Engineering Manager, Games

About the Role:

The New York Times is looking for an Engineering Manager, Games reporting into Head of Engineering, Games. You will lead a team of engineers working across functions to deliver and maintain the premier destination for digital puzzle games.

NYT Games is a collaborative team that values inclusion, diversity and personal growth. We combine product development with a world-class suite of puzzles including beloved titles such as the NYT Crossword, Spelling Bee, and Wordle. Come help us on our journey to grow a world-class platform, as we continue delivering delightful experiences to millions daily.

This is a hybrid role based in our New York City headquarters.

How We Work:
We push code to production and improve the speed of delivery without compromising on quality. We generally build APIs in Go, web applications in Node.js, and web front-ends in React with accessible, semantic HTML and SCSS, and use a mix of Swift, Objective-C, Kotlin and Java in our native apps. Engineering Managers motivate and guide teams to deliver high-quality work on time, and aligning their team members with our goals, creating a culture and processes that keep developers productive.

Responsibilities:

• Manage around 7-8 engineers ranging in career level
• Help inspire creativity and technical growth on the team
• Foster an environment that boosts productivity and collaboration
• Develop people and teams through coaching, mentoring and feedback
• Work with product owners, project managers, and other partners to deliver compelling puzzles and games
• Represent engineering needs when determining the product's roadmap
• Help establish and advocate for engineering best practices
• Work with other managers throughout the organization on cross-team projects

Basic Qualifications:

• 1+ years of experience managing engineering teams building high traffic web applications
• 2+ years of hands on experience building web applications in React.js or an equivalent framework
• 7+ years of software engineering experience as an individual contributor
• Understanding of the core technologies and engineering challenges facing web and native app development
• Demonstrated enthusiasm for mentoring and motivating members of your team
• Experience using open-ended questions as tools to coach your engineers and advocacy for continuous improvement and learning

Preferred Qualifications:

• Technology experience in Gaming industry

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