Summary
Justin Heideman is a Staff Software Engineer with 11 years of experience who blends designer sensibilities with pragmatic engineering to deliver accessible, cross-platform web experiences at The New York Times. He leads audience-facing initiatives that ensure NYT content performs off-platform and builds tooling for search, social, and accessibility while shepherding cloud migration and long-term archival projects. Comfortable across the stack, he helped transition legacy PHP apps to isomorphic JavaScript, established visual regression testing in CI, and created parity across web, native, and AMP renderers. A former designer, educator, and founder, he brings a human-centered approach informed by interactive multimedia training and a taste for simple, proven technologies—plus an affinity for plain-text email and “prospecting” through code.
11 years of coding experience
15 years of employment as a software developer
BFA, Interactive Media, BFA, Interactive Media at Minneapolis College of Art and Design