Senior Software Engineer

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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The Job

As a Senior Software Engineer on CNN's Site Performance Team, you will make significant contributions to enhancing the performance and user experience of one of the world's leading news and media platforms. You will collaborate with cross-functional teams to optimize site performance, SEO, and accessiblity with a focus on speed, responsiveness, and scalability. Your responsibilities will include identifying and addressing bottlenecks in code, databases, and infrastructure to ensure fast page load times and seamless user interactions. This position will also involve using and implementing monitoring and analytics tools to track and analyze site performance metrics, enabling data-driven insights to proactively identify performance issues, make informed decisions, and continually improve the platform.

The Daily

• Work primarily with modern JavaScript using AWS (Amazon Web Services).
• Contribute to code and architecture reviews while advocating for best practices within the organization by defining and evolving engineering standards.
• Foster effective communication both within and across teams.
• Follow a progressive development methodology, progressing from proofs of concept to prototypes and eventually to production releases.
• Exhibit a strong commitment to software engineering with a strong sense of ownership.
• Collaborate within Agile methodologies for organized and distributed work within the team.
• Promote and practice inclusivity, fostering a diverse and welcoming environment.
• Encourage innovation by exploring modern technologies and approaches to problem-solving.
• Communicate effectively with team members, stakeholders, and other teams to ensure alignment and shared understanding.

The Essentials

• Possess 5+ years of experience collaborating with other developers on a production system.
• Possess 5+ years of experience with JavaScript, including ES6/7 and asynchronous JavaScript.
• Demonstrate familiarity with performance monitoring and analytics tools like Datadog, New Relic, or similar.
• Display the ability to review group or company-level priorities (such as OKRs), breaking down problems into meaningful tasks and solutions while working collaboratively with peers within the team and across the organization.
• Showcase deep industry experience with modern development technologies and hands-on familiarity with both client and server technology, along with a solid understanding of common software data structures and algorithms.
• Understand the challenges of working with a growing team and thrive in a fast-paced environment.

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 y