Software Engineer, Programming

<div class="content-intro"><div id="labeledImage.LOCATION" class="WIFG" data-automation-id="decorationWrapper"> <div class="WNHJ"> <div id="labeledImage.LOCATION--uid38" class="WE-Y WMXY WBAB WF0Y" data-automation-id="responsiveMonikerInput" data-metadata-id="labeledImage.LOCATION" data-uxi-form-item-child-list-index="0"> <div class="WJ-Y"> <p><strong>The <a href="https://www.nytco.com/company/mission-and-values/" target="_blank"><u>mission</u></a> 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. </strong></p> </div> </div> </div> </div></div><p data-pm-slice="1 1 []"><strong>About the Role, Mission or Department Overview</strong></p> <p>The New York Times is looking for a Software Engineer to join the Programming team. You will <span class="hl-green-solid warn" data-highlight-id="f8fe43fe595164842766cd189ca48eff-0">report to the Senior Engineering Manager</span>, Programming and work with a team of engineers and <span class="hl-blue-solid replace_or_delete" data-highlight-id="2bc11546c0f25d1b9332769fce60fb5e-0">cross-functional</span> partners to build tools to support the newsrooms and bundled brands of the NY Times.</p> <p>The Programming team is building the next generation homepage programming systems for the newsroom editors who curate The New York Times homepage every day. We're building an entirely new version of our editorial process and the applications that power it, while maintaining all of our mission-critical standards for publishing news. This team will partner with other technology teams across the company to build these new tools for our journalists. The new Programming tools will make variants, curation, algorithmic programming, and experimentation much easier, improving the editing team's workflow.</p> <p><strong>Responsibilities:</strong></p> <p>As a Software Engineer on the Programming team, <span class="hl-green-solid warn" data-highlight-id="be52fddab772fc8dc2890a23cc873697-0">you will</span>:</p> <ul> <li> <p>Collaborate with product, design, other engineers, and newsroom partners to develop editorial tools for programmed surfaces, ensuring we align technical choices with our goals and editorial workflows.</p> </li> <li> <p>Develop new features and improve existing components from requirements gathering through design, implementation, QA, deployment, and monitoring</p> </li> <li> <p>Build reliable, secure, and observable features, while identifying bugs or technical debt within the team's domain</p> </li> <li> <p>Review code written by other software engineers on the team and provide feedback</p> </li> <li> <p>Contribute to and advocate for testing strategies to ensure service reliability</p> </li> <li> <p>Partner with other engineers to deploy and operate new features in production</p> </li> </ul> <ul> <li> <p>Demonstrate support and understanding of our <a href="https://www.nytco.com/company/mission-and-values/" target="_blank">value of journalistic independence</a> and a commitment to our mission to seek the truth and help people understand the world.</p> </li> </ul> <p><strong>Basic Qualifications:</strong></p> <ul> <li> <p><span class="hl-green-solid warn" data-highlight-id="140c9611eca2ca939f87b3792dae4f39-0">2+ years of software engineering experience</span>; demonstrated ability to write correct, clean, and reusable code that is easily maintainable by other team members.</p> </li> <li> <p><span class="hl-green-solid warn" data-highlight-id="e578c5b9dd388e27b5711f2175a4c994-0">2+ years of experience</span> with JavaScript</p> </li> <li> ... (truncated, view full listing at source)