The Job

CNN is building on its next generation CMS platform that has been 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 platform is used to power all of CNN's journalism around the world as well as a hub for new products and growth. We are looking for engineers who are comfortable across the stack and interested in solving unique and challenging problems. This role is ideal for an individual who thrives in a fast-paced environment, enjoys architecting modern web systems, and values thoughtful collaboration across product, design, and engineering.

PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES:
• Contribute to the architecture and implementation of front-end systems with a focus on performance and reliability
• 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 and mentor peers in those languages and tools.
• Code! Be passionate about software engineering with a strong sense of ownership for the code that you and your team write.

. Support others on your team through code reviews, pairing and collaboration
• 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.

. Collaborate cross-functionally with product, design, and engineering to define MVPs and iterate toward launch of new business products
• Stay abreast of industry trends and announcements. Understand how changes can impact our business and raise concerns and/or propose solutions to mitigate.

REQUIREMENTS:
• BS degree in Computer Science, or a related field with 5+ years of relevant experience
• Proven record of driving initiatives which involve changes in the engineering culture through evangelism and structured processes

. Strong experience designing, deploying, and operating applications on AWS, with solid command-line proficiency and familiarity with Git and Docker in AWS-based pipelines.

. Extensive experience with modern JavaScript, building responsive UIs and scalable services with contemporary frameworks, state management, and API integration.

. Familiarity with observability tools (e.g Datadog), feature flagging, and A/B testing frameworks

. Familiarity with writing and maintaining unit tests as part of a scalable development workflow
• 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 developing in CMS platforms
• Experience working on Kanban/Scrum teams and the tools used for project management
• Active in open-source community
• Experience with interviewing and talent acquisition