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Full job description
Every day, journalists at the new york times report more than 200 stories from dozens of countries around the world on topics ranging from major international events to the best way to roast a chickenThose stories are read, listened to, and watched by more than 100 million digital readers each month across our web and mobile products.
All engineers at the new york times take great pride in building products that live up to the quality and reputation of our journalismWe are looking for front end en engineers on a variety of teams to join our organization in impactful, hands-on rolesWe value transparency and openness, diversity, learning, community, and continuous improvementCheck out some of our times open blog posts, written by engineers and other technical team members: on working remotely , on developing your career , and working with next generation technology Follow us @nytopen on twitter to see what we`re up to and come be a part of the digital revolution of a 168-year-old institution with a `mission worth believing in .`
The new york times is looking for a web engineer to join the ad experience team to help enhance revenue from digital advertising to support the times while upholding optimal user experience.
About the team:
The ad experience’s work is to test and optimize page performance along with ad performance and to find the perfect balance for our readers and advertisersWe also do a lot of research on industry trends and aim to spearhead new industry initiatives such as an alternative to 3rd party cookiesOur web developers work closely with our app leads to deliver premium experience on desktop, ios and android, our data partners to analyze a/b tests results and help other engineers integrate ads across news and standalone projects.
Responsibilities
As a web engineer on the ad experience team, you will:
Join a cross-functional team that includes peers from design, product and data insights group.
Work primarily in javascript, using modern frameworks and libraries
Deliver and monitor, testable, maintainable, high-quality code and continuously optimize your designs
Share knowledge, evangelize best practices, and collaborate with some of the best web engineers in the company
Work in all parts of the stack and contribute to broader architectural discussions within the organization
Work with your team to develop processes for testing and validation to ensure low-stress feature releases
Be encouraged to participate in open-source projects and share your work at conferences and the times open blog.
Basic qualifications
For this role, you should:
You are experienced with modern javascript coding, testing, debugging, and automation techniques
Be able to work in a collaborative environment with peers from different backgrounds and skills
You have excellent analytical and problem-solving skills, and can communicate your ideas, especially to those not technologically proficient
Have a passion for finding and eliminating technical debt
You care about our users experience and eager to support the newsroom via our work.
Have pride in your work
This role may require limited on-call hoursAn on-call schedule will be determined when you join, taking into account team size and other variables.
This role is open to full-time remote and nyc based in-office employees.
Culture
You will be helping to power, distribute and expand what is possible for our award-winning journalismWe`ve won more pulitzer prizes than any other organization (including three in 2018), and you can celebrate with the award winners in our newsroom.
We believe diversity fuels innovation and creativity, and we have a variety of employee groups dedicated to fostering a diverse and inclusive workplace.
We are a new york- based engineering organization with a remote-friendly workplace that includes engineers around the world.
We are committed to career development and have a formal mentoring programWe encourage our engineers to participate in conferences and we frequently host talks by industry leaders (sheryl sandberg, melinda gates and ta-nehisi coates are a few recent examples).
Every person within the tech organization is expected to spend five full days focusing on learningWe have a generous tuition reimbursement program and you can use this time on career-relevant activities like attending a formal class, internal company training, online training, a self-developed learning program or even by teaching others.
We run a maker week event twice a year, where design, product, project, marketing and technology come together to work on compelling, creative, cross-functional projects.
Benefits
Make an impact by supporting our original, independent and deeply reported journalism.
We provide competitive health, dental, vision and life insurance for employees and their families
We support responsible retirement planning with a generous 401(k) company match.
We offer a competitive parental leave.
We are committed to career development and ongoing learning supported by a formal
We have frequent panel discussions and talks by a wide variety of newsmakers and industry leaders.
Join a community committed to the richness of diversity, experiences and talents in the world we cover, supported by a variety of employee resource groups.
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The new york times is committed to a diverse and inclusive workforce, one that reflects the varied global community we serveOur journalism and the products we build in the service of that journalism greatly benefit from a range of perspectives, which can only come from diversity of all types, across our ranks, at all levels of the organizationAchieving true diversity and inclusion is the right thing to doIt is also the smart thing for our businessSo we strongly encourage women, veterans, people with disabilities, people of color and gender nonconforming candidates to apply.
The new york times company is an equal opportunity employer and does 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 lawAll applications will receive consideration for employment without regard to legally protected characteristicsThe new york times company will consider qualified applicants, including those with criminal histories, in a manner consistent with the requirements of applicable state and local `fair chance` laws.
