iOS Engineer

The New York Times; New York (NY); Hybrid; USD 110,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental and vision benefits

401(k) with company match

Employee stock purchase plan

Job summary

The New York Times in New York, NY is seeking an experienced iOS Engineer to help take our apps to the next level. You will work across teams to build engaging features in our News and Cooking experiences, while maintaining high standards for performance and accessibility.

Join a hybrid team that collaborates with product, design, QA, and data partners to deliver world-class mobile experiences and support the company’s journalistic mission.

Qualifications

• 2+ years of professional native iOS development using Swift.
• Experience with SwiftUI/Combine, UIKit, MVVM/MVI and CoreData/GRDB.
• Familiarity with Git/GitHub and peer code reviews.
• Understanding of release processes, CI, and Agile practices.
• Focus on app performance, quality, and responsiveness.

Responsibilities

• Build and ship iOS features by extending existing code and creating new functionality.
• Write clean, maintainable code using Swift and SwiftUI.
• Mentor other iOS engineers and support their growth.
• Participate in code reviews and write unit tests; collaborate with QA.
• Contribute to architectural decisions and roadmaps; integrate internal services.

Skills

Swift

iOS development

SwiftUI

UIKit

Git/GitHub

Agile

MVVM/MVI

Performance tuning

Tools

GitHub

Job description

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

Since 1851, The New York Times' mission has been to seek the truth and help people understand the world. Whether it's bringing new truths to light through reporting, finding the perfect side dish to pair with dinner, or challenging yourself with the Sunday crossword, our mobile apps bring this mission right to our subscribers' hands. Our iOS apps are progressive and innovative. Our teams advocate for the best approach to building apps and look to the future by participating in Early Access Programs.

Our Mobile Teams Sit At The Intersection Of Our Mission. We’re Looking For IOS Engineers Across Several Teams To Help Us Take Our Apps To The Next Level. Some Of The Opportunities Include:

• Build engaging features to improve the reader experience in our flagship News app
• Maximize subscriber value within our Growth Platform
• Apply the latest trends in native development to create engaging experiences on our Games team
• Help users discover and cook the world's best recipes on the Cooking team
• Build the foundational technologies that empower all mobile teams by joining the App Platforms team

This is a hybrid role, based at our New York City headquarters, reporting to the Mobile Engineering Manager and collaborating with native iOS and Android engineers, QA, product, project, data, and design professionals.

Responsibilities

• Build and ship iOS features by enhancing existing code and creating new functionality from scratch
• Write clean, maintainable code using Swift and SwiftUI
• Mentor other iOS engineers and support their growth
• Participate in code reviews and write unit tests; collaborate with QA to enable robust automated functional tests
• Contribute to app architectural decisions, documentation, technical roadmap and timeline estimations
• Integrate with internal NY Times services and external third-party APIs
• Stay current on iOS technologies, best practices, and AI tooling for mobile development
• 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

• 2+ years of professional native iOS development experience using Swift
• iOS design patterns, memory management, and multi-threading, such as SwiftUI, UIKit, Combine, MVVM/MVI, and CoreData/GRDB
• Knowledge of Git/GitHub and best practices for peer code review
• Experience with the mobile app release process, build tools, and continuous integration
• Experience with Agile software development practices
• Understanding of dependency injection
• Proven focus on app performance, quality, and responsiveness

Preferred Qualifications

• Knowledge of iOS UI concepts (layouts, themes, styles, views) and Material Design guidelines
• Experience working on a mobile platform team
• Experience working with a distributed team and an understanding of how to make the most of asynchronous collaboration

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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Additional Compensation And Benefits

For roles in the U.S., dependent on your role, you may be eligible for variable pay, such as an annual bonus and restricted stock. Benefits may include 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 and professional development programs.

For roles outside of the U.S., information on benefits will be provided during the interview process.

The annual base pay range for this role is between:

$110,000 - $130,000 USD

Candidate Use Of GenAI Tools

We’re excited to learn more about you and your experience. To keep our hiring process as fair and authentic as possible, we ask that you submit your own work and not use GenAI tools to generate substantive content during the application and interview process.

If you’re an engineering candidate, we’ll let you know what specific GenAI tools you are permitted to use for your technical assessment.

The New York Times Company is committed to being the world’s 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)’s 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 [e-mail]. Emails sent for unrelated issues, such as following up on an application, will not receive a response.