**_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. To see what it’s like to work at CNN, follow @WBDLife on Instagram (http://instagram.com/wbdlife) and X (http://twitter.com/wbdlife) ! **Your New Role…** CNN Digital Commerce is looking for a software engineer experienced in modern enterprise-class languages and development platforms, with an emphasis on JavaScript/Node. This role will be involved in design, implementation, test, and deployment of web applications such as CNN Underscored. The Software Developer II will support the creation of customer facing products, testing artifacts, and the development of tooling to support massive growth of the CNN Commerce vertical. The ideal candidate would have the ability to test and learn newer technologies and concepts related to best practices and operational excellence whilst on the job. **Your Role Accountabilities…** + Work on complex issues where analysis of situations or data requires an in-depth evaluation of variable factors. + Play a vital role on the Engineering and Platforms team designing and developing major functional changes to existing software systems, or new ones. + Work with the team to build and enhance commerce products such as the CNN Underscored. + Exhibit good system engineering skills and knowledge (e.g., common industry database design and practices, application architectures, operating systems concepts, networking, etc.) in addition to skills in application development. + Design and implement complex features that enhance the user experience. + Identify requirements for the improvement of the publishing platform to assist editors. Recommend new features that will help CNN Underscored expand and improve the end user experience. + Partner across multiple teams to build and improve engineering projects that cultivate CNN’s audience growth. + Support short-term content planning processes with editorial and programming teams. + Cultivate cooperation and implement best practices regarding engineering workflows. + Passionate about software engineering with a strong sense of ownership for the code that you and your team write. + Demonstrable excellent design knowledge and/or skills, and strengths in clearly articulating difficult technical concepts and information. + Grow your ability to critically evaluate code as a method of learning and knows when and how to safely refactor code/artifacts. **Qualifications & Experience…** + B.S. in Computer Science, Software or other Engineering or related field required. + 2-5 years of software development experience focused on application development. + 2+ years of professional experience as a Software Developer using at least one of the following languages - Node.JS (preferred), Express, Vue.JS, ES 6, etc. + Proficiency in modern JavaScript, Typescript, and Python using AWS services, Postgres, Elasticsearch, Redis, etc. + Exposure of working with modern engineering technologies such as Fastly, AWS, Serverless/SAM, Kubernetes, Docker, Terraform, Jenkins, Snowflake and Git, would be an asset. + Experience with modern development technologies, and hands-on familiarity with both client and server technology, would be an asset. + Solid understanding of common software data structures and algorithms. + Experience contributing to building of medium to large-scale, "mission critical", "high availability" production systems that directly support essential business and technical, or operational functions. + Passionate about learning and professional growth - developing along an individual contributor path. + Excellent verbal and written communication skills. Ability to simplify and describe complex problems to non-engineering peers. + Experience with strategies to monitor code health, infrastructure health and performance of applications. + Experience working in e-commerce, affiliate platforms, and/or consumer media. + Experience working on Kanban/Scrum teams, and with tools used for project management. + Exposure to Agile methodologies (e.g. Scrum or Kanban). + Experience in non-procedural programming or applying functional-style concepts professionally considered a plus. + Experience of object-oriented JavaScript considered a plus. **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. If you’re a qualified candidate with a disability and you require adjustments or accommodations during the job application and/or recruitment process, please visit our accessibility page (https://careers.wbd.com/global/en/accessibility) for instructions to submit your request.