New York Times
The mission (https://www.nytco.com/company/mission-and-values/) of The New York Times is to seek the truth and help people understand the world. That means independent journalism is at the heart of all we do as a company. It’s why we have a world-renowned newsroom that sends journalists to report on the ground from nearly 160 countries. It’s why we focus deeply on how our readers will experience our journalism, from print to audio to a world-class digital and app destination. And it’s why our business strategy centers on making journalism so good that it’s worth paying for.
About the Role
The New York Times seeks a Senior Engineering Manager in the Subscriber Experiences Mission to support the team responsible for the award-winning New York Times News apps: where millions of readers go to understand the events shaping the world.
The News apps are the core of the New York Times mobile experience. The Senior Engineering Manager in this role will support an engineering team directly building features in the News app as well as collaborating with various other engineering teams within the organization who also contribute to the News app. We are looking for a Senior Engineering Manager who can lead a collaborative and inclusive team of engineers with the goal of delivering a performant, stable and engaging app experience.
This is a hybrid role based in our New York City headquarters, reporting to the Sr. Director, Engineering. You can typically expect to come into the office two days per week.
About the Team:
Responsible for building and maintaining the New York Times iOS News app, in concert with contributing teams throughout the Times
An iOS team of about 10+ engineers responsible for iOS app
Builds app infrastructure and core features that highlight our award-winning journalism and offer gateways into our bundle of NYT products
Launches prototypes quickly to run experiments, scaling systems over time to balance consistency and velocity
Ensures overall application architecture suitably fits the business problem and quality standards, for now and for the future
Responsibilities:
Manage a group of mobile developers responsible for building, releasing and maintaining the iOS News app and collaborating with dependent engineering teams
Contribute and support the team in architecture decisions, technical roadmap and timeline estimations
Collaborate with the Mobile Platforms team to help the team implement best practices around core app architecture, development workflow and coding standards
Collaborate with partners in Product, Design and Data to prioritize and deliver features that will impact our subscriber growth goals
Manage career development for engineers at various stages of their career growth.
Contribute to creating an inclusive and supportive culture within the News team and the greater NYT engineering organization
Define and drive observability and monitoring for the iOS News app
Demonstrate support and understanding of our value of journalistic independence (https://www.nytco.com/company/mission-and-values/) and a strong commitment to our mission to seek the truth and help people understand the world.
Basic Qualifications:
3+ years of experience managing mobile engineering teams
4+ years of experience building complex and highly performant iOS apps
Demonstrate understanding of iOS best practices and how to advocate for iOS engineers
Experience working in complex product organizations, supporting stakeholders with diverse and sometimes conflicting technical and product requirements
Preferred Qualifications:
Experience working with large legacy codebases
Experience driving a culture of performance monitoring and observability
Experience working on or leading a team responsible for being the steward of a codebase with contributors from across multiple engineering teams
#LI-Hybrid
This is a hybrid remote/in-office role.
The annual base pay range for this role is between:
$176,000 — $205,000 USD
The New York Times Company is committed to being the world’s best source of independent, reliable and quality journalism. To do so, we embrace a diverse workforce that has a broad range of backgrounds and experiences across our ranks, at all levels of the organization. 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. All applications will receive consideration for employment without regard to legally protected characteristics. The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC)’s Know Your Rights Poster is available here (https://www.eeoc.gov/know-your-rights-workplace-discrimination-illegal) .
The New York Times Company will provide reasonable accommodations as required by applicable federal, state, and/or local laws. Individuals seeking an accommodation for the application or interview process should email reasonable.accommodations@nytimes.com. Emails sent for unrelated issues, such as following up on an application, will not receive a response.
The Company will further consider qualified applicants, including those with criminal histories, in a manner consistent with the requirements of applicable "Fair Chance" laws.
For information about The New York Times' privacy practices for job applicants click here (https://nytco-assets.nytimes.com/2020/06/NYT_Applicant_Privacy_Policy.pdf) .
Please beware of fraudulent job postings. Scammers may post fraudulent job opportunities, and they may even make fraudulent employment offers. This is done by bad actors to collect personal information and money from victims. All legitimate job opportunities from The New York Times will be accessible through The New York Times careers site (https://www.nytco.com/careers/) . The New York Times will not ask job applicants for financial information or for payment, and will not refer you to a third party to do so. You should never send money to anyone who suggests they can provide employment with The New York Times.
