Process
Recruiter reached out via LinkedIn to schedule an informational interview. A technical phone screen and remote interviews were to follow after the phone screen. I did not move beyond the informational interview portion of the process.
Questions
Tell me about your technical background.
What part of the tech stack are you interested in working in?
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Interview Statistics
The following metrics were computed from 48 interview experiences for the The New York Times Software Engineer role in United States.
Success Rate
15%
Pass Rate
The New York Times's interview process for their Software Engineer roles in the United States is extremely selective, failing the vast majority of engineers.
Experience Rating
Positive44%
Neutral10%
Negative46%
Candidates reported having mixed feelings for The New York Times's Software Engineer interview process in United States.
The New York Times Work Experiences
5.0
Best Reputation, Hard Freelance
Software Engineer • Former Employee
New York, New York, United States
September 19, 2014
Pros: The reputation of the paper is the best.
Cons: Freelance work is hard to get.
4.0
Great place to work
Software Engineer • Current Employee
April 27, 2022
Pros: Good work/life balance.
Plenty of remote options.
Good internal tooling support (e.g., CI/CD, documentation publishing & discovery, AWS standards, GCP standards).
Supportive of experimentation.
Union protections from the tech guild.
Fund one week of development classes per year.
Lots of internal communities of practice (e.g., Python, Security, JavaScript, GoLang, AWS, Terraform, etc.).
Access to newsroom events and talks, as well as journalism educational programs (e.g., Journalism U).
Cons: Testing support could be better.
4.0
Engineering at the Times
Software Engineer • Current Employee
New York, New York, United States
April 24, 2024
Pros: The New York Times has one of the best pools of personnel I've ever encountered. Beyond the leadership issues, they do a good job of hiring like-minded and extremely talented colleagues.
Cons: Leadership is still getting cooked for not bringing the tech side of the company to the table to make a better environment.
- 5.0Best Reputation, Hard FreelanceSoftware Engineer • Former EmployeeNew York, New York, United StatesSeptember 19, 2014Pros: The reputation of the paper is the best.Cons: Freelance work is hard to get.
- 4.0Great place to workSoftware Engineer • Current EmployeeApril 27, 2022Pros: Good work/life balance. Plenty of remote options. Good internal tooling support (e.g., CI/CD, documentation publishing & discovery, AWS standards, GCP standards). Supportive of experimentation. Union protections from the tech guild. Fund one week of development classes per year. Lots of internal communities of practice (e.g., Python, Security, JavaScript, GoLang, AWS, Terraform, etc.). Access to newsroom events and talks, as well as journalism educational programs (e.g., Journalism U).Cons: Testing support could be better.
- 4.0Engineering at the TimesSoftware Engineer • Current EmployeeNew York, New York, United StatesApril 24, 2024Pros: The New York Times has one of the best pools of personnel I've ever encountered. Beyond the leadership issues, they do a good job of hiring like-minded and extremely talented colleagues.Cons: Leadership is still getting cooked for not bringing the tech side of the company to the table to make a better environment.
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