We continue to develop new ways to empower our journalists with tools and story forms, so we invite you to bring new ideas for news technology products that don’t exist yet.
For this role, we prefer candidates who can work from our New York City headquarters but will also consider those who can work out of our Washington, D.C. or Los Angeles bureau. You will report to the Engineering Manager.
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You will Brainstorm and propose new ideas to help our journalists report and tell stories
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You will Oversee software features from technical design through live operation
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You will Contribute to project research and technical design as part of your project team
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You will Ensure features you create are reliable, scalable and secure, in partnership with your project team
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You will Deploy your code in collaboration with the broader team
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You will Collaborate with teams including graphics, design and the newsroom to create efficient and usable workflows
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You will Work with newsroom partners to explore bold reporting avenues relating to data, documents or novel story forms
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You will Ensure that systems provide clear and accurate information to reporters and readers
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You will Sometimes work around breaking news deadlines
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You have 3+ years of experience building web applications
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1+year of experience with SQL databases
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2+ years of experience with JavaScript or Node.js
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1+ year of experience with Google Cloud services or similar technologies
- 1+ year of experience with TypeScript or experience with another typed language
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You have demonstrated experience working as part of a team: collaborating and communicating with your teammates
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You don’t need to have to have worked in journalism, but you experience approaching a problem from different angles, analyzing pros and cons of different solutions about the news and bringing new information and experiences to The New York Times readers
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.
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.
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