If you see a fake or fraudulent job posting, or if you suspect you have received a fraudulent offer, you can report it to The New York Times at NYTapplicants@nytimes.com. You can also file a report with the Federal Trade Commission (https://reportfraud.ftc.gov/#/) or your state attorney general (https://www.consumerresources.org/file-a-complaint/) .
About the Role
The New York Times seeks a Senior Engineering Manager in the Subscriber Experiences Mission to support the team responsible for the award-winning New York Times News apps: where millions of readers go to understand the events shaping the world.
The News apps are the core of the New York Times mobile experience. The Senior Engineering Manager in this role will support an engineering team directly building features in the News app as well as collaborating with various other engineering teams within the organization who also contribute to the News app. We are looking for a Senior Engineering Manager who can lead a collaborative and inclusive team of engineers with the goal of delivering a performant, stable and engaging app experience.
This is a hybrid role based in our New York City headquarters, reporting to the Sr. Director, Engineering. You can typically expect to come into the office two days per week.
About the Team:
Responsible for building and maintaining the New York Times iOS News app, in concert with contributing teams throughout the Times
An iOS team of about 10+ engineers responsible for iOS app
Builds app infrastructure and core features that highlight our award-winning journalism and offer gateways into our bundle of NYT products
Launches prototypes quickly to run experiments, scaling systems over time to balance consistency and velocity
Ensures overall application architecture suitably fits the business problem and quality standards, for now and for the future
Responsibilities:
Manage a group of mobile developers responsible for building, releasing and maintaining the iOS News app and collaborating with dependent engineering teams
Contribute and support the team in architecture decisions, technical roadmap and timeline estimations
Collaborate with the Mobile Platforms team to help the team implement best practices around core app architecture, development workflow and coding standards
Collaborate with partners in Product, Design and Data to prioritize and deliver features that will impact our subscriber growth goals
Manage career development for engineers at various stages of their career growth.
Contribute to creating an inclusive and supportive culture within the News team and the greater NYT engineering organization
Define and drive observability and monitoring for the iOS News app
Demonstrate support and understanding of our value of journalistic independence (https://www.nytco.com/company/mission-and-values/) and a strong commitment to our mission to seek the truth and help people understand the world.
Basic Qualifications:
3+ years of experience managing mobile engineering teams
4+ years of experience building complex and highly performant iOS apps
Demonstrate understanding of iOS best practices and how to advocate for iOS engineers
Experience working in complex product organizations, supporting stakeholders with diverse and sometimes conflicting technical and product requirements
Preferred Qualifications:
Experience working with large legacy codebases
Experience driving a culture of performance monitoring and observability
Experience working on or leading a team responsible for being the steward of a codebase with contributors from across multiple engineering teams
#LI-Hybrid
This is a hybrid remote/in-office role.
The annual base pay range for this role is between:
$176,000 — $205,000 USD
The New York Times Company is committed to being the world’s best source of independent, reliable and quality journalism. To do so, we embrace a diverse workforce that has a broad range of backgrounds and experiences across our ranks, at all levels of the organization. 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. All applications will receive consideration for employment without regard to legally protected characteristics. The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC)’s Know Your Rights Poster is available here (https://www.eeoc.gov/know-your-rights-workplace-discrimination-illegal) .
The New York Times Company will provide reasonable accommodations as required by applicable federal, state, and/or local laws. Individuals seeking an accommodation for the application or interview process should email reasonable.accommodations@nytimes.com. Emails sent for unrelated issues, such as following up on an application, will not receive a response.
The Company will further consider qualified applicants, including those with criminal histories, in a manner consistent with the requirements of applicable "Fair Chance" laws.
For information about The New York Times' privacy practices for job applicants click here (https://nytco-assets.nytimes.com/2020/06/NYT_Applicant_Privacy_Policy.pdf) .
Please beware of fraudulent job postings. Scammers may post fraudulent job opportunities, and they may even make fraudulent employment offers. This is done by bad actors to collect personal information and money from victims. All legitimate job opportunities from The New York Times will be accessible through The New York Times careers site (https://www.nytco.com/careers/) . The New York Times will not ask job applicants for financial information or for payment, and will not refer you to a third party to do so. You should never send money to anyone who suggests they can provide employment with The New York Times.
If you see a fake or fraudulent job posting, or if you suspect you have received a fraudulent offer, you can report it to The New York Times at NYTapplicants@nytimes.com. You can also file a report with the Federal Trade Commission (https://reportfraud.ftc.gov/#/) or your state attorney general (https://www.consumerresources.org/file-a-complaint/) .