New York, NYPosted 4 March 2026

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<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></p> <h3 data-pm-slice="1 1 []">About the Role</h3> <p>The Quality Engineering team at The New York Times is hiring a QA Engineer. <span class="hl-green-solid warn" data-highlight-id="c7756f233978dd9381aa8c9488679626-0">You will</span> work with software engineers, DevOps, product managers, and designers to support quality across our web, mobile, and API platforms.</p> <p><span class="hl-green-solid warn" data-highlight-id="b766eccafd2227d885209c46f80a504a-0">You will</span> develop automated test frameworks, strengthen CI/CD reliability, and improve release confidence through scalable automation practices.</p> <p>This role is hybrid and based in New York City, with an expectation of two days per week in the office. You will <span class="hl-green-solid warn" data-highlight-id="74b637ee5b6949d3292268abf4c967f3-0">report to the Senior QA Manager</span>.</p> <h2>Responsibilities:</h2> <ul> <li> <p>Design automated testing frameworks in Python for APIs, web, and mobile applications</p> </li> <li> <p>Develop and integrate automated test workflows into CI/CD pipelines</p> </li> <li> <p>Improve test reliability, execution speed, and coverage across environments</p> </li> <li> <p>Develop scalable test environments using containerization and cloud infrastructure</p> </li> <li> <p>Collaborate with engineering, DevOps, and product teams to define test strategies early in the development lifecycle</p> </li> <li> <p>Integrate logging, monitoring, and metrics into testing workflows to improve defect detection and release confidence</p> </li> <li> <p>Contribute to documentation and standards for automation and TestOps</p> </li> </ul> <h2>Basic Qualifications:</h2> <ul> <li> <p><span class="hl-green-solid warn" data-highlight-id="b98271065e8ae1d0347b4b70ca593c6e-0">3 years of experience</span> in test automation, software engineering, or quality engineering</p> </li> <li> <p>Proficiency in Python and experience building maintainable automation frameworks</p> </li> <li> <p><span class="hl-green-solid warn" data-highlight-id="8471405c2d69f76a03bece577c699cbc-0">3 years of experience</span> with modern test automation tools such as PyTest, Playwright, Selenium, or Appium</p> </li> <li> <p><span class="hl-green-solid warn" data-highlight-id="97275ad7d4777d813db58c762d5aadc8-0">3 years of experience</span> testing REST, GraphQL, or gRPC APIs</p> </li> <li> <p>Hands-on experience integrating automated tests into CI/CD pipelines (e.g., GitHub Actions, Jenkins, GitLab CI)</p> </li> <li> <p><span class="hl-green-solid warn" data-highlight-id="c1d5bf722ff494c18c4d9cdcea48aeba-0">3 years of experience</span> with Docker and familiarity with Kubernetes</p> </li> <li> <p><span class="hl-green-solid warn" data-highlight-id="d3d7d0c1056582977e4b5e8b3a86a110-0">3 years of experience</span> working in cloud environments (AWS, GCP, or Azure)</p> </li> </ul> <h2><span class="hl-red-solid delete" data-highlight-id="92480b13f0292e6660f12bb32029db6b-0">Preferred Q ... (truncated, view full listing at source)