Job DescriptionLocation:
New York, NY
Platform Engineering builds the tools our editors use to create and publish stories. Our flagship is Copilot, Condé Nast's in-house CMS, the daily workspace for thousands of editors across every brand. We are a cross-functional group working closely with Product, Design, and Editorial, spread across the US, London, and India.
We care about quality, performance, and speed of delivery, and we are actively moving toward an AI-native way of building.
THE ROLEWe are looking for a senior full-stack engineer to help build the next generation of Copilot: rich, intuitive storytelling tools that let editors shape how millions of readers experience a story.
You will own features from the back end all the way to the front end. You will design the data models, services, and APIs that power Copilot, then build the React interfaces editors touch every day on top of them. You will work directly with Product and Design to turn ideas into tools people love to use, and you will help set the technical direction for the team.
WHAT YOU WILL DO- Design and build backend services and APIs in Node.js, then carry that work through to the React front end
- Model and query content at scale with MongoDB and OpenSearch
- Own your services in production, including infrastructure, reliability, and performance (Terraform, AWS)
- Partner closely with Product and Design to build editorial tools that are genuinely a pleasure to use
- Raise the bar through code review, pairing, and mentoring other engineers
- Help shape how the team adopts AI across our workflow and our products
WHAT YOU BRING- Strong backend experience with Node.js: services, APIs, and data modeling at scale
- Full-stack range: comfortable owning a feature from the back end through to a React front end
- Solid data skills, including MongoDB and search with OpenSearch/Elasticsearch (or similar)
- Experience designing and shipping production APIs (REST and GraphQL)
- Comfort owning infrastructure with Terraform and AWS
- Excellent communication: you explain tradeoffs clearly and collaborate naturally with non-engineers
- A track record of shipping user-facing products and caring about the people who use them
- Curiosity about new tools, including AI, and the judgment to apply them well
- 5+ years of professional software engineering experience building and shipping production systems
- A BS in Computer Science or a related field, or equivalent practical experience
OUR TECH- Languages & frameworks: JavaScript/TypeScript, Node.js, React, Java, Python
- Data: MongoDB, PostgreSQL, OpenSearch/Elasticsearch, Redis, Kafka
- APIs: REST, GraphQL, Apollo Federation, AWS AppSync
- Infra & deploy: Terraform, AWS, Docker, Kubernetes, GitHub Actions
- Observability: Datadog, Splunk, OpenTelemetry
- AI tooling: Our engineers have access to AI coding tools, and we are building toward an AI-native workflow
HOW WE WORK- We pair, share knowledge, and level each other up
- We collaborate across time zones and locations
- Infrastructure as code, everywhere
- Teams own their apps in production (including on-call)
WHY WORK WITH US- Industry-leading compensation and benefits
- Smart, curious, genuinely kind teammates who love to teach and learn
- Whatever hardware and software you need to do your best work
- A rare chance to shape the tools behind some of the world's most iconic brands, at a moment of real change in publishing
The expected base salary range for this position is from $175,000-195,000. Salary offers are based on a wide range of factors including but not limited to relevant skills, training, experience, and education.
What happens next?If you are interested in this opportunity, please apply below, and we will review your application as soon as possible. You can update your resume or upload a cover letter at any time by accessing your candidate profile.
