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The CNN Growth team is hiring a Senior Software Engineer to help build and evolve the systems and user experiences that drive audience growth, engagement, and monetization across CNN’s digital platforms. This role is ideal for a robust senior individual contributor who enjoys building high quality software, collaborating closely with teammates, and taking ownership of meaningful technical problems in a fast moving, consumer focused environment. Design, build, and maintain production ready software systems and user facing features.

Work primarily in modern JavaScript, maintaining and developing components and services. Optimize code for performance, scalability, and reliability. Integrate front end elements with back end systems seamlessly.

Identify and address security, performance, and quality risks early. Work within Agile development practices on a distributed team.

Technical Stack

JavaScript, TypeScript, Node, Python, Svelte, Sass, AWS services, CI/CD pipelines, and observability tools. Modern web architectures supported by Node, Python, and AWS. 4+ years of experience building and maintaining production software systems. 4+ years of experience with JavaScript, including modern ES6+ and asynchronous patterns.





Experience designing and implementing APIs and web applications. Solid understanding of performance optimization, security, and system design principles.

Experience with performance monitoring and analytics tools such as Datadog or New Relic.

Experience working in Agile development environments. Ability to break down broader goals into clear technical tasks and solutions.

Experience setting up, managing, or improving CI/CD pipelines using AWS tools. Some Python experience.

Experience with frontend frameworks such as Vue, Svelte, or React.

Experience with A/B testing or experimentation platforms. You are passionate about software engineering and take pride in high quality work. You balance execution speed with thoughtful technical decision making.

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Inclusion at WBD

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 for instructions to submit your request. Other rewards may include annual bonuses, short- and long-term incentives, and program-specific awards.

Discovery provides a variety of benefits to employees, including health insurance coverage, an employee wellness program, life and disability insurance, a retirement savings plan, paid holidays and sick time and vacation. #

📌 Entry Level -Software Developer - Web Development (Ottawa)
🏢 CNN
📍 Ottawa