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Front-End Web Engineer - T Brand

The New York Times· Graphic/Visual Design
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Hybrid (New York, NY)$89k - $120kfull-timePosted 6d ago

About the role

Front-End Web Engineer (junior) on the T Brand Studio, contributing to front-end development for paid posts, the Flex Suite, and custom interactive applications. Hybrid role based in New York City reporting to the Director of Design, collaborating with design, product, and editorial teams to translate mockups into responsive, accessible web experiences.

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 Design, Product, and Editorial partners 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 and development efficiency.
  • Implement best practices in version control using Git and GitHub, managing repositories, branching strategies, and collaborative code reviews.

Qualifications

  • 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.

Skills

Required:ReactHTML5CSS3/SASSJavaScript (ES6+)TypeScriptGit
Nice to have:AstroSvelte

Benefits

  • Variable pay such as annual bonus and restricted stock (depending on role).
  • Medical, dental and vision benefits, Flexible Spending Accounts (F.S.A.s), company-matching 401(k), employee stock purchase plan, paid vacation, paid sick days, paid parental leave, tuition reimbursement and professional development programs.
  • Additional benefits vary by location (U.S. vs outside the U.S.).
Last updated Oct 21, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.
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