• This is a great opportunity for an individual that is passionate about building digital products that balance company goals and a great user experience
• We need our engineers to be versatile and always eager to tackle new problems while working in a fun, collaborative, and fast-paced environment
• 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
• 8-10+ years professional development environment
• Strong foundation in programming fundamentals such as data structures and algorithms
• Ability to develop new and innovative applications as well as leveraging and improving existing tools and code
• Demonstrated full-mobile stack development experience with mobile native clients, SDKs, and APIs (Swift/Objective-C, SwiftUI, iOS platform)
• Demonstrated expert knowledge of software development methodologies, practices, and architecture, specifically experience architecting performant, scalable, and secure mobile apps
• Experience building full-stack solutions including designing and implementing server solutions to support mobile apps
• Working knowledge of Cloud Computing platforms such as Amazon AWS
• General familiarity with database technologies (SQL/RDBMS, NoSQL, GraphDB, etc.)
• Hands-on experience with mobile DevOps CI/CD tools and implementing best practices, including automation of deployment, code signing tools and automated tests. Preferred familiarity with Git and Bitrise
• 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

Desirable

• CNN is hiring a Staff Software Engineer to join the Revenue and Growth team
• You will be expected to work with minimal supervision, but maximal support- this team will be exploring new business problems so your product and design partners will rely on you to tell them what is possible
• The Staff Engineer will lead the technical direction of the team, supporting the team in defining technical strategy and implementation
• As a Staff Software Engineer, you will work on a cross-functional team that is focused on exploring new opportunities to better inform and empower CNN users in their daily lives
• You will work with Technical, Design and Product leads and a team of engineers that support each other through the planning, development, review, and deployment processes
• You will additionally advise and explore ideas with product and design partners through design sprints and prototyping
• You will play a crucial part on the team as you will be responsible for feature development, quality code, peer reviews, and operational support
• This is a great opportunity for an individual that is passionate about building mobile apps for News audiences
• Prototype and build intuitive, simple and elegantly designed mobile apps that people want to use
• Architect and build supporting backend and data tools and services to enable rapid prototyping
• Provide support and development of software tools and procedures, extending and enhancing our ability to explore new product ideas and quickly get to tangible hands-on prototypes
• Collaborate with multiple stakeholders, including Product, Design, Delivery, Editorial and Engineering to implement CNN Digital consumer experience solutions and apps
• Assist with troubleshooting production problems, root cause analysis, and debugging
• Development and maintenance of existing production systems supporting CNN’s digital ecosystem
• Mentor more junior developers
• 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