Engineering Manager, Core News App_

The mission (ytco.com/company/mission-and-values/) 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 looking for an Engineering Manager in the Subscriber Experiences Mission to support the team responsible for the award-winning New York Times News apps: where millions of readers go to understand the events shaping the world.This is an important moment in the life of The New York Times. We have declared ourselves a subscription-first company, staking our future on producing journalism that is worth paying for and is unparalleled in its quality and depth of coverage.The News apps are the core of the New York Times mobile experience. You will lead a collaborative and inclusive team of iOS engineers with the goal of delivering a performant, stable, and engaging app experience for our core news product.This is a hybrid role based in our New York City headquarters, reporting to the Sr. Director of Engineering. You could typically expect to work out of our office 2 days per week.Responsibilities:+ Manage a group of mobile developers (8-10 direct reports) responsible for building, releasing, and maintaining the New York Times iOS News app and collaborating with dependent engineering teams+ Contribute to and support the team in architecture decisions, technical roadmap, and timeline estimations+ Collaborate with the Mobile Platforms team to help the team implement best practices around core app architecture, development workflow, and coding standards+ Collaborate with partners in Product, Design, and Data to prioritize and deliver features that will impact our subscriber growth goals+ Manage career development for engineers at various stages of their career growth+ Help create an inclusive and supportive culture within the App Experience team and the greater NYT engineering organization+ Demonstrate support and understanding of our value of journalistic independence (ytco.com/company/mission-and-values/) and a strong commitment to our mission to seek the truth and help people understand the worldBasic Qualifications:+ 1+ years of experience managing a mobile engineering team+ 4+ years of experience building complex and performant iOS or Android apps+ Demonstrated understanding of iOS best practices and how to advocate for iOS engineers+ Experience working in complex product organizations, supporting stakeholders with diverse and sometimes conflicting technical and product requirementsPreferred Qualifications:+ Experience working with large legacy codebases+ Experience promoting a culture of performance monitoring and observability+ Experience working as the steward of a codebase with contributors from multiple engineering teamsThis 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.#LI-HybridThe annual base pay range for this role is between:$152,000 — $180,000 USDThe 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. 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