Senior Staff Software Engineer

Warner Bros. Discovery•Atlanta, GA

About The Position

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. 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 CNN's next generation of consumer product portfolio from the ground up. You'll 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 you're passionate about building 0-to-1 products, solving complex technical challenges, and maintaining a high bar for engineering excellence, we'd love to meet you.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in computer science or a related field, or equivalent industry experience
15+ years of software engineering experience, including 5+ years of experience designing and building large-scale web applications and leading architecture for complex software systems.
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.

Responsibilities

Define, communicate, and evolve the architecture for customer-facing web applications, shared backend services, and CMS capabilities, ensuring alignment with business objectives and long-term technical strategy
Provide technical leadership throughout the software development lifecycle through architecture reviews, software design, hands-on development, code reviews, documentation, and technical mentoring.
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.