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CBS News · 3 weeks ago

Lead Application Developer - News Election System Support

New York, NY

Full-time

Onsite

Senior Level, Lead/Staff

$145K/yr - $175K/yr

5+ years exp

CBS News is on a mission to unleash the power of content and is seeking a skilled Lead Application Developer to support their News Election System Portfolio. This role involves overseeing the development, deployment, and maintenance of business-critical applications, collaborating with cross-functional teams, and ensuring high-quality software delivery during critical election events.

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Responsibilities

Deliver high-quality software on time

Work shifted schedules and be onsite in the broadcast center during critical off-business-hour events like local, regional, and national elections

Partner with key team-members to develop, design and write applications systems and programs

Maintain clear and timely communication with all collaborators involved in the project

Responsible for understanding system requirements, tasking and estimating features, and following work management life-cycle processes like agile scrum

Understand and apply complex branching and merging strategies

Understand and implement version control, small check-ins, labeling, versioning and deployment best practices for both source code and database deployments

Lead software design and coding which conforms to Paramount standards for security, quality and conformity

Develop and implement unit test strategies

Help define and automate testing protocols prior to merging code into production

Create technical documentation including approach documents, impact analysis, physical and conceptual topology and component diagrams

Provide guidance and assistance to the application users and support teams on all aspects of application deployment, training and support, including Installation, configuration, first and second tier support

Identify and resolve project issues, including issue tracking and escalation

Actively participate in application planning/strategy meetings and provide recommendations on the most appropriate and effective use of applications

Assist with data flow mapping and service orchestration as needed for system availability, continuity and performance

Support local setup of applications (clone, compile, and run)

Understand and contribute to listener services and S3-based file syncing infrastructure

Participate in code reviews, backlog grooming, and architecture discussions

Help document onboarding steps, development practices, and known system behaviors

Support data integration from 3rd-party data providers

Qualification

C#SQL ServerGitHub ActionsContainerization (Docker)AWS S3Web APIEntity FrameworkVueNodeAngularAgile ScrumPerformance tuningRoot cause analysisTroubleshootingTechnical documentationCollaborationCommunication skills

Required

3+ years of experience designing, architecting and developing application development efforts

5+ years of experience with SQL Server

Proficient in Git, GitHub Actions, and CI/CD pipelines

Proficiency with containerization (Docker)

Familiarity with cloud environments (AWS S3, registries, etc.)

Fluent in C#, Web API, Python, C# Web API, SQL Server, Entity Framework, EF Code First Development, Vue, JS, Node, Angular, WinForms, .NET Framework v4.8, .NET 5, .NET Core 3.1

Experience in large-scale systems with multiple code repositories

Technical thought leadership, strong analytical skills and passion to learn new technologies that may enable/improve business

Experience in production debugging, root cause analysis and performance tuning

Highly developed skills in written and verbal communications

Ability to work in high pressure production environments

Manage budget and schedule and collaboration with senior management

Familiar with load and performance testing and root cause identification and issue resolution

Knowledge of Design Patterns and Best Practices

Strong understanding of version control, staging vs production workflows

Proficient in working with APIs and databases (SQL Server preferred)

Able to troubleshoot and document system-level processes