Stories Engineering Manager, News Product

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 Stories team within the News Product group at the New York Times owns the major digital journalism surfaces at the Times – Articles, Live Blogs, Newsletters, Visual Formats – from CMS editing tools through to the reader presentation.

We're looking for a Stories Engineering Manager to guide work that sustains and grows these products to support a 24x7 global newsroom and deliver the news to millions of readers.

You will lead full-stack engineering projects to deliver technical capability upgrades, and run experiments and scale features that engage readers in new ways.

Responsibilities:

• Create a high-performance engineering culture that can solve challenging technical problems, make effective tradeoffs and consistently deliver.
• Partner with engineers and Product, Design and Data counterparts to develop clear technical execution plans and milestones.
• Drive technical excellence, ensuring our systems are reliable, efficient, and secure and working well for the newsroom, readers, and business.
• Coach and mentor a team, supporting their growth and technical development.
• Cultivate a collaborative environment that emphasizes continuous learning and growth.
• 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.
• You will report to the Senior Director of News Product Web Engineering and partner closely with the Stories Senior Engineering Manager.

Basic Qualifications:

• 1+ years of engineering team leadership experience
• Experience managing production operations for high-availability systems
• Demonstrated history of developing a high-performance team and growing its skills over time
• Demonstrated history partnering with Product, Design, and Data to drive great solutions
• Fluency in JavaScript applications, cloud deployments, observability, monitoring and alerting

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience managing complex frontends or systems that handle rapid traffic surges
• Direct experience with digital journalism, CMS systems, and/or ProseMirror

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The annual base pay range for this role is between:$152,000—$190,000 USD

For roles in the U.S., dependent on your role, you may be eligible for variable pay, such as an annual bonus and restricted stock. Benefits may include medical, dental and vision benefits, Flexible Spending Accounts (F.S.A.s), a company-matching 401(k) plan, paid vacation, paid sick days, paid parental leave, tuition reimbursement and professional development programs. 

For roles outside of the U.S., information on benefits will be provided during the interview process.

The New York Times Company is committed to being the world’s best source of independent, reliable and quality journalism. To do so, we embrace a diverse workforce that has a broad range of backgrounds and experiences across our ranks, at all levels of the organization. We encourage people from all  backgrounds to apply.

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