The New York Times

Software Engineer, Growth Conversion

The New York Times · New York, NY

Posted 8 days ago

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Is this posting real?

This role has been open
8 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 Full Stack Software Engineer on the Growth Conversion team at The New York Times, you will develop features that enhance user understanding of subscription benefits across various platforms. Your role involves collaborating with designers, product managers, and other engineers to optimize the conversion funnel and improve payment workflows, directly impacting the company's subscription goals. You will work with technologies like React, TypeScript, Node.js, and Go on the AWS cloud platform, participating in the entire development process from ideation to production.

Our read on this posting3.6out of 5
benefits
5/5
freshness
5/5
career value
4/5
role clarity
4/5
pay transparency
0/5

Scored from the posting itself — how clearly the role is described, how much it says about pay and benefits, and how recently it was listed. Not a judgement of The New York Times as an employer.

What you need

  • 2+ years of full-time software engineering experience building and supporting user-facing features in large-scale web applications using TypeScript and modern frontend frameworks such as React
  • Experience in version control tools (i.e Git)
  • Familiarity with server-side web development (for example, Node.js, Go, or a similar language)
  • Experience collaborating with designers, product managers, and other engineers to ship features

Nice to have

  • Experience with A/B testing or experimentation platforms
  • Prior experience working on consumer-facing or subscription products
  • Prior experience working on sales or growth programs, such as revenue-focused features, funnels, or acquisition/retention projects

What you get

  • 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 hybrid
  • The role has a direct impact on revenue, which may come with pressure to meet targets
  • Participation in an on-call rotation may be required

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Listed by The New York Times on their greenhouse job board, last confirmed open on 2026-09-17. PitchMeAI is not the employer.

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