Job Description

Every great story has a new beginning, and yours starts here.

Welcome to Warner Bros. Discovery\xe2\x80\xa6 the stuff dreams are made of.

Who We Are\xe2\x80\xa6

When we say, \xe2\x80\x9cthe stuff dreams are made of,\xe2\x80\x9d we\xe2\x80\x99re not just referring to the world of wizards, dragons and superheroes, or even to the wonders of Planet Earth. Behind WBD\xe2\x80\x99s 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\xe2\x80\x99s next\xe2\x80\xa6

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.

Our Story

We are CNN. THE WORLD\'S MOST ESSENTIAL AND ENGAGING SOURCE OF DIGITAL NEWS. We are in the midst of rapid transformation and need you to help us find the next generation of innovators, makers, and dreamers who will lead and drive our growth. We aim to make the world a better, more connected place. Join us!

The Job

CNN is building its next generation CMS platform that is 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 CMS will be used to power all of CNN\'s journalism around the world as well as all a hub for new products.

We are looking for engineers who are comfortable across the stack and interested in solving unique and challenging problems.

The Daily

Contribute to the architecture and implementation of frontend systems with a focus on performance.

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, Postgres, Elasticsearch, and Redis and mentor peers in those languages and tools

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

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

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

The Essentials

BS degree in Computer Science, or a related field with 8+ years of relevant experience

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

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 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\xe2\x80\xa6

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 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.

The Legal Bits\xe2\x80\xa6

Warner Bros. Discovery embraces the opportunity to build a workforce that reflects the diversity of our society and the world around us. 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\xe2\x80\x99re a qualified candidate and you require adjustments or accommodations to search for a job opening or apply for a position, please contact us at recruitadmin@wbd.com.

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