Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. The New York Times is an independent journalism company focused on helping people understand the world. Wirecutter is seeking a Senior Engineering Manager to lead its Growth team, overseeing engineers who build experiences involving search discovery, registration, newsletters, and distribution across The New York Times and other platforms.
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
Skills
- 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
- Experience with Typescript, React and GraphQL, and site performance optimization
- Experience with experimentation platforms, A/B testing, or other data-informed product development practices
- Experience collaborating with Data or Analytics teams in a commercial, metrics-driven environment
- Familiarity with web accessibility, SEO, or emerging search and discovery technologies
- Experience shipping or leading the adoption of an AI-powered workflow change within a team
Benefits
- Variable pay, such as an annual bonus and restricted stock
- Medical, dental and vision benefits
- Flexible Spending Accounts (F.S.A.s)
- A company-matching 401(k) plan
- Employee stock purchase plan
- Paid vacation
- Paid sick days
- Paid parental leave
- Tuition reimbursement
- Professional development programs
- Hybrid work (from home and in-office) is strongly preferred for this role, although full-time remote applicants will also be considered
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