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CNN · 2 days ago

Manager, Software Engineering

Atlanta, GA

Full-time

Hybrid

Mid, Senior Level

2+ years exp

Warner Bros. Discovery, home of CNN, is seeking a Software Engineering Manager to lead a new team focused on building systems and user experiences for audience growth and engagement. This role involves mentoring engineers, managing technical quality, and collaborating with cross-functional teams to deliver high-quality consumer-facing experiences.

BroadcastingDigital MediaMedia and EntertainmentNews

H1B Sponsor Likely

Responsibilities

Lead, mentor, and manage a small team of software engineers, fostering a collaborative and high performing environment

Stay hands on with day to day execution and delivery while supporting engineers through coaching and feedback

Facilitate team ceremonies including standups, planning, and retrospectives

Partner with product, design, data, and other engineering teams on discovery, planning, and delivery

Partner with peers and senior leaders on broader technical strategy, alignment, and prioritization

Own technical decision making for the team, including build vs buy evaluations and vendor selection

Work directly with external vendors and third party partners on technical evaluation, integration planning, delivery, and ongoing support

Contribute to system design, architecture discussions, and technical planning

Review code and designs and champion best practices across the team

Identify risks, dependencies, and tradeoffs, and proactively work to unblock progress

Participate in hiring, onboarding, and team growth efforts

Contribute technically when needed through code reviews, implementation guidance, or hands on development

Qualification

Software developmentTechnical decision makingAgile developmentTeam managementJavaScriptTypeScriptAWS servicesCode reviewMentorshipCollaborationCommunication skillsProblem solving

Required

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or equivalent practical experience

Direct experience managing and growing engineering team members. 2+ years experience preferred

Demonstrated experience working directly with external vendors and third party partners in a production environment

Experience evaluating third party solutions and leading build vs buy technical decisions

Strong written and verbal communication skills, including with non technical stakeholders

Experience hiring, onboarding, and growing engineering teams

Experience building, testing, and maintaining consumer facing applications

Demonstrated success delivering high quality software in an iterative and sustainable way

Experience working in Agile development environments

Experience collaborating with globally distributed teams

Strong understanding of modern web development across client and server technologies

Familiarity with AWS services, CI/CD tooling, and infrastructure best practices

Security first mindset with attention to performance, scalability, and reliability

Preferred

Experience working on identity, authentication, subscription, or commerce related systems

Experience integrating third party APIs and services

Experience with A/B testing or experimentation platforms

Experience with CMS platforms or templating systems

Familiarity with frontend frameworks such as Vue or similar

Some Python experience

Company

CNN

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CNN is an online broadcasting platform that offers the latest business, financial, and personal finance news. It is a sub-organization of WarnerMedia.

Founded in 1980

Atlanta, Georgia, USA

1001-5000 employees

https://www.cnn.com

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