The New York Times is looking to improve its media workflows for newsrooms and bundled brands by building tools that support image and video content management systems, which is crucial for the company's mission to seek the truth and help people understand the world.
Requirements
- 2+ years of experience with full-stack engineering, with expertise in one or more areas of the stack
- Experience in JavaScript and understanding of modern JS ecosystem (e.g. ES6+, TypeScript, Node.js, React)
- Familiarity with backend technologies and building APIs (e.g. Python, Java, REST, GraphQL)
- Experience with CI/CD concepts and tooling
- Experience with Media Asset Managers/Digital Asset Managers
- Experience with image or video tooling (e.g. encoding, captioning, playback)
- Familiarity with cloud computing platforms like GCP or AWS
Responsibilities
- You will collaborate with product, other engineers, design, and newsroom partners to develop our image and video content management systems.
- You will participate in feature development from technical design to release, with frequent stakeholder support.
- You will independently resolve bugs, reduce technical debt, and build reliable software.
- You will align technical decisions behind product and newsroom objectives using a product engineering mindset.
- You will develop our image and video content management systems, including examples such as the photographer assignment system and asset archive, and the upload/encode/captioning pipelines for video on demand.
Other
- Demonstrates 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.
- 2+ years of experience
- The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC)’s Know Your Rights Poster is available
- The Company will further consider qualified applicants, including those with criminal histories, in a manner consistent with the requirements of applicable 'Fair Chance' laws.
- The New York Times Company will provide reasonable accommodations as required by applicable federal, state, and/or local laws.
