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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.

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　　Staff Software Developer – CNN iOS Mobile Engineering

　　The Staff Engineering role is the technical lead on the Audio/Video development team. He/she is an individual contributor, self-directed, able to work with minimal supervision, and is typically expected to take on the most difficult technical challenges. The Staff Engineer will lead the technical direction, supporting the Principal Engineers/Architects in defining the technology strategy and implementation. He/she will provide guidance and mentoring to less experienced developers. We need our engineers to be versatile and always eager to tackle new problems while working in a fun, collaborative and fast-paced environment.

　　The iOS Mobile Staff Engineer drives mobile tech. strategy, architecture, best practices, and choice of tools and technology stack across iOS app platforms, supporting mobile backend APIs, mobile CI/CD tools, and testing automation. He/she ensures technical execution and release of CNN’s mobile apps to end consumers. He/she partners with Product, Design and Delivery Leaders to help teams deliver on product initiatives and operational execution.

　　PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES:

　　Architect and build intuitive, simple and elegantly designed mobile 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

　　REQUIREMENTS:

　　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 8 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-mobile stack development experience (mobile native client and SDK, build CI/CD, and APIs), e.g. Swift/SwiftUI, Realm, Core Data, Apple Pay, Keychain, etc.

　　Demonstrated expert knowledge of software development methodologies, practice, and architecture, specifically experience architecting performant, scalable, secure, and cost optimized cloud solutions on AWS. AWS Professional Certification preferred, but not required

　　Hands-on experience with mobile DevOps CI/CD tools and implementing best practices, including automation of code signing tools and automated tests. Preferred familiarity with Jenkins, Git, Maven/Gradle, Swift Package Manager/CocoaPods, Terraform, and Appium

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

　　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 like Amazon AWS, OpenStack, OpenShift

　　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.

　　The Legal Bits…

　　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.

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