The Associated Press is an independent global news organization dedicated to factual reporting. Founded in 1846, AP today remains the most trusted source of fast, accurate, unbiased news in all formats and the essential provider of the technology and services vital to the news business. More than half the world's population sees AP journalism every day.
We are looking for an experienced Engineering Manager to lead the development and evolution of the platform that powers AP’s consumer-facing products. This is a hands-on, player-coach role responsible for building editorial products, backend services, and APIs that support both product and editorial needs.
You will lead a small, distributed team of engineers and own the evolution of the AP News CMS, including building new editorial products, integrating third-party tools, and exposing reliable APIs and data for web and native mobile applications. In addition, you will build and operate platform services and infrastructure, partnering closely with application engineering teams, operations and incident response partners, security stakeholders, and external vendors to ensure reliable, high-performance delivery at scale.
This role is central to enabling product velocity while maintaining the stability and integrity of AP’s consumer platforms.
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Design, implement, and maintain APIs, services, and integrations that support consumer products and editorial workflows.
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Build and operate backend services that support AP’s consumer products, including shared services, integrations, data flows, and operational tooling not covered by managed services.
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Lead backend performance optimization efforts (latency, throughput, caching, scalability) to improve end-user experience.
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Work closely with Product, Editorial, QA, Operations, Security, and Revenue partners to align platform execution with business and editorial objectives.
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Strong communicator with experience partnering closely with Product, Client Engineering, Editorial, QA, Security, and Operations stakeholders.
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Familiarity with monetization systems (advertising and/or consumer pay) and first-party identity/data concepts is a plus.
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Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in computer science or a related field (or equivalent experience).
New York (hybrid) or remote (US)
Salary & Benefits:
The anticipated salary range for this position is $123,000 - $170,000 - based on a candidate’s skills, qualifications and location. The Associated Press offers comprehensive benefits, which include:
- Competitive medical, dental and vision coverage
- Retirement benefits
- Company paid life insurance
- Paid vacation and sick days
- Paid parental leave for any new parent
- Mental well-being resources
AP seeks to build an inclusive organization grounded in respect for differences. We support all aspects of diversity and provide equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, marital status, national origin, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, status as a veteran, or other characteristic protected by law.
