Senior iOS Engineer, Data Platforms

Thenewyorktimes; New York (NY); Hybrid; USD 140,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

401(k) plan

Stock purchase plan

Paid vacation

Job summary

The New York Times is seeking a Senior iOS Engineer to lead the evolution of behavioral data tools and mobile data infrastructure powering our News, Games, Cooking and The Athletic apps. You will shape event collection, analytics instrumentation, and data contracts at scale, collaborating with product and analytics teams.

Based in New York City, this hybrid role reports to the Senior Engineering Manager within Data Platforms.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of professional experience building native iOS applications in Swift.
• Experience with analytics systems, event-driven architectures, or experimentation frameworks.
• Ownership of large technical initiatives from design through rollout.
• Knowledge of privacy considerations and compliance in mobile apps.

Responsibilities

• Build and ship iOS features by enhancing existing code and creating new functionality from scratch.
• Write clean, maintainable code using Swift and SwiftUI.
• Participate in code reviews and write unit tests; collaborate with QA for automated tests.
• Contribute to app architecture decisions, documentation, and technical roadmaps.
• Integrate with internal NY Times services and external APIs.
• Support the mission of journalistic independence and accuracy.

Skills

Swift

Swift Concurrency

MVVM

Unidirectional data flow

Analytics systems

SDK-style libraries

Tools

Xcode

Git

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:

The Data Platforms team at The New York Times is looking for a Senior iOS Engineer. This engineer will lead the evolution of foundational behavioral data tools and mobile data infrastructure. These tools and infrastructure power insights across our suite of iOS applications, including News, Games, Cooking, and The Athletic.

You will operate as a technical leader within the iOS and Data ecosystem. You will shape the design, implementation, and maintenance of event collection, experimentation, analytics instrumentation, and mobile data contracts at scale. You will collaborate closely with product, analytics, and mobile platform teams to ensure data systems are reliable, performant, privacy-conscious, and extensible.

This is a hybrid role based in our New York City headquarters, reporting to the Senior Engineering Manager within the Data Platforms mission. You can typically expect to come into the office 2+ days/week.

Responsibilities:

• Build and ship iOS features by enhancing existing code and creating new functionality from scratch
• Write clean, maintainable code using Swift and SwiftUI
• 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
• 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:

• 5+ years of professional experience building native iOS applications in Swift
• Expertise in Swift, Swift Concurrency, and modern iOS architectural patterns (e.g., MVVM, unidirectional data flow)
• Demonstrated experience designing and maintaining shared libraries or SDK-style code consumed by multiple teams or applications
• Experience working with analytics systems, event-driven architectures, or experimentation frameworks
• Experience independently owning large technical initiatives from design through rollout

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience building mobile platform tooling or internal SDKs
• Familiarity with experimentation systems, feature flags, and A/B testing infrastructure
• Experience optimizing startup time, memory footprint, and runtime performance
• Knowledge of data governance, privacy considerations, and compliance requirements in mobile apps
• Experience working in high-traffic consumer applications at scale

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Compensation and Benefits For This Role:

In addition to base salary, this role is also eligible for variable pay, such as an annual bonus and restricted stock. Benefits 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.

The annual base pay range for this role is between:

$140,000—$160,000 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.

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