Senior Full Stack JS Engineer

Your New Role… Senior Full Stack Engineer (front‑end leaning) for the CNN Engagement Web team. You’ll be part of highly collaborative, focused teams that value shared learning, diverse perspectives, and continuous growth. Together, we strengthen our products, culture, and ability to deliver meaningful experiences to audiences around the globe.

As a Senior Software Engineer, you will drive technical initiatives at the intersection of news publishing workflows, A/B experimentation, and data‑informed product decisions. You will shape architecture and implementation, partnering closely with engineers, product managers, and designers across multiple teams. You will contribute end‑to‑end, from technical planning and design to development, code reviews, and deployment, while raising the bar on engineering excellence and best practices.

In this role, you will deepen your expertise in building scalable, high‑quality features and robust system integrations that support high‑traffic user experiences in a fast‑paced, dynamic news environment. Your Role Accountabilities… Mentor and develop junior engineers through hands‑on guidance, code reviews, and training initiatives. Design and implement infrastructure and validation systems for data models within simulation platforms and broader application ecosystems.

Communicate proactively on progress, risks, and blockers, ensuring alignment and strong stakeholder relationships. Actively contribute to Agile/Scrum ceremonies while providing technical leadership and guidance. Build and scale applications and infrastructure supporting CNN use cases and evolving product needs.

Experience working in Agile software development environments using tools such as JIRA, GitHub, and Confluence. Qualifications & Experience… BS or MS in Computer Science or a related degree. 6+ years of full‑stack development and leadership experience, with hands‑on expertise in client/server technologies, modern tech stacks, and a solid understanding of common software data structures and algorithms. 4–6 years of professional front‑end development, with mastery of modern JavaScript/ES6 and Node.js. Python experience required; Go/Rust a plus.

Hands‑on experience with AWS Services like IAM, VPC, EC2, S3, EKS, Lambda, and Route53. Experience with data storage technologies, including SQL and/or NoSQL databases; familiarity with CI/CD and infrastructure tools such as Git, Terraform, Kubernetes, Docker, and CloudFormation. Experience using AI tools to improve development, code review and engineering workflows while balancing speed, quality, and bottlenecks. 4+ years of experience in debugging and problem‑solving skills.

Experience with A/B testing, analytics, or experimentation tooling. Strong architectural and distributed systems foundation; solid understanding of software engineering fundamentals and design patterns. Knowledge of best practices for improving site performance, with 3+ years of hands‑on experience applying them in production environments.

We Value… Excitement about strengthening CNN’s culture through collaboration, professionalism, and commitment to engineering quality. Strong communication skills, ability to explain technical ideas and tradeoffs, write technical docs and present ideas with confidence. Strong ownership and the ability to lead complex work from planning through delivery and follow‑through.

Strong organizational skills and the ability to manage multiple priorities, deliverables, and timelines effectively. Accountability, follow‑through, and a consistent focus on delivering work with care and quality. A collaborative approach and experience working closely with cross‑functional partners.

An innovative mindset, always look for smarter, more efficient ways to solve problems and improve how we build software. Curiosity, continuous learning, and habit of staying current with tools, patterns, and industry changes. A mentoring mindset that helps strengthen the team through thoughtful feedback, support, and shared learning.

Championing Inclusion at WBD Warner Bros. Discovery embraces the opportunity to build a workforce that reflects a wide array of perspectives, backgrounds and experiences. Being an equal‑opportunity employer means we consider qualified candidates on the basis of merit, without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, mental or physical disability, and many other protected categories.

If you’re a qualified candidate with a disability and require adjustments or accommodations during the job application, please visit our accessibility page for instructions to submit your request. Compensation & Benefits In compliance with local law, we are disclosing the compensation range for roles in locations where legally required. Base pay is just one component of Warner Bros.

Discovery’s total compensation package. Pay Range: $105,000.00 - $195,000.00 per year. Other rewards may include annual bonuses, short‑ and long‑term incentives, and program‑specific awards.

Benefits include health insurance coverage, employee wellness program, life and disability insurance, a retirement savings plan, paid holidays and sick time, and vacation. #J-18808-Ljbffr