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About the Role
Wirecutter, a part of The New York Times Company, is seeking an experienced Senior Engineering Manager for its Growth team. This role involves leading engineers who develop features to enhance reader engagement, including search, registration, newsletters, and distribution across platforms. The position reports to the Wirecutter VP of Engineering.
Responsibilities
- Lead five to ten front-end engineers at a range of career levels
- Coach and mentor individual contributors and emerging managers to build high-performing teams
- Motivate engineers to excel through regular feedback, recognition, career development, and an inclusive environment
- Own execution, staffing, technical health, and operational practices
- Ensure technical decisions have clear accountability and align with Wirecutter's broader technical strategy
- Partner with Product, Design, and Data team members to shape the roadmap and translate business goals into technical strategies and measurable engineering outcomes
- Collaborate with teams across Wirecutter and The NY Times to manage dependencies and deliver shared initiatives
- Communicate plans, progress, risks, and tradeoffs clearly to technical and nontechnical partners and senior stakeholders
- 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
- 3+ years of engineering management experience, including hiring, developing and retaining engineers, and building teams where people do their best work
- Expertise in front-end web development, operating production software, and contemporary software delivery practices
- Experience managing senior engineers and partnering with staff-level engineers and other senior technical leaders
- Proven experience translating product and business goals into engineering outcomes and make thoughtful tradeoffs and decisions with cross-organizational impact, handling multiple stakeholders/initiatives
- Fluency with AI-assisted software development and its use in engineering workflows
Skills
- Typescript
- React
- GraphQL
- Site performance optimization
- Experimentation platforms
- A/B testing
- Data-informed product development practices
- Web accessibility
- SEO
- Emerging search and discovery technologies
- AI-powered workflow change adoption
Location
- New York City headquarters
- Remote
Work Type
- Hybrid
- Full-time remote
Experience Level
- Senior
Salary/Compensations
- $185,000—$210,000 USD
Benefits
- Variable pay, such as an annual bonus and restricted stock
- Medical, dental and 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 mission of The New York Times is to seek the truth and help people understand the world.
- Independent journalism is at the heart of all we do as a company.
- Wirecutter reaches millions of users and drives billions of dollars in sales for our merchant partners.
- Through rigorous testing, research, and reporting across hundreds of merchants, our dedication to helping people find the best products remains as relevant today as it did over ten years ago.
- We deliver human-generated, straightforward recommendations that inspire readers while saving them time, effort, and money.
- 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.
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.
- The New York Times Company will provide reasonable accommodations as required by applicable federal, state, and/or local laws.