Staff Software Engineer

Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc.$100K — $140K *
Information Technology
8 - 10 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • BS degree in Computer Science or a related field, with 8+ years of relevant experience.
  • Proven record of driving initiatives that involve changes in engineering culture through evangelism and structured processes.
  • Strong experience designing, deploying, and operating applications on AWS, with command-line proficiency and familiarity with Git and Docker.
  • Extensive experience with modern JavaScript, building responsive UIs and scalable services.
  • Ability to lead teams toward success through discussions on goals and breaking solutions into tasks.
  • Deep industry experience with modern development technologies and understanding of data structures and algorithms.
  • Passion for professional growth along an individual contributor path.

Responsibilities

  • Lead the architecture and implementation of scalable backend systems, focusing on API design and data modeling.
  • Contribute to the front-end experience by ensuring seamless integration with backend services, emphasizing performance and scalability.
  • Participate in code and architecture reviews, advocating for best practices across the organization.
  • Work with modern JavaScript and AWS services, mentoring peers in these technologies.
  • Stay updated on industry trends and assess their impact on the business, proposing solutions accordingly.
  • Demonstrate ownership and passion for software engineering in your code and team contributions.
  • Advance projects through a progressive development methodology, transforming concepts into production releases.

Benefits

  • Opportunities for professional growth and development.
  • Access to cutting-edge technology and innovative projects.
  • Supportive and collaborative team environment.
  • A culture that encourages experimentation and learning from failures.
Full Job Description
The Job

CNN is building its next generation of products and experiences, powered by a cloud-native platform built from the ground up. The New Business team sits at the forefront of this effort—identifying, designing, and launching new product opportunities that will define CNN’s future.

This role spans the breadth of engineering disciplines, from tuning globally available databases to building immersive front-end user experiences, all in service of bringing innovative new products to market quickly and at scale.

We are looking for engineers who are comfortable across the stack and interested in solving unique and challenging problems.

Primary Responsibilities

  • Lead the architecture and implementation of robust, scalable backend systems, including API design, data modeling, and service infrastructure that powers new product development.

  • Contribute to the architecture and implementation of front-end experiences that integrate seamlessly with backend services, with a focus on performance and scalability.

  • Participate in code and 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.

  • Stay abreast of industry trends and announcements; understand how changes can impact the business and raise concerns and/or propose solutions to mitigate risk.

  • Code with passion for software engineering and a strong sense of ownership for the code that you and your team write.

  • Fail up, learn from research and experiments, and ultimately choose the best solution to support company objectives.

  • Follow a progressive development methodology, moving from proofs of concept to prototypes to production releases.

Requirements

  • BS degree in Computer Science or a related field, with 8+ years of relevant experience.

  • Proven record of driving initiatives that involve changes in 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.

  • Ability to review company goals and lead teams toward success through discussion with engineering peers, proposals, and breaking solutions into meaningful tasks to execute or delegate.

  • Deep industry experience with modern development technologies and hands-on familiarity with both client and server technology, including a solid understanding of common software data structures and algorithms.

  • Passion for professional growth and continued development along an individual contributor path.

Nice to Haves

  • Experience working on Kanban/Scrum teams and with project management tools.

  • Active participation in the open-source community.

  • Experience with interviewing and talent acquisition.

About Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc.

Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment is an American video game publisher based in Burbank, California, and part of the newly-formed Global Streaming and Interactive Entertainment unit of Warner Bros. Discovery. WBIE was founded on January 14, 2004 under Warner Bros. and transferred to the Home Entertainment division when that company was formed in October 2005. WBIE manages the wholly owned game development studios TT Games, Rocksteady Studios, NetherRealm Studios, Monolith Productions, WB Games Boston, Avalanche Software, and WB Games Montréal, among others.
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