Posted:
3/19/2025, 11:35:45 AM
Location(s):
New York, New York, United States ⋅ New York, United States
Experience Level(s):
Senior
Field(s):
Software Engineering
Workplace Type:
Hybrid
The mission 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 is looking for a product-minded Senior Engineering Manager to join our Storytelling group.
In this role, you will manage technical aspects of our Story experience, from the editing interface to the reader experience. You will lead engineering teams through full-stack innovation projects, to run experiments and scale features that engage our readers in new ways.
Through this work, you’ll power our newsroom’s mission and touch the lives of millions of readers around the world. You will report to the Senior Director of Storytelling Engineering.
This is a hybrid role based in our New York City headquarters. You can typically expect to come into the office two days per week.
Responsibilities:
Lead the technical capability of our Story experience, ensuring that it is reliable, efficient, and secure and working well for the newsroom, readers, and business
Partner with engineers and Product, Design, and Data counterparts to identify, scope, and prioritize impactful investments
Coach engineers in developing architectures that support this technical strategy
Work with our Newsroom Support team to ensure reliable 24x7 global operations
Partner with engineers to set technical strategies to achieve this roadmap
Supervise 6-8 reports, ensuring that contributors are effective in their technical work and in their collaborations
Coach the team on product engineering, deepening their product and strategy awareness and encouraging systemic engineering thinking
Own technical and culture initiatives at the group level, in coordination with other Engineering Managers and the Director
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
Basic Qualifications:
3+ years of experience as an Engineering Manager
Experience setting and executing technical strategies
Experience managing production operations for high-availability systems
Prior experience collaborating with cross-functional leaders across Product, Design, and Data
Demonstrated history of developing a high-performance team and growing its skills over time
Fluency in JavaScript applications, cloud deployments, observability, monitoring, and alerting
Preferred Qualifications:
Direct experience with digital journalism, CMS systems, and/or ProseMirror
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