Senior Staff Software Engineer
Core
Senior technical leader defining architecture and strategy for CNN's new portfolio of standalone consumer lifestyle products on mobile and web.
Role type
Senior Staff Software Engineer (Technical Lead)
Builds
Standalone consumer lifestyle products, shared backend services, and content management platform for CNN.
Domain
Media & Entertainment / Consumer Web & Mobile
Deliverable
product features
Required skills
Large-scale web application architecture, Cloud-native design (AWS/GCP/Azure), Full-stack development (JavaScript/TypeScript, Python, Go), CI/CD and DevOps, Technical strategy definition, Rapid prototyping, Engineering mentorship, AI-assisted engineering practices.
Preferred skills
Experience leading architecture for complex software systems, Building reusable platform capabilities.
Technologies
JavaScript, TypeScript, Python, Go, AWS, GCP, Azure
Responsibilities
Define and evolve architecture for customer-facing web applications and backend services; Provide technical leadership through design reviews, code reviews, and mentoring; Partner with leadership to execute long-term technical strategy and roadmap; Influence technical decisions across multiple engineering teams; Lead rapid prototyping to validate new product ideas; Champion engineering excellence in code quality, testing, and observability; Mentor engineers and contribute to technical hiring.
Seniority
Senior Staff, hands-on IC with strategic leadership