Job Specifications
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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About the Job
CNN is hiring a Software Developer II to join the Marketing Technology and Messaging team. This is a great opportunity for an individual that is passionate about building engaging digital products that balance company goals and a great user experience. CNN is building new digital products, such as direct-to-consumer subscription products, new features and capabilities to support a premium news experience and engage our audiences, and new technologies to help us meet our global audiences where they are. If this sounds interesting to you and you would like new challenges, come join us!
About the Team
As a Software Developer II, you will work on a cross-functional team that is focused on building products and capabilities to enhance both the editorial and end user experience on CNN.com. This is a great opportunity for an engineer that is passionate about building tools to communicate with News audiences at the right place and right time. The team focuses on leveraging the latest technology to empower storytelling that reaches users across a diverse set of platforms. The team is comprised of Technical, Design and Product leads and a team of engineers that support each other through the planning, development, review, and deployment processes. You will play a crucial role on the team as you will be responsible for feature development, quality code, peer reviews, and operational support.
The Daily
Full stack development with JavaScript, HTML, CSS incorporating semantic code accessibility and responsive design methodologies
Responsible for owning, implementing, developing, and maintaining complete high-priority features with thorough testing
Work with a cross functional team in an agile environment, and contributing to Scrum, Planning, Retros, and Demos
Support others on your team through code reviews, desk checks, and collaboration
Seek mentorship from senior engineers and pair to resolve complex technical problems efficiently
The Essentials
Understand engineering best practices, design patterns, reviews, testing and alerting
Work primarily in modern JavaScript, maintaining and developing components
Proficient on the command line in concert with Git, Docker, and AWS
Experience with AWS infrastructure as code (CloudFormation, Terraform), monitoring tools (CloudWatch, CloudTrail), and CI/CD tools (CodePipeline, CodeBuild, CodeDeploy)
Unit testing experience using frameworks such as Jest, Jasmine, and Mocha
Solid understanding of common software data structures and algorithms and hands-on familiarity with both client and server technology
Passionate about improving the codebase that you interact with
Demonstrated success in rapidly learning new technologies, languages, or frameworks
Familiarity with a wide range of languages, frameworks, platforms, and/or SDK
Excellent communicator with your team members and peers
Excited to positively impact the culture of CNN, both from an interpersonal level and from a code improvement standpoint
The Nice to Haves
Experience developing CMS platforms preferred
Some python experience preferred
Experience with vue.js
Experience integrating with Marketing Technology vendors, e.g. CDP or user messaging platforms.
Knowledge of data pipeline technologies (Snowflake/Snowpipe, Kenesis, PostgreSQL, dbt)
A|B testing and consumer testing platform experience
Knowledge of Operations, CI/CD, DevOps, with exposure to escalation protocols, PagerDuty, Kubernetes, Jenkins, CodePipeline, etc.
Experience with alerting mechanisms and tools
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