Senior Software Engineer

Welcome to Warner Bros. Discovery… the stuff dreams are made of.

Who We Are…

When we say, “the stuff dreams are made of,” we’re not just referring to the world of wizards, dragons and superheroes, or even to the wonders of Planet Earth. Behind WBD’s vast portfolio of iconic content and beloved brands, are the storytellers bringing our characters to life, the creators bringing them to your living rooms and the dreamers creating what’s next…

From brilliant creatives, to technology trailblazers, across the globe, WBD offers career defining opportunities, thoughtfully curated benefits, and the tools to explore and grow into your best selves. Here you are supported, here you are celebrated, here you can thrive.

We are the now and the next. The power behind the people building the future. We are born from the spirit of innovation. We are created from the idea that people around the world want more, need more, deserve more. We are the home of the global digital revolution. We are CNN.

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The Job

CNN is building on its next generation CMS platform that has been built from the ground up to be cloud native. The project spans the breadth of engineering disciplines from tuning globally available databases to immersive front-end user experiences.

The platform is used to power all of CNN's journalism around the world as well as a hub for new products and growth. We are looking for engineers who are comfortable across the stack and interested in solving unique and challenging problems. This role is ideal for an individual who thrives in a fast-paced environment, enjoys architecting modern web systems, and values thoughtful collaboration across product, design, and engineering.

PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES:

· Contribute to the architecture and implementation of front-end systems with a focus on performance and reliability

· Contribute to the code & architecture reviews and champion best practices for the organization by defining and evolving engineering standards.

· Work primarily in modern JavaScript using AWS services and mentor peers in those languages and tools.

· Code! Be passionate about software engineering with a strong sense of ownership for the code that you and your team write.

. Support others on your team through code reviews, pairing and collaboration

· Fail up, learn from research and experiments, and ultimately choose the best solution to succeed the company objectives.

· Follow a progressive development methodology, moving from proofs of concept to prototypes to production releases.

. Collaborate cross-functionally with product, design, and engineering to define MVPs and iterate toward launch of new business products

· Stay abreast of industry trends and announcements. Understand how changes can impact our business and raise concerns and/or propose solutions to mitigate.

REQUIREMENTS:

· BS degree in Computer Science, or a related field with 5+ years of relevant experience

· Proven record of driving initiatives which involve changes in the engineering culture through evangelism and structured processes

. Strong experience designing, deploying, and operating applications on AWS, with solid command-line proficiency and familiarity with Git and Docker in AWS-based pipelines.

. Extensive experience with modern JavaScript, building responsive UIs and scalable services with contemporary frameworks, state management, and API integration.

. Familiarity with observability tools (e.g Datadog), feature flagging, and A/B testing frameworks

. Familiarity with writing and maintaining unit tests as part of a scalable development workflow

· Ability to review company goals and lead towards success, through discussion with engineering peers, proposals, and ultimately breaking down the solution into meaningful tasks to execute or delegate to the team

· Deep industry experience with modern development technologies, and hands-on familiarity with both client and server technology. Have a solid understanding of common software data structures and algorithms

· A passion to grow professionally and continue developing along an individual contributor path

THE NICE TO HAVES:

· Experience developing in CMS platforms

· Experience working on Kanban/Scrum teams and the tools used for project management

· Active in open-source community

· Experience with interviewing and talent acquisition

How We Get Things Done…

This last bit is probably the most important! Here at WBD, our guiding principles are the core values by which we operate and are central to how we get things done. You can find them at www.wbd.com/guiding-principles/ along with some insights from the team on what they mean and how they show up in their day to day. We hope they resonate with you and look forward to discussing them during your interview.

Championing Inclusion at WBD

Warner Bros. Discovery embraces the opportunity to build a workforce that reflects a wide array of perspectives, backgrounds and experiences. Being an equal opportunity employer means that we take seriously our responsibility to consider qualified candidates on the basis of merit, without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, mental or physical disability, and genetic information, marital status, citizenship status, military status, protected veteran status or any other category protected by law.

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