Senior Software Developer at Warner Bros. Discovery — CAN | Base Career

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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.

To see what it’s like to work at CNN, follow @WBDLife on Instagram and X!

Your New Role...

CNN Digital Commerce is looking for a software engineer experienced in modern enterprise-class languages and development platforms, with a strong emphasis on JavaScript/Node.

This role will require deep involvement in design, implementation, test, and deployment of web applications such as CNN Underscored.

The engineer will be responsible for creating customer facing products, testing artifacts, develop tooling to support massive growth of the CNN Commerce vertical.

Candidate must have ability to test and learn newer technologies and concepts on the job related to best practices and operational excellence.

Your Role

Accountabilities...

Work closely with the engineering and platforms team to build and enhance commerce products such as the CNN Underscored.
Exhibit good system engineering skills (e.g., common industry database design and practices, application architectures, operating systems concepts, networking, etc.) in addition to skills in application development.

B.S./M.S. or higher in Computer Science, Software or other Engineering or related field required.
5-10 years of software development experience, with a strong focus on application development.
5+ years of Node.JS, Express, Vue.JS, ES 6 experience at least.
Proficient in modern JavaScript, Typescript, and Python using AWS services, Postgres, Elasticsearch, and Redis.
Expert level when working with modern engineering technologies such as Fastly, AWS, Serverless/SAM, Kubernetes, Docker, Terraform, Jenkins, Snowflake and Git.
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.
Previous involvement in building medium to large-scale, "mission critical", "high availability" production systems that directly support essential business and technical, or operational functions.
Excellent verbal and written communication skills. Ability to simplify and describe complex problems to non-engineering peers.
Experience with strategies to monitor code health, infrastructure health and performance of applications.
Experience working in e-commerce, affiliate platforms, and consumer media.
Experience working on Kanban/Scrum teams and the tools used for project management.
Active in the technology community.
Experience with interviewing and talent acquisition.
Experience with Agile methodologies (e.g. Scrum or Kanban). Must demonstrate support for the practices that allow for continuous deployment and incremental delivery of business value.
Experience in non-procedural programming or applying functional-style concepts professionally considered a plus.
Two years of object-oriented JavaScript experience is a plus.

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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.

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