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 app has nearly a million weekly active users and supports the New York Times mission of seeking the truth and helping educate the world. Even with all the other items grabbing peoples’ attention, the natural human need to be informed and we believe there’s room for us to improve and grow our app and increase our users’ engagement with the New York Times.

We are looking for an iOS Engineer to join the App Experience (AppX) team to work on the NYT app experience. The iOS Engineer will work with backend developers, product, data and design team members.

At The New York Times Company, building an experienced and diverse workforce is an important part of our mission. We are committed to a hiring process that is inclusive, fair and transparent, and one that puts emphasis on our commitment to career development. This position is based in New York.

This is a hybrid role based in our New York City Headquarters, reporting to the Engineering Manager, App Experience. You can typically expect to come into the office two days per week.

Responsibilities:

You will create features using Swift
You will participate in technical discussions with backend developers and other owners of internal/external dependencies
You will help promote standards in Swift delivery, and engage with the community of iOS developers at the Times
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:

2+ years full time experience as an iOS Engineer
Demonstrated understanding of iOS design patterns, memory management and multi-threading
2+ years of hands-on iOS Swift experience, including writing unit tests, networking, data persistence and UI
Experience with UI Kit

Preferred Qualifications:

You have a good product sense and the vision to translate product goals into quality shippable code
Experience with Swift UI

This role may require limited on-call hours. An on-call schedule will be determined when you join, taking into account team size and other variables.

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The annual base pay range for this role is between:

$104,000—$130,000 USD

The New York Times is committed to a diverse and inclusive workforce, one that reflects the varied global community we serve. Our journalism and the products we build in the service of that journalism greatly benefit from a range of perspectives, which can only come from diversity of all types, across our ranks, at all levels of the organization. Achieving true diversity and inclusion is the right thing to do. It is also the smart thing for our business. So we strongly encourage women, veterans, people with disabilities, people of color and gender nonconforming candidates to apply.

The New York Times Company is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does 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 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 [email protected]. 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.

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