Job Description:
A web developer is required to work on the New York Times state-of-the-art pay model projects. New York Times is a world leader in paid digital subscriptions. Paid subscriptions were introduced in 2011 and the project has since generated over 700,000 subscribers, changing the face of the business. The role would require the developer to create and support various customer facing web applications and services. We are not looking for a copy/paste hacker who can throw together JS based on sample code, but a serious software engineer who can work independently and build an interface from scratch as readily as build upon and improve an existing application. We are looking for someone who can go to a website and redesign it on the fly using Firebug and the console. The work is based in NY.
Qualifications:
- Strong HTML5, CSS, Javascript
- Must know javascript frameworks including Backbone, JQuery, Require
- Must be able to implement visual changes based upon screen shots provided by design
- Experience with interactive end user applications
- Good PHP experience
- Experience using JSON based RESTful Web Services
- Strong knowledge of data structures and algorithms
- Good communication skills
- Formal Computer Science background
Responsibilities:
- Design, develop, and maintain web applications
- Ensure applications are developed with sufficient unit test coverage
- Work closely with QA to iterate on bug fixes
- See all changes through to production deployment
- Contribute to peer reviews of code
J2W:DIC
Company Information: The New York Times Company (NYSE: NYT) is a global media organization dedicated to enhancing society by creating, collecting and distributing high-quality news and information. The company includes The New York Times, International New York Times, NYTimes.com, INYT.com and related properties. It is known globally for excellence in its journalism, and innovation in its print and digital storytelling and its business model. Follow news about the company at @NYTimesComm.
EEO Statement: The New York Times Company is an equal employment opportunity employer, and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, marital status, age, disability, national origin, citizenship or any other protected characteristic. The New York Times Company is committed to diversity in its most inclusive sense.
A web developer is required to work on the New York Times state-of-the-art pay model projects. New York Times is a world leader in paid digital subscriptions. Paid subscriptions were introduced in 2011 and the project has since generated over 700,000 subscribers, changing the face of the business. The role would require the developer to create and support various customer facing web applications and services. We are not looking for a copy/paste hacker who can throw together JS based on sample code, but a serious software engineer who can work independently and build an interface from scratch as readily as build upon and improve an existing application. We are looking for someone who can go to a website and redesign it on the fly using Firebug and the console. The work is based in NY.
Qualifications:
- Strong HTML5, CSS, Javascript
- Must know javascript frameworks including Backbone, JQuery, Require
- Must be able to implement visual changes based upon screen shots provided by design
- Experience with interactive end user applications
- Good PHP experience
- Experience using JSON based RESTful Web Services
- Strong knowledge of data structures and algorithms
- Good communication skills
- Formal Computer Science background
Responsibilities:
- Design, develop, and maintain web applications
- Ensure applications are developed with sufficient unit test coverage
- Work closely with QA to iterate on bug fixes
- See all changes through to production deployment
- Contribute to peer reviews of code
J2W:DIC
Company Information: The New York Times Company (NYSE: NYT) is a global media organization dedicated to enhancing society by creating, collecting and distributing high-quality news and information. The company includes The New York Times, International New York Times, NYTimes.com, INYT.com and related properties. It is known globally for excellence in its journalism, and innovation in its print and digital storytelling and its business model. Follow news about the company at @NYTimesComm.
EEO Statement: The New York Times Company is an equal employment opportunity employer, and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, marital status, age, disability, national origin, citizenship or any other protected characteristic. The New York Times Company is committed to diversity in its most inclusive sense.