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Pretty good experience overall

Senior Software Engineer
Current Employee
Has worked at The New York Times for 6 years
August 14, 2025
New York, New York
4.0
RecommendsPositive OutlookNo CEO Opinion
Pros

Good tech culture, great people, developers and lower-level management. I actually enjoy working there as a tech specialist. Most of the products we develop in the company are not outdated, and tech debt is not growing significantly. Tech workers unionized recently, and that could help to get more leverage on the way we work.

Cons

Upper management strategy and decisions are not clear for lower-level personnel. "We are not a tech company" is a common reason from management to reject some suggestions or complaints made by tech people. Some strange reorganizations are happening on the tech side as well. Many principal engineer roles are unoccupied now after people resigned or were fired, but the roles are not being fulfilled, neither from hiring nor from promoting.

Advice to Management

Nah, they won't listen from Glassdoor; union committees would have a higher chance to be heard.

Additional Ratings

Work/Life Balance
4.0
Culture and Values
4.0
Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
4.0
Career Opportunities
3.0
Compensation and Benefits
3.0
Senior Management
3.0

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