Senior Software Developer Job Kanata area,Ontario Canada,Software Development

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 bringing our characters to life, the bringing them to your living rooms and the 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 and !

About the Job

CNN is hiring a Senior Software Developer to join the Marketing Technology and Messaging team. This is a great opportunity for an individual that is passionate about building digital products that balance company goals and a great user experience. CNN is building new digital products, such as direct-to-consumer subscription products, new features and capabilities to support a premium news experience and engage our audiences, and new technologies to help us meet our global audiences where they are.

If this sounds interesting to you and you would like new challenges, come join us!

About the Team

As a Senior Software Developer
, you will work on a cross-functional team that is focused on building products and capabilities to enhance both the editorial and end user experience on This is a great opportunity for an engineer that is passionate about building tools to communicate with News audiences at the right place and right time. The team focuses on leveraging the latest technology to empower storytelling that reaches users across a diverse set of platforms.

The team is comprised of Technical, Design and Product leads and a team of engineers that support each other through the planning, development, review, and deployment processes. You will play a crucial part on the team as you will be responsible for feature development, quality code, peer reviews, and operational support.

The Daily

Full stack development with JavaScript, HTML, CSS incorporating semantic code, accessibility and responsive design methodologies

Responsible for owning, implementing, developing, and maintaining complete high-priority features with thorough testing

Work with a cross functional team in an agile environment, and contributing to Scrum, Planning, Retros, and Demos

Support others on your team through code reviews, pairing, desk checks, and collaboration

The Essentials

Understand engineering best practices, design patterns, reviews, testing and alerting

Work primarily in modern JavaScript, maintaining and developing components

Proficient on the command line in concert with Git, Docker, and AWS

Unit testing experience using frameworks such as Jest, Jasmine, and Mocha

Experience with AWS; infrastructure as code (Cloud Formation, Terraform), monitoring tools (Cloud Watch, Cloud Trail), and CI/CD tools (Code Pipeline, Code Build, Code Deploy)

Knowledge of data pipeline technologies (Snowflake/Snowpipe, Kenesis, Postgre

SQL, dbt)

Solid understanding of common software data structures and algorithms and hands-on familiarity with both client and server technology

Passionate about improving the codebase that you interact with

Demonstrated success in rapidly learning new technologies, languages, or frameworks

Familiarity with a wide range of languages, frameworks, platforms, and/or SDKs

Excellent communicator with your team members and peers

Excited to positively impact the culture of CNN, both from an interpersonal level and from a code improvement standpoint

The Nice to Haves

Experience developing CMS platforms preferred

Some python experience preferred

Experience with vue.js

A|B testing and consumer testing platform experience

Experience working on or integrating with a unified Customer Data Platform…


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