Full Job Description
Your New Role...
CNN Digital Commerce is looking for a Software Engineer II experienced in modern enterprise-class languages and development platforms, with a strong emphasis on JavaScript/Node. This role will require deep involvement in
design, implementation, test, and deployment of web applications such as CNN Underscored.
The engineer will be responsible for creating customer facing products, testing artifacts, develop tooling to support massive growth of the CNN Commerce vertical. Candidate must have ability to test and learn newer technologies
and concepts on the job related to best practices and operational excellence
Qualifications & Experience...
• 4+ years of software development experience, with a strong focus on application development
• Proficient in modern JavaScript, TypeScript, Node.js, Express, and React/Vue/Angular, along with working knowledge of Postgres, Elasticsearch, and Redis.
• Experience with Fastly, AWS, Serverless/SAM, CloudFormation, Docker, Jenkins, and Git.
• Hands-on familiarity with both client and server technology. Have a solid understanding of common software data structures and algorithms
• Have previous involvement in building medium to large-scale, "mission critical", "high availability" production systems that directly support essential business and technical, or operational functions
• Demonstrable design skills and the related strengths in clearly articulating difficult technical concepts and information
• Active in the technology community
• Experience with strategies to monitor code health, infrastructure health and performance of applications.
Nice to Have...
• Experience working in e-commerce, affiliate platforms, and consumer media
• Experience working on Kanban/Scrum teams and the tools used for project management
• Active in the technology community
• Experience with Agile methodologies (e.g. Scrum or Kanban)
• Experience in non-procedural programming or applying functional-style concepts professionally considered a plus.
• Two years of object-oriented JavaScript experience is a plus.
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.
This position is open for an existing position vacancy.