Manager, Software Development - Android

Your New Role...

The CNN Mobile App team is hiring a Software Engineering Manager. This is a great opportunity for an individual that is passionate about building innovative mobile apps for News audiences.

As a Software Engineering Manager, you will be responsible for people management on a team of 8 engineers, delivering engaging products for our audiences, and setting technical direction. You will provide support for the individuals you manage to advance their careers and give them the valuable feedback they need to grow. You will help identify stretch goals, areas of growth, and opportunities for them to shine within the organization.

As a technical leader directly on the team, you will work with cross‑functional partners and stakeholders on activities such as planning, technical strategy, quality and delivery, with the ultimate goal of delivering products that our customers love.

In this global world, we value your ability to work independently, connect genuinely with teammates, and allocate time sensibly while communicating with a high emotional intelligence and empathy. We are enriched by the diversity of approach and perspective across our team and are excited to deepen our understanding with your contributions. The opportunity to put an amazing consumer experience in the hands of a large audience motivates us to move quickly and put our best work forward.

Our tech stack consists of Swift, Swift

UI, Kotlin, and Jet Pack Compose. However, we will be flexible in our technology choices as we leverage internal services, open‑source software, and cloud services.

• Lead, mentor, and manage a team of software engineers, fostering a collaborative and high‑performance work environment.
• Support the engineers on the team by coaching, setting goals, and providing regular feedback.
• Facilitate team ceremonies – daily stand‑ups, weekly team meetings, retrospectives, etc.
• Lead or be involved in design, discovery, technical planning, and status discussions within your team, where you’ll help set direction and context, and identify any gaps or blockers.
• Be involved in discussions around high level planning, roadmaps, and status with teams across the organization.
• Contribute technically by performing code reviews, providing guidance with implementation, or writing code directly.

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field (or equivalent experience)
• Direct experience managing and growing engineering team members.
• Excellent written and oral communication skills, and experience in effectively communicating with a wide range of technical and non‑technical job functions within an organization.
• Experience with hiring and onboarding new team members.
• Experience building, testing, shipping, and maintaining highly performant consumer applications that adhere to coding best practices.
• Demonstrated success in working with a team to deliver high quality software in an iterative, predictable, and sustainable way.

• Demonstrated success in rapidly learning new technologies, languages, or frameworks.
• Familiarity with a wide range of mobile development languages, frameworks, platforms, and the latest iOS and Android Platforms.
• Hands‑on experience with mobile Dev Ops CI/CD tools and implementing best practices, including automation of deployment, code signing tools and automated tests. Preferred familiarity with Git and Bitrise.

• You are excited to learn and ready to lead new challenges.
• You are excited to mentor and grow engineers.
• You are an excellent communicator capable of leading technical conversations with non‑technical peers.
• You are excited to add positively to the culture of CNN, both from an interpersonal level and from a code improvement standpoint.

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  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…