The New York Times · 1 month ago
Senior Software Engineer - Frontend Video Advertising
United States
Full-time
Remote
Senior Level
$140K/yr - $160K/yr
5+ years expThe New York Times is a leading source of independent journalism, and they are seeking a Senior Software Engineer to enhance their programmatic video advertising capabilities. This role involves collaborating across product teams to create effective video ad experiences and ensuring high standards in performance and compliance.
Digital MediaPublishingJournalismNews
Responsibilities
Architect Video Ad Products: Create seamless outstream (in-read, in-page) and instream video experiences across NYT products
Identity and Privacy: Design and implement solutions for identity resolution within the programmatic stack, ensuring high auction match rates auctions while maintaining strict privacy standards
Standards and Compliance: Implement and promote industry standards for video delivery, such as VAST or VPAID, ensuring compatibility across our multi-platform environment
Performance Monitoring: Oversee end-to-end performance of video ads, focusing on Core Web Vitals and reducing the "time to first frame" for outstream units
Mentorship and Quality: Advocate for codebase quality, mentor engineers on the nuances of programmatic auctions, and foster an environment of excellence
Demonstrate support and understanding of our value of journalistic independence and a strong commitment to our mission to seek the truth and help people understand the world
This role reports to the Senior Engineering Manager, Ad Experience
Qualification
Required
5+ years of software engineering experience, with a heavy focus on AdTech
Understand programmatic advertising including bidder configuration, universal identity providers (e.g., UID2, LiveRamp), and optimizing auctions in web and mobile environments
Understand outstream and programmatic video workflows. Comfortable working with video players and ad-signaling protocols
Proficient in TypeScript/JavaScript, front-end library CI/CD tooling, and version control
Understand how technical decisions, such as identity matching and auction depth, impact programmatic yield and user latency
Hands-on experience with agentic or AI-assisted coding tools (e.g., Claude Code or Cursor) including the ability to effectively direct, iterate on, and verify AI-generated output
Preferred
Hybrid or web viewed content within Apps
Benefits
Variable pay, such as an annual bonus and restricted stock
Medical, dental and vision benefits
Flexible Spending Accounts (F.S.A.s)
A company-matching 401(k) plan
Paid vacation
Paid sick days
Paid parental leave
Tuition reimbursement
Professional development programs
Company
The New York Times
The New York Times is powered by the idea that independent, deeply reported journalism fuels a healthy and engaged society.
1001-5000 employees
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Chief Financial Officer
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VP of Engineering
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