Senior Software Developer, iOS

Architect and build intuitive, simple and elegantly designed mobile and CTV apps that people want to use

Provide support and development of software tools and procedures to extend and enhance the core production pipeline

Work with multiple departments, including Product, Design, Delivery, Editorial and Engineering to implement CNN Digital consumer experience solutions and apps

Assist with troubleshooting production problems, root cause analysis, and debugging

Development and maintenance of existing production systems supporting CNN’s digital ecosystem

Mentor more junior developers

Ensure software development follows industry best practices, policies and guidelines. Specifically, ensuring that technical solutions are in line with established CNN Digital strategy, standards in respect to architecture, security, corporate governance, coding standards, monitoring, logging, unit test, and service enablement

BS/MS in computer science (or equivalent)

Demonstrated advanced understanding of troubleshooting, root-cause analysis, application design, solution development, human factors/usability design, and implementation of projects for major business units or the enterprise

Minimum 5 years professional development environment

Strong foundation in programming fundamentals such as data structures and algorithms

Ability to develop new and innovative applications as well as maintaining existing code

Demonstrated full-stack development experience with mobile and CTV native clients, SDKs, and APIs (Swift/Objective-C, SwiftUI, iOS/tvOS platforms)

Demonstrated expert knowledge of software development methodologies, practices, and architecture, specifically experience architecting performant, scalable, and secure mobile and CTV apps

Hands-on experience with mobile/CTV DevOps CI/CD tools and implementing best practices, including automation of deployment, code signing tools and automated tests. Preferred familiarity with Git and Bitrise.

Ability to communicate effectively, both written and verbal, with technical and non-technical cross-functional teams

Experience building flexible software architecture to accommodate shifting business needs

Knowledge of Cloud Computing platforms such as Amazon AWS

General familiarity with database technologies (SQL/RDBMS, NoSQL, GraphDB, etc.)

Knowledge of or previous experience with VOD is a plus, including experience working with video playback on iOS/tvOS apps

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