About the Role
The Interactive News Technology team seeks a curious and creative associate software engineer to pioneer new features in newsroom projects used by hundreds of NYT journalists and millions of readers. You might create systems for real-time data, collaborate on AI product development, write software for document research, or contribute to reader data-powered projects like quizzes and games.
Responsibilities
- Prototype new ideas to help journalists report and tell stories
- Contribute to software features from technical design through live operation
- Participate in project research and technical design as part of your project team
- Build features that are reliable, scalable and secure
- Work with newsroom desks to explore bold reporting avenues relating to data, documents or novel story forms
- Collaborate with teams across the newsroom including A.I. Initiatives, Data Journalism, and Graphics to create efficient and usable workflows
- Ensure that systems provide clear and accurate information to reporters and readers
- Sometimes work on tight deadlines around the news
- Take part in skill-building and learning opportunities to grow your technical and analytic skills
- 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.
Requirements
- At least 1 year of experience building web applications in JavaScript (TypeScript preferred)
- Experience contributing to newsgathering, reporting, editing, or news presentation processes
- Experience taking a technical project from concept to completion, contributing to concept definition, technical design, and technical implementation
- Experience working as part of a team to develop software
- Experience with A.I. software development best practices
Skills
- JavaScript
- TypeScript
- Node.js
- React
- Svelte
- PostgreSQL
- Google Cloud services
- Serverless technologies
- A.I. tools
Location
- Hybrid
Work Type
- Hybrid
Experience Level
- Associate
Salary/Compensations
- $96,000—$110,000 USD
Benefits
- Medical benefits
- Dental benefits
- Vision benefits
- Flexible Spending Accounts (F.S.A.s)
- Company-matching 401(k) plan
- Employee stock purchase plan
- Paid vacation
- Paid sick days
- Paid parental leave
- Tuition reimbursement
- Professional development programs
About the Company
- The New York Times Company is committed to being the world’s best source of independent, reliable and quality journalism.
- 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.
Equal Opportunity
- We are an Equal Opportunity Employer and do 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.
