Senior Mobile Engineering Manager, AI-Driven Games

Thenewyorktimes

New York (NY)

Hybrid

USD 185,000 - 210,000

Full time

9 days ago

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Benefits offered by this job

Medical benefits

Dental benefits

Vision benefits

FSA

401(k) plan

Employee stock purchase plan

Paid vacation

Paid sick days

Parental leave

Tuition reimbursement

Professional development

Job summary

The New York Times is seeking a Senior Engineering Manager for the Games Platform to lead a team focused on our mobile platform across iOS and Android, delivering the premier destination for digital puzzle games.

Based in New York City, this hybrid role requires you to guide engineers, collaborate with product and design, and drive a multi-year technical strategy while modernizing the development lifecycle with AI-assisted tools.

Qualifications

3+ years of strategic leadership experience managing high-performing native mobile engineering teams.
Deep technical fluency in building complex, high-performance iOS mobile apps; ability to guide both iOS and Android roadmaps.
Adaptable and effective in high-momentum environments
Proven ability to navigate technical ambiguity and drive clarity across long-term, cross-functional initiatives.
Advocate and facilitate continuous improvement and learning
Knowledgeable and passionate about AI coding tools especially when it comes to mobile development
Track record of leveraging AI tooling to drive efficiency in complex mobile development workflows.
Experience partnering with web and backend engineers to build end-to-end products
Experience building reusable platform capabilities that amplify the effectiveness of multiple mobile native teams

Responsibilities

Lead a team of iOS and Android engineers, including an Engineering Manager, utilizing core mobile technologies such as Swift and Kotlin.
Define and drive a multi-year technical strategy for the mobile platform, balancing feature delivery with architectural scalability.
Develop people and teams through coaching, mentoring and feedback
Work with product owners, designers, producers to deliver high quality mobile products
Work with native engineers and other managers across the Games team to help build reusable platform capabilities
Modernize our development lifecycle by scaling best practices and integrating AI-assisted tools to accelerate delivery.
Collaborate with the App Platforms team to help the team implement best practices around core app architecture, development workflow and coding standards.
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.