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Senior Software Engineer, Storytelling Video

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Senior Software Engineer, Storytelling Video

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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 RoleThe New York Times is hiring a Senior Software Engineer for the Storytelling Video team, where you will shape our audience experiences video across all our platforms and advance the newsroom's video goals.You will lead the definition and execution of major components in our next-generation strategy for News Video. You will partner with Product and Design colleagues and fellow engineers to design scalable, sustainable systems, which include the foundational components of our video player, and innovative, reader-facing video formats that tell impactful stories.We will look to you to bring expertise in web technologies, experience solving complex problems, and a product-engineering mindset to deliver a world class user experience. You will not only write code but also mentor other engineers, set technical standards, and collaborate across the organization to guide our video strategy forward. You will report to the Engineering Manager, Storytelling Video.The primary technologies used on our team include React, Preact, JavaScript, TypeScript, Node.js, and GraphQL.Responsibilities

• Lead the delivery of video initiatives from technical design through production operation.
• Architect and build frontend solutions that are performant, reliable, and scalable across browsers and platforms.
• Develop technical strategies for video that scale across use cases, using data to inform architectural decisions.
• Improve video playback performance and reliability with rigorous engineering mindset.
• Align technical decisions behind product and newsroom objectives using a product engineering mindset.
• Reliably resolve urgent or complex issues, triaging effectively and identifying long-term improvements.
• Collaborate across the wider organization to drive end-to-end video delivery improvements.
• 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.

Basic Qualifications

• 5+ years of frontend engineering experience with modern frameworks (React, Angular, Vue) and web fundamentals (HTML, CSS, JavaScript, web performance, accessibility)
• 3+ years of full-stack development experience, including backend languages (Node.js, Java), persistence technologies (SQL, NoSQL) and infrastructure (GCP, AWS, Azure)
• Experience designing, building, and maintaining user-facing experiences
• Experience leading technical projects and driving architectural decisions
• Experience troubleshooting and resolving issues in a production environment

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with web video handling, including browser video APIs, streaming protocols, performance optimization, playback reliability, and using analytics to guide technical strategy
• Experience integrating video into multimedia experiences
• Familiarity with the wider web video ecosystem, including CDNs and video infrastructure
• Experience with DevOps practices, including CI/CD techniques and tooling (e.g. Drone, Jenkins), automated testing and deployments, observability and monitoring

This role will require limited on-call hours. An on-call schedule will be determined when you join, taking into account team size and other variables.REQ-018635The annual base pay range for this role is between:$140,000 - $155,000 USDThe 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.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 U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC)'s Know Your Rights Poster is available here.The New York Times Company will provide reasonable accommodations as required by applicable federal, state, and/or local laws. Individuals seeking an accommodation for the application or interview process should email [email protected]. Emails sent for unrelated issues, such as following up on an application, will not receive a response.The Company will further consider qualified applicants, including those with criminal histories, in a manner consistent with the requirements of applicable Fair Chance laws.For information about The New York Times' privacy practices for job applicants click here.Please beware of fraudulent job postings. Scammers may post fraudulent job opportunities, and they may even make fraudulent employment offers. This is done by bad actors to collect personal information and money from victims. All legitimate job opportunities from The New York Times will be accessible through The New York Times careers site. The New York Times will not ask job applicants for financial information or for payment, and will not refer you to a third party to do so. You should never send money to anyone who suggests they can provide employment with The New York Times.If you see a fake or fraudulent job posting, or if you suspect you have received a fraudulent offer, you can report it to The New York Times at [email protected]. You can also file a report with the Federal Trade Commission or your state attorney general.

Seniority level

• Seniority levelMid-Senior level

Employment type

• Employment typeFull-time

Job function

• Job functionEngineering and Information Technology
• IndustriesNewspaper Publishing

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