Discovery, an inclusive employer and a member of myGwork the largest global platform for the LGBTQ+ business community. Behind WBDs 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 whats 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. The power behind the people building the future. We are the home of the global digital revolution. Behind WBDs 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 whats 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. We are searching for a Senior Staff iOS Software Engineer to join our Engineering Team. They are an individual contributor, self-directed, able to work with minimal supervision, and is typically expected to take on the most difficult technical challenges. The Senior Staff Engineer will contribute to the technical direction, supporting the Principal Engineers/Architects in defining the technology strategy and implementation. The iOS Mobile Senior Staff Engineer contributes to mobile tech. strategy, architecture, best practices, and choice of tools and technology stack across iOS app platforms, supporting mobile backend APIs, mobile CI/CD tools, and testing automation. They ensure technical execution and release of CNNs mobile apps to end consumers. They partner with Product, Design and Delivery Leaders to help teams deliver on product initiatives and operational execution. This is a great opportunity for an individual that is passionate about building mobile apps for News audiences. Our team builds innovative and creative user experiences taking advantage of the latest features and technologies that CNN has to offer. Provide support and development of software tools and procedures to extend and enhance the core production pipeline Evangelizes, models, and oversees implementation of good software development practices. Work across multiple teams to drive technical solutions and influence decisions and outcomes. You play a leadership role in your area using your expertise to influence software design and development in more than one team. Work across multiple teams to drive technical solutions and influence decisions and outcomes. Coach and mentor up to Staff level and provide input to leadership on development needs and growth opportunities for team members. Ensure software development follows industry best practices, policies and guidelines. Specifically, ensuring that technical solutions are in line with established CNN Digital strategy, standards in respect to architecture, security, corporate governance, coding standards, monitoring, logging, unit test, and service enablement Work across multiple teams to drive technical solutions and influence decisions and outcomes. Considered an expert technical resource within at least one major domain, and has detailed working knowledge of all domains relative to a single teams work BS/MS in computer science (or equivalent) Demonstrated advanced understanding of troubleshooting, root-cause analysis, application design, solution development, human factors/usability design, and implementation of projects for major business units or the enterprise Strong foundation in programming fundamentals such as data structures and algorithms Demonstrated expert knowledge of software development methodologies, practices, and architecture, specifically experience architecting performant, scalable, and secure mobile apps. Hands-on experience with mobile DevOps CI/CD tools and implementing best practices, including automation of deployment, code signing tools and automated tests. Ability to communicate effectively, both written and verbal, with technical and non-technical cross-functional teams Experience building flexible software architecture to accommodate shifting business needs General familiarity with database technologies (SQL/RDBMS, NoSQL, GraphDB, etc.) Experience with JavaScript Championing Inclusion at WBD Being an equal opportunity employer means that we take seriously our responsibility to 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 genetic information, marital status, citizenship status, military status, protected veteran status or any other category protected by law. If youre a qualified candidate with a disability and you require adjustments or accommodations during the job application and/or recruitment process, please visit our
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Senior Staff Software Developer