Job Description

Job Description

It's an exciting time for mobile engineering at The New York Times. With the majority of our over 7M subscribers primarily consuming their content through the Android and iOS apps, the company's ambitions to deliver world class mobile experiences for its users have never been higher.

App Platforms builds the tools and technologies that empower native app development within The New York Times. Were looking for an Engineering Manager to join our growing team.

About The Team

Consisting of four engineering squads that focus on shared native technology, hybrid platforms, mobile operations and release management, App Platforms supports over 20 product teams that regularly ship features within one or more of our mobile apps. We focus heavily on developer and product team efficiency, research and development, standards and best practices, core mobile infrastructure and release management. Our systems are built primarily with Swift, Objective-C, Kotlin, Java, Javascript and the occasional scripting language.

To hear more about what were up to, you can watch members of our team share their thoughts on prioritizing platform development, improving developer experience and how we built our dynamic AR framework. To learn more NYTs broader technology organization check out our Open blog and follow @nytopen on Twitter to see what were up to.

About The Job

In the App Platforms team you will:

* Manage a team of 4-6 engineers responsible for evolving the foundational platforms that power native app development at the Times.

* Consult with product teams to ensure high quality and consistent architectures across our native stacks

* Invest in research and development to ensure we are leveraging modern and optimal technologies to meet our enterprise needs

As an Engineering Manager at The New York Times you will:

* Coach, mentor, and develop engineers and tech leads

* Promote an inclusive team culture where engineers of diverse backgrounds can learn and grow Recruit and build an extraordinary and diverse engineering team

* Provide detailed technical evaluations of plans and code developed by your teams Partner with technical product and project managers as well as the engineering team to prioritize, plan and schedule work

About You

* You have experience leading one or more native app engineering teams

* You possess a deep understanding of the mobile domain and its unique complexities

* You are skilled at communicating highly technical concepts to non-technical partners and stakeholders

* You have experience managing high-performing teams with senior engineers

* You value the learning and growth of your team

* You have a passion for the Times' mission and desire to help us shape the future of digital journalism

LI-AM1

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 consider qualified applicants, including those with criminal histories, in a manner consistent with the requirements of applicable state and local Fair Chance laws.