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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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As a Staff Software Developer, you will work across the stack to develop fast, secure, and scalable applications at the center of CNN's affiliate distribution ecosystem. You will collaborate closely with designers, product partners, editorial teams, and engineering peers to deliver features that support daily journalism and global content operations.

The Daily

You will develop platform features for ContentXP team in Node.js, build user-facing interfaces in React or Vue.js, and design backend services deployed on AWS. You will contribute to architecture reviews, write maintainable code, and help integrate with internal content platforms, authentication systems, and media pipelines.

Your work will span prototyping, production implementation, performance tuning, and ongoing platform improvements. You will support CI/CD workflows, participate in incident response when necessary, and work closely with cross-functional partners to ensure the platform remains fast, reliable, and easy to use for partner newsrooms.

The Essentials

• 9+ years of software engineering experience

• Strong experience with Node.js and modern JavaScript/TypeScript

• Experience building applications with React or Vue.js or similar frontend frameworks and libraries

• Hands-on experience with AWS services (Lambda, ECS/EKS, S3, CloudFront, API Gateway)

• Strong understanding of data structures, algorithms, and modern engineering practices

• Experience with Postgres and caching technologies such as Redis or DynamoDB

• Ability to break down complex initiatives into well-defined engineering work

• Strong cross-team communication and collaboration skills

• Regular use of AI development tools (Cursor, Codex, Claude, etc.) to improve velocity and code quality

• Commitment to code quality, testing, performance, and reliability

The Nice to Haves

• Experience building newsroom tools, CMS systems, or media workflows

• Familiarity with CDNs or edge compute platforms

• Experience with content ingestion, video workflows, or internal publishing systems

• Experience with A/B testing, analytics, or experimentation tooling

• Infrastructure-as-code experience (Terraform, CloudFormation)

• Contributions to open-source or internal developer tooling

• Experience mentoring, onboarding, or supporting other engineers

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.

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