Senior QA Engineer, Mobile & Automation

Senior QA Engineer – Games

The New York Times is looking for a Senior QA Engineer to join our Games team. You will be at the heart of our mission to deliver immersive, world‑class gaming experiences. You will lead our offshore QA partners, refine manual testing processes, and architect automation frameworks that ensure the quality of our diverse games suite.

As a Senior member of the team, you will advocate for a shift‑left testing philosophy — collaborating with Product, Design, and Engineering from the initial creative phase through the entire development lifecycle. You'll join a culture that values transparency, diversity, and learning.

You will report to the Senior QA Manager.

• Architect and build a comprehensive testing strategy that balances manual oversight of offshore teams with the development of scalable automation.
• Develop automated test suites using Playwright for web and XCUITest/Espresso for mobile apps.
• Partner early with Product, Design, and Engineering to identify potential issues during the requirements and design phases, ensuring you bake quality in from the start.
• Be a primary contact for our offshore QA crew, providing technical guidance, reviewing test plans, and ensuring high‑quality execution.
• Identify bottlenecks in the development lifecycle and implement process improvements to increase release velocity without sacrificing quality.
• Work within an Agile environment to provide clear, relevant feedback and bug reports, participating in code reviews and sprint planning.
• Demonstrate support and understanding of our value of journalistic independence and a strong commitment to our mission to seek the truth and help people understand the world.

• 5+ years of experience in software quality engineering, with at least 2 years in a Senior or Lead capacity.
• Experience building and scaling test frameworks using Playwright (or equivalent experience with Cypress or Selenium).
• Hands‑on experience with native mobile automation tools, specifically XCUITest (iOS) and Espresso (Android).
• Experience with exploratory testing, regression testing, and test case management.
• Experience collaborating and communicating with cross‑functional teams.

• Previous experience testing mobile or web‑based games, including familiarity with multi‑player games and UI/UX consistency.
• Experience integrating automated tests into deployment pipelines (e.g., Git Hub Actions, Drone, or Terraform).
• Familiarity with tools like k6, JMeter, or Postman to test backend reliability and load capacity.
• Interest in the evolving AI landscape, with a willingness to explore, pilot, and implement AI‑assisted tools that enhance our development and testing processes.
• A growth‑oriented mindset: you embrace technical challenges, learn from mistakes, and are eager to share your findings to help the whole team level up.

This is a hybrid remote/in‑office role based in our New York headquarters.

The annual base pay range for this role is between $109,000 and $130,000 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.

For roles outside of the U.S., information on benefits will be provided during the interview process.

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer and do not discriminate on the basis of an individual's sex, age, race, color, creed, national origin, alienage, religion, marital status, pregnancy, sexual orientation or affectional preference, gender identity and expression, disability, genetic trait or predisposition, carrier status, citizenship, veteran or military status and other personal characteristics protected by law. All applications will receive consideration for employment without regard to legally protected characteristics.

The New York Times Company will provide reasonable accommodations as required by applicable federal, state, and/or local laws. Individuals seeking an accommodation for the application or interview process should email reasonab