Senior Engineering Manager, Wirecutter

thenewyorktimes; United States; Hybrid; USD 185,000 - 210,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual bonus

Restricted stock

Medical benefits

Dental benefits

Vision benefits

401(k) match

Paid vacation

Paid sick days

Parental leave

Tuition reimbursement

Job summary

The New York Times is seeking an engineering leader to guide the front-end team responsible for search discovery, registration, newsletters, and distribution experiences across the publication and external platforms.

You will mentor five to ten engineers, shape the roadmap with Product, Design, and Data, and collaborate with editorial and product teams to deliver initiatives while communicating plans clearly to stakeholders.

Qualifications

• Three or more years of engineering management experience, including hiring, developing, and retaining engineers.
• Deep expertise in front-end web development, production software operations, and contemporary software delivery practices.
• Experience managing senior engineers and partnering with staff-level engineers and other senior technical leaders.
• Proven ability to translate product and business goals into engineering outcomes and make thoughtful cross-organizational tradeoffs.
• Fluency with AI-assisted software development and its application in engineering workflows.

Responsibilities

• Manage five to ten front-end engineers across multiple career levels, providing coaching, mentorship, regular feedback, and career development
• Own execution, staffing, technical health, and operational practices for the team
• Ensure technical decisions have clear accountability and align with the broader engineering strategy across the organization
• Partner with Product, Design, and Data counterparts to shape the roadmap and translate business goals into engineering outcomes
• Collaborate across product, editorial, and parent-organization teams to manage dependencies and deliver shared initiatives
• Communicate plans, progress, risks, and tradeoffs clearly to both technical and non-technical stakeholders

Skills

Engineering management

Front-end web development

Staff-level collaboration

AI-assisted development

Tools

TypeScript

React

GraphQL

Job description

Role overview

This role leads the engineering team responsible for growing and strengthening the direct relationship between a major product review and shopping guide publication and its readers. The position oversees front-end engineers who build search discovery, registration, newsletter, and distribution experiences that span the publication and external platforms, and reports into the engineering leadership of the consumer products division.

Responsibilities

• Manage five to ten front-end engineers across multiple career levels, providing coaching, mentorship, regular feedback, and career development
• Own execution, staffing, technical health, and operational practices for the team
• Ensure technical decisions have clear accountability and align with the broader engineering strategy across the organization
• Partner with Product, Design, and Data counterparts to shape the roadmap and translate business goals into engineering outcomes
• Collaborate across product, editorial, and parent-organization teams to manage dependencies and deliver shared initiatives
• Communicate plans, progress, risks, and tradeoffs clearly to both technical and non-technical stakeholders

Requirements

• Three or more years of engineering management experience, including hiring, developing, and retaining engineers
• Deep expertise in front-end web development, production software operations, and contemporary software delivery practices
• Experience managing senior engineers and partnering with staff-level engineers and other senior technical leaders
• Proven ability to translate product and business goals into engineering outcomes and make thoughtful cross-organizational tradeoffs
• Fluency with AI-assisted software development and its application in engineering workflows

Nice to have

• Hands-on experience with TypeScript, React, and GraphQL, plus site performance optimization
• Familiarity with experimentation platforms, A/B testing, or other data-informed product development methods
• Background collaborating with Data or Analytics teams in a metrics-driven commercial environment
• Knowledge of 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 and work setup

Hybrid work from a New York City headquarters approximately two days per week is strongly preferred, though full-time remote applicants will also be considered. Compensation includes a base salary of $185,000–$210,000 USD plus eligibility for an annual bonus and restricted stock, along with medical, dental, and vision benefits, FSAs, a company-matching 401(k), employee stock purchase plan, paid vacation and sick days, paid parental leave, and tuition reimbursement.