The New York Times search team works on an incredibly cool problem. Over our 164-year-history, we have produced an archive of nearly 16 million items and every day we add another several hundred new articles. It is The Times search team’s responsibility to provide search over this vast archive and to accurately and efficiently ingest normalize and index new content items. Our solution involves everything from data transformation to distributed systems to natural language processing. If you find all this as interesting as we do, we want to hear from you!
As part of the search team, you will enjoy a vibrant culture that promotes innovation nestled within an established and respected institution. Inside our new midtown building, you will find floor-to-ceiling windows, plenty of whiteboards, a sushi chef, and a technical staff with both a sense of humor and a passion for beautiful systems. Moreover we stand behind and respect people with a passion for tackling the hard problems, and we have the resources to do so.
Responsibilities include:
- Leveraging the latest innovations in natural language processing, distributed systems and data pipelining to build out our search systems.
- Innovating solutions to the many search challenges unique to one of the web’s most popular news sources.
- Optimizing our systems for scalability, speed, high availability, minimal footprint
- Designing the infrastructure on which our systems run.
- Collaborating with your colleagues across the company’s technology, business and newsroom departments.
Requirements:
- A passion for information retrieval.
- B.S. in Computer Science or equivalent experience
- Unix / Linux proficiency
- 3-5+ years experience programming in either Python, C++ or Java
- Solid understanding of distributed, scalable web application architecture
- Fundamentals of software design, coupled with a deep understanding of object-oriented software and design patterns
- Experience with full product lifecycles, rapid prototyping, and iterative product development
- Experience with Elasticsearch, Mongo and Lucene a plus.
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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.
As part of the search team, you will enjoy a vibrant culture that promotes innovation nestled within an established and respected institution. Inside our new midtown building, you will find floor-to-ceiling windows, plenty of whiteboards, a sushi chef, and a technical staff with both a sense of humor and a passion for beautiful systems. Moreover we stand behind and respect people with a passion for tackling the hard problems, and we have the resources to do so.
Responsibilities include:
- Leveraging the latest innovations in natural language processing, distributed systems and data pipelining to build out our search systems.
- Innovating solutions to the many search challenges unique to one of the web’s most popular news sources.
- Optimizing our systems for scalability, speed, high availability, minimal footprint
- Designing the infrastructure on which our systems run.
- Collaborating with your colleagues across the company’s technology, business and newsroom departments.
Requirements:
- A passion for information retrieval.
- B.S. in Computer Science or equivalent experience
- Unix / Linux proficiency
- 3-5+ years experience programming in either Python, C++ or Java
- Solid understanding of distributed, scalable web application architecture
- Fundamentals of software design, coupled with a deep understanding of object-oriented software and design patterns
- Experience with full product lifecycles, rapid prototyping, and iterative product development
- Experience with Elasticsearch, Mongo and Lucene a plus.
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.