Staff Software Developer (Full Stack)

Welcome to Warner Bros. Discovery… the stuff dreams are made of.

Who We Are…

When we say, “the stuff dreams are made of,” we’re not just referring to the world of wizards, dragons and superheroes, or even to the wonders of Planet Earth. Behind WBD’s 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 what’s 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. Here you are supported, here you are celebrated, here you can thrive.

We are the now and the next. The power behind the people building the future. We are born from the spirit of innovation. We are created from the idea that people around the world want more, need more, deserve more. We are the home of the global digital revolution. We are CNN.

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The Job

CNN Newsource is modernizing the core platform used by hundreds of partner newsrooms to access, publish, and distribute CNN content. As a Staff Engineer, you will help define the technical direction of this next-generation platform. You will work across frontend and backend systems, influence architecture across teams, and provide leadership to ensure that the platform is performant, resilient, and easy for newsrooms to use.

You will partner closely with product, editorial, and engineering leadership to translate platform goals into technical strategy. This role requires deep technical experience, strong system design skills, and the ability to guide teams through complex decisions.

The Daily

You will lead the design and implementation of core platform services, APIs, and user-facing applications. You’ll mentor engineers, contribute to architecture reviews, and drive engineering standards across the organization. You will collaborate with cross-functional partners to evaluate tradeoffs, identify technical risks, and ensure solutions scale across CNN’s distribution ecosystem.

You will help shape the long-term platform roadmap, investigate new technologies, and drive improvements in reliability, performance, and developer experience. You will support production operations when needed, contribute to post-incident reviews, and ensure the platform continues to meet the high expectations of partner newsrooms.

The Essentials

• 8+ years of software engineering experience with increasing technical responsibility
• Expertise with Node.js and modern JavaScript/TypeScript
• Deep experience building large-scale applications with React or Vue.js
• Strong background in AWS systems design and distributed architectures
• Strong system design, technical strategy, and architecture skills
• Experience with Postgres, Redis/DynamoDB, caching patterns, and high-throughput APIs
• Ability to lead technical discussions and align teams on clear technical direction
• Strong communication skills and experience influencing cross-team decisions
• Active use of AI-assisted development tools (Cursor, Codex, Claude, etc.) to improve velocity and code quality
• Commitment to engineering excellence, performance optimization, and resilience

The Nice to Haves

• Experience building newsroom tools, CMS platforms, or media workflows
• Familiarity with edge compute, CDN routing, or content delivery architectures
• Experience designing ingestion systems, video workflows, or content pipelines
• Prior experience mentoring engineers or contributing to hiring processes
• Contributions to open-source projects or internal platform tooling

How We Get Things Done…

This last bit is probably the most important! Here at WBD, our guiding principles are the core values by which we operate and are central to how we get things done. You can find them at www.wbd.com/guiding-principles/ along with some insights from the team on what they mean and how they show up in their day to day. We hope they resonate with you and look forward to discussing them during your interview.

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 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.

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