Front-End Web Engineer

2 days ago

New York, United States The New York Times Full-time
Overview

If your skills, experience, and qualifications match those in this job overview, do not delay your application.

As a Front-End Web Engineer at The Studio, you contribute to building modern web experiences for branded content, including ads and interactive features. You’ll work with a cross-functional team in a hybrid NYC role to deliver modular, accessible UI using contemporary front-end tech. You’ll iterate on animations and interfaces, participate in code reviews, and grow your skills under mentorship. This role supports high-quality, engaging journalism-adjacent storytelling through scalable front-end solutions.



Compensation / Benefits
  • medical, dental and vision benefits
  • 401(k) with company match
  • employee stock purchase plan
  • paid vacation
  • paid parental leave
  • tuition reimbursement and professional development programs

Responsibilities
  • Build features with modern frameworks (React, Astro) to enable product capabilities and performance
  • Create fluid animations and interactive visuals using CSS and GSAP
  • Develop front-end components for advertising templates and single-page apps under guidance
  • Follow coding standards, write clean, modular HTML/JavaScript/TypeScript/CSS (SASS)
  • Participate in code reviews and apply design principles to improve quality
  • Mentorship and technical growth through team learning and pairing
  • Collaborate with Design, Product, and Editorial to translate mockups into web experiences
  • Support performance, cross-browser compatibility, and accessibility best practices
  • Resolve bugs and document work with clear tickets (e.g., Jira)
  • Integrate AI-assisted workflows and modern developer tools to boost efficiency
  • Use Git/GitHub for version control and collaborative reviews
  • Align work with the value xhuatnn of journalistic independence and the mission
  • Report to the Director of Design

Key requirements
  • 2+ years front-end web development
  • HTML5, CSS3/SASS, JavaScript (ES6+), basic TypeScript
  • Familiarity with Astro and Svelte
  • Responsive design, cross-browser compatibility, accessibility standards
  • Git basics
  • Attention to detail in debugging
  • Clear communication and collaborative mindset
  • collaboration
  • clear communication
  • attention to detail
  • React
  • Astro
  • Svelte