QA Engineer

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The New York Times

Compensation

$94,000 - $110,000/year

New York, NY

Hybrid

Posted April 14, 2026

Job Description

The mission of The New York Times is to seek the truth and help people understand the world. That means independent journalism is at the heart of all we do as a company. It’s why we have a world-renowned newsroom that sends journalists to report on the ground from nearly 160 countries. It’s why we focus deeply on how our readers will experience our journalism, from print to audio to a world-class digital and app destination. And it’s why our business strategy centers on making journalism so good that it’s worth paying for.

About the Role

The Quality Engineering team at The New York Times is hiring a QA Engineer. You will work with software engineers, DevOps, product managers, and designers to support quality across our web, mobile, and API platforms.

You will develop automated test frameworks, strengthen CI/CD reliability, and improve release confidence through scalable automation practices.

This role is hybrid and based in New York City, with an expectation of two days per week in the office. You will report to the Senior QA Manager.

Responsibilities:

Design automated testing frameworks in Python for APIs, web, and mobile applications
Develop and integrate automated test workflows into CI/CD pipelines
Improve test reliability, execution speed, and coverage across environments
Develop scalable test environments using containerization and cloud infrastructure
Collaborate with engineering, DevOps, and product teams to define test strategies early in the development lifecycle
Integrate logging, monitoring, and metrics into testing workflows to improve defect detection and release confidence
Contribute to documentation and standards for automation and TestOps

Basic Qualifications:

3 years of experience in test automation, software engineering, or quality engineering
Proficiency in Python and experience building maintainable automation frameworks
3 years of experience with modern test automation tools such as PyTest, Playwright, Selenium, or Appium
3 years of experience testing REST, GraphQL, or gRPC APIs
Hands-on experience integrating automated tests into CI/CD pipelines (e.g., GitHub Actions, Jenkins, GitLab CI)
3 years of experience with Docker and familiarity with Kubernetes
3 years of experience working in cloud environments (AWS, GCP, or Azure)

Preferred Qualifications:

Experience with mobile test automation
Experience with test environment provisioning and infrastructure-as-code
Familiarity with AI-assisted coding tools (e.g., GitHub Copilot, Cursor, Claude) in software development workflows
Experience improving observability or quality metrics within engineering teams

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The annual base pay range for this role is between:

$94,000—$110,000 USD

For roles in the U.S., dependent on your role, you may be eligible for variable pay, such as an annual bonus and restricted stock. Benefits may include 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 and professional development programs.

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