The New York Times

Senior Analytics Engineer, Data Platform

The New York Times · New York, NY; Remote - USA

Posted 21 days ago

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Is this posting real?

This role has been open
21 days
The New York Times's roles stay open a median of 45 days
Reposted
No
Salary listed
No
0% of The New York Times's roles list one
Ghost-job risk at The New York Times
high
104 stale, 0 reposted of 168 open
Hiring momentum
243 roles opened in the last 90 days
↑ up vs. the prior 90 days
Last confirmed on the employer's board
2026-09-17

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About this role

As a Senior Analytics Engineer in the Data Platform team at The New York Times, you will lead initiatives to build data foundations for enterprise reporting, focusing on subscription data and analytics workflows. Your role involves designing data models, creating reusable business logic, and mentoring teammates while collaborating with various teams across the organization. You will also ensure that your work aligns with the company's mission of independent journalism.

Our read on this posting3.4out of 5
benefits
5/5
freshness
4/5
career value
4/5
role clarity
4/5
pay transparency
0/5

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What you need

  • 5+ years of experience in analytics engineering, data engineering, product analytics or similar data-intensive roles
  • Proficiency in SQL, DBT, and data transformation workflows
  • Proficiency in Python for ETL and analytics use cases
  • Experience communicating updates and resolutions to customers and other partners
  • Hands-on familiarity with GCP/BigQuery, Databricks/Spark, AWS, Snowflake, or other cloud data environments

Nice to have

  • 1+ years of experience working with billing, subscription, and revenue data for a digital subscription product
  • 1+ years of experience working with terabyte scale user engagement data for attribution
  • 1+ years of experience developing on and contributing to agentic analytics workflows on a data team

What you get

  • In addition to base salary, this role is also eligible for variable pay, such as an annual bonus and restricted stock
  • Medical, dental and vision benefits
  • Flexible Spending Accounts (F.S.A.s)
  • Company-matching 401(k) plan
  • Employee stock purchase plan
  • Paid vacation

Worth weighing

  • No specific mention of remote work flexibility beyond being remote in the USA
  • The role emphasizes a commitment to journalistic independence, which may influence project priorities
  • No salary listed beyond the annual base pay range, which may limit negotiation flexibility

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