Front-End Web Engineer - T Brand

The New York Times

New York, NY · USD 89,000-120,000 / year · 2+ years experience · Hybrid · Posted Oct 19, 2026

At a glance

Experience
2+ years experience
Workplace
Hybrid
Location
New York, NY
Salary
USD 89,000-120,000 / year · Base salary

About the role

  • The Studio is looking for a junior web engineer to contribute to the development of front-end products, including Paid Posts, the Flex Suite, and custom interactive applications.
  • As a Front-End Web Engineer, you will implement responsive features, build modular components, and write clean, maintainable, readable, and reusable code across advertising templates.

Responsibilities

  • Build features using modern technologies, and frameworks (e.g., React, Astro) to support product capabilities and performance.
  • Create fluid animations and interactive visual elements using CSS and web animation libraries (such as GreenSock/GSAP).
  • Implement front-end development for web products, including advertising templates and interactive single-page applications under technical guidance.
  • Follow established coding standards, design patterns, and best practices, producing clean, modular, and reusable HTML, JavaScript/TypeScript, and CSS (SASS).
  • Participate in regular code reviews, receiving constructive feedback and applying team design principles to improve code quality.
  • Receive mentorship from Web Engineers, Senior Web Engineers, and Lead Engineers, participating in team learning projects and technical growth.
  • Collaborate with partners (Design, Product, and Editorial) to translate creative mockups and requirements into functional web experiences.
  • Support front-end performance, cross-browser compatibility, and accessibility best practices across all developed features.
  • Help resolve technical debt, fix bugs, and maintain clear project documentation and detailed work tickets (e.g., in Jira).
  • Integrate AI-assisted workflows and modern developer tools to improve code production, improve, and boost development efficiency.

Requirements

  • 2+ years of experience in front-end web development.
  • Experience with foundational web technologies: HTML5, CSS3/SASS, JavaScript (ES6+), and basic TypeScript.
  • Familiarity or eagerness to learn modern front-end frameworks, specifically Astro and Svelte.
  • Knowledge of responsive web design principles, cross-browser compatibility, and web accessibility standards.
  • Basic familiarity with version control workflows using Git.
  • Careful eye for detail when debugging and troubleshooting front-end code.
  • Clear communication, excellent interpersonal skills, with a collaborative mindset when working with designers and project managers.
  • Applications without a digital portfolio will not be considered.

Preferred qualifications

  • Exposure to web animation libraries like GreenSock (GSAP) or CSS animation techniques.
  • Exposure to Google Ad Manager (GAM) or ad technology integration patterns.

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
  • Employee stock purchase plan
  • Paid vacation
  • Paid sick days
  • Paid parental leave
  • Tuition reimbursement
  • Professional development programs

Workplace

  • This is a hybrid role based in our New York City Headquarters.

Skills

  • React
  • Astro
  • CSS
  • GreenSock/GSAP
  • HTML
  • JavaScript
  • TypeScript
  • SASS
  • Jira
  • Git
  • GitHub
  • Svelte
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  • Google Ad Manager (GAM)

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Front-End Web Engineer - T Brand

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