Staff iOS Engineer - News Product
About The Position
The News Product team at The New York Times is seeking a Staff iOS Engineer to work with its Native squad to build satisfying native app experiences and deliver journalism to millions of daily readers through a responsive, performant medium. The role leads efforts to improve the quality, performance, and long-term maintainability of the News app codebase, and establishes a technical vision to keep native experiences responsive and reliable. The engineer will collaborate with designers, mobile and web engineers, and other teams, using tools ranging from SwiftUI to hybrid web technologies as appropriate.
Requirements
- 8+ years of software engineering experience, including 5+ years focused on large-scale iOS applications.
- Experience setting technical direction, guiding engineering teams, and leading mobile architecture.
- Deep mastery of iOS runtime mechanics, memory management, advanced design patterns, and Swift Concurrency.
- Hands-on experience designing complex data persistence layers, advanced networking, and scalable test suites.
- Expertise in mobile performance engineering, including app launch optimization, binary size reduction, and memory profiling.
- Experience designing client-side observability infrastructure using Datadog or similar platforms.
- Experience orchestrating large-scale architectural migrations, such as UI framework shifts, monolithic decoupling, or automated refactoring.
- Experience with framework design and modularization, including internal SDK development.
- A product and Developer Experience mindset, with the ability to translate complex goals and developer friction into scalable code.
- Knowledge of iOS frameworks and Swift, and keeping current with changes in frameworks, the language, and the developer community.
- Understanding of well-structured, maintainable, and flexible code, and commitment to a culture that values code quality.
- User-focused approach to design, engineering, and product decisions that create a seamless, engaging, and enjoyable user experience.
- Passion for news and for making The New York Times an indispensable daily destination for readers.
Responsibilities
- Lead the design and implementation of core architectures, shared frameworks, and infrastructure using Swift, SwiftUI, and UIKit to accelerate feature teams.
- Work with the team to build scalable, maintainable, and reliable solutions.
- Guide app-wide architectural decisions, shape the long-term technical roadmap, and set engineering standards for the iOS platform.
- Lead technical understanding and collaborate with backend engineers, web teams, and other internal dependency owners.
- Promote standards in iOS and Swift delivery and engage with the Times community of iOS developers.
- Lead programs to improve the quality, performance, and maintainability of the News app codebase.
- Mentor engineers and contribute to or participate in Communities of Practice.
- Where applicable, integrate with broader New York Times Swift platform code.
- Demonstrate support for journalistic independence and commitment to the mission to seek the truth and help people understand the world.
Benefits
- Variable pay, such as an annual bonus and restricted stock.
- Medical, dental, and vision benefits.
- Flexible Spending Accounts (F.S.A.s).
- Company-matching 401(k) plan.
- Employee stock purchase plan.
- Paid vacation.
- Paid sick days.
- Paid parental leave.
- Tuition reimbursement.
- Professional development programs.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
Education Level
No Education Listed
