Manager, Software Engineering

Warner Bros. Discovery•Atlanta, GA

About The Position

The CNN Growth team is hiring a Software Engineering Manager to help build and grow the next generation of direct to consumer capabilities at CNN. This is an opportunity to lead a newly forming team focused on building foundational systems and user experiences that support audience growth, engagement, and monetization across platforms. This role is well suited for a people first engineering leader who enjoys building teams, staying close to execution, and partnering with product, design, data, and external vendors to deliver high quality consumer facing experiences at scale. As a Software Engineering Manager, you will lead a small team of engineers and remain closely involved in day to day execution and delivery. You will own team health, delivery, and technical quality while partnering with peers and senior leaders on broader technical strategy and alignment. You will coach engineers through career growth, feedback, and mentorship, while also working closely with cross functional stakeholders and external vendors. You will help guide build vs buy decisions, evaluate third party solutions, and ensure vendor integrations meet CNN’s quality, security, and performance expectations. In a globally distributed environment, you will model strong communication, empathy, and accountability, and help create a collaborative and inclusive team culture.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or equivalent practical experience
Direct experience managing and growing engineering team members. 2+ years experience preferred
Demonstrated experience working directly with external vendors and third party partners in a production environment
Experience evaluating third party solutions and leading build vs buy technical decisions
Strong written and verbal communication skills, including with non technical stakeholders
Experience hiring, onboarding, and growing engineering teams
Experience building, testing, and maintaining consumer facing applications
Demonstrated success delivering high quality software in an iterative and sustainable way
Experience working in Agile development environments
Experience collaborating with globally distributed teams
Strong understanding of modern web development across client and server technologies
Familiarity with AWS services, CI/CD tooling, and infrastructure best practices
Security first mindset with attention to performance, scalability, and reliability

Nice To Haves

Experience working on identity, authentication, subscription, or commerce related systems
Experience integrating third party APIs and services
Experience with A/B testing or experimentation platforms
Experience with CMS platforms or templating systems
Familiarity with frontend frameworks such as Vue or similar
Some Python experience

Responsibilities

Lead, mentor, and manage a small team of software engineers, fostering a collaborative and high performing environment
Stay hands on with day to day execution and delivery while supporting engineers through coaching and feedback
Facilitate team ceremonies including standups, planning, and retrospectives
Partner with product, design, data, and other engineering teams on discovery, planning, and delivery
Partner with peers and senior leaders on broader technical strategy, alignment, and prioritization
Own technical decision making for the team, including build vs buy evaluations and vendor selection
Work directly with external vendors and third party partners on technical evaluation, integration planning, delivery, and ongoing support
Contribute to system design, architecture discussions, and technical planning
Review code and designs and champion best practices across the team
Identify risks, dependencies, and tradeoffs, and proactively work to unblock progress
Participate in hiring, onboarding, and team growth efforts
Contribute technically when needed through code reviews, implementation guidance, or hands on development