The Web Platforms team at The New York Times needs to improve the developer experience, performance, and resiliency of their web applications, which power www.nytimes.com and related mobile app webviews.
Requirements
- React, Node, TypeScript, and GraphQL
- 1+ years experience as an Engineering manager or 3+ years of experience in a technical leadership role working with cross-functional partners
- 8+ years of full-stack web development experience for web and mobile clients
- You have experience balancing and navigating the trade-offs between maintaining existing systems while moving features onto evolving technology stacks
- You have experience building centralized infrastructure, platforms, services, and other technologies that internal engineering teams use
- You have experience building applications developed in a Node.js framework to be reliable, scalable, secure, and observable
Responsibilities
- Manage a diverse team of software engineers
- Work with Product Management to align on goals, priorities, and roadmaps
- Pursue engineering excellence through best practices, coding standards, and development methodologies to ensure the delivery of high-quality, maintainable code
- Communicate status, risks, and requirements to your peers and senior leaders
- Hire candidates from diverse backgrounds for your team or the larger engineering organization
- Oversee team operations including budgeting and the delivery of projects
Other
- Foster a positive and inclusive team environment supporting individual team members in their growth through coaching, mentoring, and feedback
- Maintain collaborative relationships with other teams and departments
- 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
- This is a hybrid role based in our New York City headquarters, reporting to the Senior Engineering Manager. You can typically expect to come into the office two days per week.
