About the job

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iOS Engineer for NYT Games, 2+ years Swift experience, strong understanding of SwiftUI and iOS design patterns.

About the job

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 Role

The New York Times is looking for an iOS Engineer to join the Games mobile team. You'll join a team with native mobile engineers, QA, product, project, data, and design and report to the Games App Mobile Engineering Manager.

The app is written mostly in Swift and uses SwiftUI for new feature development.

NYT Games is a collaborative team that values inclusion, diversity, and personal growth. We combine product development with a world-class suite of puzzles, including beloved titles such as the NYT Crossword, Spelling Bee, and Wordle. Come help us on our journey to grow a world-class platform, as we continue delivering delightful experiences to millions daily.

This is a hybrid role based in our NYC headquarters. You could typically expect to come into the office two days per week.

Responsibilities

  • Design, develop, and test new features using Swift
  • Work with product, PMO, design, data, QA, and other engineers to guide product development
  • Contribute to app architectural decisions, technical roadmap and timeline estimations
  • Participate in technical discussions with backend developers and other owners of internal/external dependencies
  • Promote standards in Swift development, and engage with the community of iOS developers at the Times
  • Ensure app stability by writing quality code and partnering with the QA team to test and fix bugs

Basic Qualifications

  • 2+ years full time experience as an iOS Engineer
  • 2+ years of iOS Swift experience, including writing unit tests, networking, data persistence and UI
  • Demonstrated understanding of Swift UI and iOS design patterns, memory management and multi-threading
  • Experience translating product goals into quality shippable code

Preferred Qualifications

  • Exposure to hybrid development
  • Previous games experience or demonstrated interest in the NYT Games product

This role may require limited on-call hours. An on-call schedule will be determined when you join, taking into account team size and other variables.

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The annual base pay range for this role is between:

$104,000 — $140,000 USD

The New York Times is committed to a diverse and inclusive workforce, one that reflects the varied global community we serve. Our 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 organization. Achieving true diversity and inclusion is the right thing to do. It is also the smart thing for our business. So 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 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. Individuals seeking an accommodation for the application or interview process should email reasonable.accommodations@nytimes.com . 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.

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$104.0K - $140.0K/yr (Outscal est.)
$122.0K/yr avg.
New York, New York, United States

About The Company

The New York Times is powered by the idea that independent, deeply reported journalism fuels a healthy and engaged society. 


Our reporters, columnists, editors, engineers, designers, data analysts, developers and marketers breathe life into the most important topics of our time and tell stories that might otherwise go untold.


Whether bringing new truths to light with our reporting, building innovative products that deliver a best-in-class digital experience, or analyzing data to understand how we can best serve our readers, our people power the world’s top destination for journalism.


Working at The Times means envisioning and developing the future of journalism. Bring your passion, perspective and experience and join us as we seek the truth and help people understand the world. 


Check out our career opportunities (nytco.com/careers) and follow our page to connect with Times employees, journalists and readers.

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