Software Engineer - Front End Interview Experience - New York, New York
April 1, 2017
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Process
3-part video/phone interview with HR representatives helping you along the way. Questions on your technical experiences, but mostly an evaluation if you're a fit for their company/department. Depending on the department, your interview would be all online (as in my case) or at the office.
Questions
Tell us about a technical project you're most proud of.
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Interview Statistics
The following metrics were computed from 1 interview experience for the The New York Times Software Engineer - Front End role in New York, New York.
Success Rate
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Pass Rate
The New York Times's interview process for their Software Engineer - Front End roles in New York, New York is incredibly easy as the vast majority of engineers get an offer after going through it.
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Candidates reported having very good feelings for The New York Times's Software Engineer - Front End interview process in New York, New York.
The New York Times Work Experiences
3.0
It's a product company
Senior Software Engineer • Current Employee
New York, New York, United States
August 3, 2020
Pros: It's really comfortable in NYT; don't have to put too much effort.
Good for new grads, but not so much for mid-levels or higher.
Cons: It's a product company – not many technical challenges.
Limited tech stack, hard to onboard new tech products.
DevOps culture is non-existent (it's the engineers' problem along with QA).
Everything has to be Golang; nothing else can be justified.
Tech debt can be substantial.
Meetings, a lot of meetings.
5.0
Freedom to Learn, Build, and Contribute
iOS Engineer Intern • Former Employee
New York, New York, United States
November 13, 2025
Pros: The people are genuinely kind and supportive.
The internship program is well-structured but gives you the freedom to explore and grow—it’s really what you make of it.
You get to work on real, impactful projects that ship to production, not just intern tasks.
Cons: You’re typically the only intern on your team, so you may not collaborate directly with other interns on your project. However, there is still a strong intern cohort and plenty of planned events to connect outside of your day-to-day work.
3.0
Great place to start out
Software Engineer Internship • Former Employee
New York, New York, United States
September 9, 2023
Pros: Competitive intern pay, smart co-workers. Remote (although it will move to in-person in the future, from what I've heard).
Cons: I wish they were more transparent about return offers.
- 3.0It's a product companySenior Software Engineer • Current EmployeeNew York, New York, United StatesAugust 3, 2020Pros: It's really comfortable in NYT; don't have to put too much effort. Good for new grads, but not so much for mid-levels or higher.Cons: It's a product company – not many technical challenges. Limited tech stack, hard to onboard new tech products. DevOps culture is non-existent (it's the engineers' problem along with QA). Everything has to be Golang; nothing else can be justified. Tech debt can be substantial. Meetings, a lot of meetings.
- 5.0Freedom to Learn, Build, and ContributeiOS Engineer Intern • Former EmployeeNew York, New York, United StatesNovember 13, 2025Pros: The people are genuinely kind and supportive. The internship program is well-structured but gives you the freedom to explore and grow—it’s really what you make of it. You get to work on real, impactful projects that ship to production, not just intern tasks.Cons: You’re typically the only intern on your team, so you may not collaborate directly with other interns on your project. However, there is still a strong intern cohort and plenty of planned events to connect outside of your day-to-day work.
- 3.0Great place to start outSoftware Engineer Internship • Former EmployeeNew York, New York, United StatesSeptember 9, 2023Pros: Competitive intern pay, smart co-workers. Remote (although it will move to in-person in the future, from what I've heard).Cons: I wish they were more transparent about return offers.
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