New York Times

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The New York Times is a major American media organization and newspaper known for its journalism, news coverage, and reporting. It operates a widely-read digital subscription platform alongside its print publication, and has expanded into products like cooking, games, and audio content.

3 interview notes · updated Jul 2026

New York Times·Software Engineer·Technical Phone Screen

May 2026

Interviewed for a software engineering role at the New York Times. One coding question, pretty focused, nothing too crazy but it tripped me up more than I expected.

Given a flat array of objects (each with an id and a parent reference), transform it into a properly nested hierarchical list.

“I jumped straight to a recursive solution and it worked but I fumbled explaining the time complexity.”

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New York Times·Product Manager·Hiring Manager Screen

May 2026

Interviewed at the New York Times for a product manager role. The question was pretty conceptual, more about how you think about PM archetypes than anything tactical.

How do you distinguish the responsibilities of a platform product manager from those of a feature product manager?

“I fumbled this a bit at first because I started talking about specific projects instead of the actual structural difference.”

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New York Times·Software Engineer·Onsite - System Design / Architecture

Apr 2026

Interviewed at the New York Times for what seemed like a platform or engineering leadership role. One question, not a lot of context to go on, but it was a meaty one.

What does a healthy working relationship between platform teams and feature teams look like to you?

“This one made me pause more than I expected.”

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