Staff Engineer

New York Times; New York (NY); Hybrid; USD 229,000 - 249,000; Full time

Job summary

FBG Enterprises Opco LLC, New York, NY, seeks a Staff Engineer to design and build data-rich customer experiences and optimize mobile performance.

You will collaborate with product management and infrastructure teams, develop dashboards to monitor systems, and mentor junior engineers to maintain high standards across the engineering organization.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or U.S. equivalent in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or a related field, plus 5 years of professional experience as a Software Engineer or related role.
• In lieu of a bachelor’s degree, a Master’s degree plus 3 years of professional experience is accepted.
• 3 years of experience developing and optimizing systems and user experiences, including resolving performance bottlenecks.

Responsibilities

• Design and build customer-facing experiences that aggregate data from multiple sources.
• Optimize mobile application performance and backend services supporting the mobile experience.
• Collaborate with product management and infrastructure teams to ensure scalable, data-driven decisions.
• Develop dashboards and reporting tools to monitor systems and surface insights for internal users.
• Lead code reviews and mentor junior developers to uphold engineering standards.

Skills

Code reviews

Mentorship

Performance optimization

Dashboard development

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or related field

Master’s degree in Computer Science or related field

Job description

Staff Engineer (FBG Enterprises Opco LLC, New York, NY)

Design and build customer-facing user experiences that aggregate data from multiple sources and deliver personalized, fast, and responsive interactions for users; Optimize mobile application performance by identifying and debugging application-level bottlenecks, improving mobile responsiveness, and enhancing backend services that support the mobile experience; Collaborate with system architects and infrastructure teams to design scalable solutions capable of supporting increasing data volumes, user interactions, and system load; Develop dashboards, data visualizations, and reporting tools used by internal customers and engineering teams to monitor application systems, analyze performance, and surface data-driven insights; Contribute to mobile application development by reviewing and analyzing codebases, participating in code walkthroughs, and evaluating competitor applications to identify enhancements and industry best practices; Partner closely with product management to support roadmap planning, assess technical feasibility for new features, and ensure engineering decisions align with product, business, and user needs; Facilitate cross-functional collaboration through consistent communication with engineering leadership and internal stakeholders to ensure alignment on feature development, progress, and delivery expectations; Provide technical mentorship to junior developers, lead code reviews, and help define and enforce engineering standards, principles, and best practices across the team; Research, evaluate, and prototype emerging technologies, sharing findings with the team and applying insights to improve future product development and inform technical decision-making. Partial telecommuting permitted; on-site at 61 9th Avenue, 4th Floor, New York, NY 10011 when not telecommuting. Salary: $228,900 - $248,900 per year.

MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS: Bachelor’s Degree or U.S. equivalent in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or a related field, plus 5 years of professional experience as a Software Engineer, Software Developer, or any occupation, job title, or position conducting code walkthroughs, reviews and collaborating with cross domain stakeholders.

In lieu of a Bachelor's degree plus 5 years of experience, the employer will accept a Master’s degree or U.S. equivalent in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or a related field, plus 3 years of professional experience as a Software Engineer, Software Developer, or any occupation, job title, or position conducting code walkthroughs, reviews and collaborating with cross domain stakeholders.

Must also have experience in the following: 3 years of professional experience developing and optimizing systems and user experiences, including resolving performance bottlenecks and implementing strategies to deliver fast and responsive customer-facing interactions; 3 years of professional experience collaborating with product managers, architects, and infrastructure teams to ensure technology decisions align with user needs, scalability objectives, and product requirements; 3 years of professional experience executing personalized customer experiences using data aggregation, third-party integrations, and insight-driven features; 3 years of professional experience creating dashboards and reporting tools and collaborating with data analysts to design data visualizations and reporting mechanisms for internal and engineering use; 3 years of professional experience contributing to mobile application development, including reviewing mobile codebases, participating in walkthroughs, and evaluating competitive mobile applications; 3 years of professional experience providing guidance on engineering principles, best practices, and leading code reviews with a focus on quality and education; 3 years of professional experience working with internal stakeholders to communicate progress, address technical challenges, and provide technical recommendations that support feature delivery; 3 years of professional experience researching and experimenting with emerging technologies, including prototyping and sharing findings through internal documentation or knowledge-sharing sessions.