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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. Itu2019s why we have a world-renowned newsroom that sends journalists to report on the ground from nearly 160 countries. Itu2019s 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 itu2019s why our business strategy centers on making journalism so good that itu2019s worth paying for. About the Role The Community team at The New York Times is looking for a collaborative frontend software engineer with an interest in working at the forefront of news, a desire to shape meaningful experiences for our readers and directly supporting the mission of The Times. You will report to the Community Engineering Manager within the Storytelling organization and join a team of engineers, designers, and product managers to create destinations for reporters to engage with readers, as we work towards enhancing our comments infrastructure into a comments platform for the entire NYT bundle. You'll use your engineering expertise to build web-based reader facing experiences that are performant and accessible; guide improvements in our moderation tooling to ensure our moderators can follow commenting standards; help level up engineering standards to turn a collection of services into a single community platform for the entire NYT bundle; and collaborate with community backend engineers in building reliable services which integrate with web and mobile surfaces. Responsibilities: + Lead the architecture, creation and maintenance of scalable frontend systems that are performant across browsers and platforms. + Prototype experiments with designers and product managers + Ensure seamless integrations of services in collaboration with backend engineers + Use modern approaches to monitoring and observability to detect and resolve issues + Learn and share new technologies with other engineers + Mentors junior engineers by providing technical guidance, constructive feedback, and ongoing support to accelerate skill development and career growth. + Improve internal team processes, norms and documentation appropriate for a high-class platform team + Occasionally work at the speed of news, to take advantage of news opportunities + 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: + Have 5+ years of experience building and maintaining large-scale user facing web applications using modern JavaScript frameworks on both client and server + Demonstrate expertise in frontend frameworks (React, Angular, Vue), web standards and technologies (W3C, web performance, accessibility, routing, and bundling) + Lead technical projects and architectural decisions informed by business context + Demonstrate proficiency resolving issues in a production environment + Demonstrate proficiency with CI/CD tooling (e.g. Github Actions, Drone), automated and load testing, feature flag deployments, observability, and monitoring + Demonstrate proficiency with relational databases such as MySQL or PostgreSQL + Can create clear, organized written and visual communication + Explore new and unfamiliar product spaces, and share insights with your team Preferred Qualifications: + Build and deploy applications in one or more backend languages (Node.js, Python, Go), to collaborate with backend engineers + Find their way around cloud platform services such as GCP or AWS + Explain the purpose behind one or more Agile methodologies This is a hybrid remote/in-office role based in our New York headquarters. #LI-Hybrid The annual base pay range for this role is between: $140,000 u2014 $160,000 USD The New York Times Company is committed to being the worldu2019s 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)u2019s 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 . Emails sent for unrelated issues, such as following up on an application, will not receive a response. The Company encourages those with criminal histories to apply, and will consider their applications in a manner consistent with applicable