Senior Software Engineer, Privacy & Governance Services
Core
Building foundational data platform services that enable responsible data use, classification, access management, and retention/deletion for The New York Times.
Role type
Senior Software Engineer (Privacy & Governance)
Builds
Production services, APIs, SDKs, and platform integrations for data privacy and governance.
Domain
Media / Data Privacy & Governance
Deliverable
production ML models | product features | infrastructure
Required skills
Go, Python, Javascript, Java, Scala, API design, cloud infrastructure (AWS/GCP), containers, CI/CD, observability, NoSQL (DynamoDB), data warehouses (BigQuery)
Preferred skills
Privacy/security/governance domain expertise, developer tooling/platform building, technical mentorship, mobile/native app experience
Technologies
Go, Python, Javascript, Java, Scala, AWS, GCP, DynamoDB, BigQuery
Responsibilities
Develop and operate production services and APIs for privacy and governance; Build self-service tooling (SDKs, APIs, integrations); Develop systems for data subject requests, classification, access management, retention, and consent handling; Encode accountability models and governance scorecards into automated rules; Own services through full lifecycle (design to on-call); Lead technical design reviews and mentor engineers; Partner with product, legal, and privacy teams to build reliable systems
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC with mentorship responsibilities
