Senior Android Developer, Games Apps
The New York Times · New York, NY
About this role
## Senior Android Developer (Games Apps) ### About the Role Join The New York Times mobile platform engineering team to build games experiences for the flagship NYT Games app. You’ll help design customer-delighting features, shape technical direction, and raise the bar for performance, accessibility, and code quality—working closely with product, design, and engineering partners to deliver improvements at scale. This is a hybrid role based in New York City headquarters (typically 3+ days/week in the office). ### Responsibilities - Architect and build scalable, maintainable features using **Kotlin** and modern Android frameworks - Act as a technical lead: drive app architectural decisions, code review, technical roadmap, and delivery estimations - Partner with product, PMO, design, data, QA, and engineers to translate requirements into technical specifications - Mentor junior and mid-level developers; promote developer tools and skill growth - Promote best practices in Android development and engage with the Android community at the Times - Support and demonstrate understanding of journalistic independence and the mission to seek truth and help people understand the world - Report to the Engineering Manager, Games App ### Basic Qualifications - **5+ years** full-time experience as a Software Engineer - **3+ years** Android-focused experience - Experience building UIs with complex animations and interactions - **2+ years** with **Kotlin** (including unit tests, networking, data persistence, and UI) - Strong knowledge of modern Android technologies: **Jetpack Compose, Coroutines, Hilt/Dagger, Room** - Experience designing clean app architectures (e.g., **MVVM, MVI, Clean Architecture**) - Ability to translate product goals into quality, shippable code - Knowledgeable and passionate about AI coding tools—especially for mobile development ### Preferred Qualifications - Experience working with backend engineers and understanding backend architecture ### Additional Notes - Limited on-call may be required (schedule determined after joining) - This role may involve **#LI-Hybrid** ### Compensation & Benefits - Annual base pay range: **$140,000–$160,000 USD** - Eligible for variable pay (e.g., annual bonus) and restricted stock - Benefits include medical/dental/vision, Flexible Spending Accounts, 401(k) match, employee stock purchase plan, paid vacation/sick days, paid parental leave, tuition reimbursement, and professional development programs ### Candidate Use of GenAI Tools To keep the process fair, submit your own work and **do not use GenAI tools to generate substantive content** during the application and interview process. If you’re an engineering candidate, you’ll be told which GenAI tools (if any) are permitted for your technical assessment.
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