Manager, Software Engineering

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The CNN Growth team is hiring a Software Engineering Manager to help build and grow the next generation of direct‑to‑consumer capabilities s is an opportunity to lead a newly forming team focused on building foundational systems and user experiences that support audience growth, engagement, and monetization across platforms. This role is well suited for a people‑first engineering leader who enjoys building teams, staying close to execution, and partnering with product, design, data, and external vendors to deliver high‑quality consumer‑facing experiences at scale.

As a Software Engineering Manager, you will lead a small team of engineers and remain closely involved in day‑to‑day execution and delivery. You will own team health, delivery, and technical quality while partnering with peers and senior leaders on broader technical strategy and alignment. You will coach engineers through career growth, feedback, and mentorship, while also working closely with cross‑functional stakeholders and external vendors.

You will help guide build vs buy decisions, evaluate third‑party solutions, and ensure vendor integrations meet CNN’s quality, security, and performance expectations. In a globally distributed environment, you will model strong communication, empathy, and accountability, and help create a collaborative and inclusive team culture.

• Lead, mentor, and manage a small team of software engineers, fostering a collaborative and high‑performing environment
• Stay hands‑on with day‑to‑day execution and delivery while supporting engineers through coaching and feedback
• Facilitate team ceremonies including standups, planning, and retrospectives
• Partner with product, design, data, and other engineering teams on discovery, planning, and delivery
• Partner with peers and senior leaders on broader technical strategy, alignment, and prioritization
• Own technical decision making for the team, including build vs buy evaluations and vendor selection
• Work directly with external vendors and third‑party partners on technical evaluation, integration planning, delivery, and ongoing support
• Contribute to system design, architecture discussions, and technical planning
• Review code and designs and champion best practices across the team
• Identify risks, dependencies, and trade‑offs, and proactively work to unblock progress
• Participate in hiring, onboarding, and team growth efforts
• Contribute technically when needed through code reviews, implementation guidance, or hands‑on development

Our teams primarily use JavaScript and Type Script across modern web architectures, supported by Node, Python, and AWS. We value pragmatic technology choices and regularly integrate internal platforms, third‑party services, and cloud infrastructure. Current tools and technologies include JavaScript, Type Script, Node, Python, Svelte, Sass, AWS services, CI/CD pipelines, and infrastructure as code. Experience across this stack is valuable, but adaptability and sound engineering judgment are…