Senior Staff Software Engineer

Welcome to Warner Bros. Discovery.

Who We Are

. 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. 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 ! Come join our team! The CNN New Business Engineering team is building a new portfolio of standalone consumer lifestyle products across mobile and web .

Our mission

is to create innovative, non- news experiences that enrich our users lives, deepen daily engagement with CNN, and drive the long-term growth of our direct-to-consumer business

We are looking for a seasoned technical leader with deep expertise in Web software and system architecture design, combined with hands-on software development experience

This role spans customer-facing web applications, shared backend services, and our content management platform, enabling experiences that power both web and mobile products

As a senior technical leader, you will partner closely with Engineering, Product, Design, Editorial, and other teams across CNN to define architecture, drive technical strategy, lead rapid prototyping, contribute to hands-on software development, and guide the delivery of scalable, high-quality software across multiple products

This is a unique opportunity to shape the technical foundation of CNNs next generation of consumer product portfolio from the ground up Youll influence architecture across multiple engineering teams, build reusable platform capabilities, leverage AI to accelerate innovation, and help deliver engaging experiences to millions of users

If youre passionate about building 0-to-1 products, solving complex technical challenges, and maintaining a high bar for engineering excellence, wed love to meet you.

Your Role

Accountabilities Partner with New Business engineering leadership to define and execute the long-term technical strategy, architecture roadmap, and platform evolution for CNN New Business Influence technical decisions across multiple engineering teams and build strong partnerships with Business, Product, Design, and Editorial organizations to deliver cohesive customer experiences Lead rapid prototyping efforts and technical exploration to validate new product ideas and accelerate 0-to-1 product development Champion engineering excellence by establishing best practices for software architecture, code quality, testing, observability, reliability, security, and operational readiness Mentor engineers, contribute to technical hiring, and help elevate the technical capabilities of the engineering organization Lead the adoption of AI-assisted engineering practices and identify opportunities to leverage AI to improve developer productivity and deliver differentiated customer experiences.

Qualifications

& Experience.

• At least 2 years of experience in a role where you defined and led architecture design High-Performance mindset to thrive in a fast-paced, agile environment with a focus on quickly delivering customer value over delivering a perfect solution Exceptional verbal and written communication skills to influence technical and non-technical stakeholders across the company Technical Leader and mentorship- Your leadership style is rooted in strong collaboration and lifting others. You love to share your knowledge and experience across all teams Experience in designing reusable components and platform capabilities that accelerate development across multiple consumer products and engineering teams Strong full-stack engineering experience with modern web technologies and frameworks, including JavaScript/TypeScript, HTML/CSS, Python, Go, etc. Deep industry experience in designing and implementing highly scalable Web applications, and hands-on familiarity with both client- and server - side technologies. Solid understanding of key design concepts: reliability, availability, security, privacy, analytics, observability, operational readiness Deep expertise in cloud-native architectures and experience designing, deploying, and operating systems in AWS (strongly preferred), GCP, or Azure Solid knowledge of Operations, CI/CD, and DevOps. How We Get Things Done. 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. If you’re a qualified candidate with a disability and you require adjustments or accommodations during the job application and/or recruitment process, please visit our accessibility page for instructions to submit your request.