independence** and a commitment to the mission. ## Basic Qualifications - **5+ years** of professional software development (or equivalent experience). - Proficiency with **Python** and **TypeScript/JavaScript**. - Professional experience architecting and shipping applications that use **LLMs**, including **multi-step chaining** and **human-in-the-loop** workflows. - Strong understanding of **LLM evaluations**, including refining products using **instrumentation, monitoring, and golden datasets** for accuracy and robustness. - Experience in **algorithmic/AI text processing** (e.g., text segmentation, semantic chunking, restructuring). ## Preferred Qualifications - Experience building reliable, scalable back-end services in cloud environments (e.g., **GCP, AWS**). - Familiarity with AI orchestration and evaluation frameworks (e.g., **AWS Step Functions, Google Cloud Workflows, Dagster, Braintrust**). - Experience building front-end user interfaces for LLM-backed products. --- ## How to Apply Please provide **work samples** (code snippets, URLs, project summaries) describing your most relevant work and how it reflects your approach to software engineering. **Position Type:** Temporary (expected to last through **November 2027**) **Compensation (U.S. roles):** Hourly base pay range: **$79.67–$90.11 USD** --- ## Candidate Use of GenAI Tools To keep the hiring process fair and authentic, submit your **own work** and **do not use GenAI tools to generate substantive content** during the application and interview process. Engineering candidates will be told which GenAI tools (if any) are permitted for technical assessments. --- *The New York Times Company is an Equal Opportunity Employer and provides reason
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