Senior Mobile Platform Lead, iOS/Android (Hybrid)

The New York Times; New York (NY); Hybrid; USD 185,000 - 210,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental and vision benefits

401(k) plan with company match

Employee stock purchase plan

Paid vacation

Paid sick days

Parental leave

Tuition reimbursement

Professional development programs

Job summary

The New York Times is seeking a Senior Engineering Manager for the Games Platform, reporting to the Director of Engineering. You will guide a team of iOS and Android engineers to deliver and maintain the NYT Games mobile experience across platforms.

This role focuses on building the next generation of our Games app, driving architecture, coaching engineers, and collaborating with product, design and backend teams to ship high quality features while upholding our editorial independence.

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.

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.

Skills

Swift

Kotlin

Leadership

AI tooling

Cross-functional collaboration

Tools

AI tooling platforms

Job description

The New York Times is seeking a Senior Engineering Manager for the Games Platform, reporting to the Director of Engineering. You will guide a team of iOS and Android engineers to deliver and maintain the NYT Games mobile experience across platforms.

This role focuses on building the next generation of our Games app, driving architecture, coaching engineers, and collaborating with product, design and backend teams to ship high quality features while upholding our editorial independence.