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About the Job

We are searching for an iOS Software Engineer to join the CNN Mobile Engineering Team. The role is an individual contributor, self‑directed, able to work with minimal supervision, and typically expected to take on difficult technical challenges. The Engineer will contribute to the technical direction, supporting Principal Engineers / Architects and Senior Engineers in defining the technology strategy and implementation. We need our engineers to be versatile and always eager to tackle new problems while working in a fun, collaborative and fast‑paced environment.

The iOS Software Engineer contributes to mobile technology strategy, architecture, best practices, and choice of tools and technology stack across mobile app platforms, supporting mobile backend APIs, mobile CI / CD tools, and testing automation. The engineer ensures technical execution and release of CNN’s mobile apps to end consumers. He / she partners with Product, Design and Delivery Leaders to help teams deliver on product initiatives and operational execution.

About the Team

This is a great opportunity for an individual that is passionate about building mobile apps for News audiences. Our team builds innovative and creative user experiences taking advantage of the latest features and technologies that CNN has to offer.

The Daily

Build intuitive, simple and elegantly designed mobile apps that people want to use

Provide support and development of software tools and procedures to extend and enhance the core production pipeline

Work with multiple departments, including Product, Design, Delivery, Editorial and Engineering to implement CNN Digital consumer experience solutions and apps

Assist with troubleshooting production problems, root cause analysis, and debugging

Development and maintenance of existing production systems supporting CNN’s digital ecosystem

Ensure software development follows industry best practices, policies and guidelines. Specifically, ensuring that technical solutions are in line with established CNN Digital strategy, standards in respect to architecture, security, corporate governance, coding standards, monitoring, logging, unit test, and service enablement

The Essentials

BS / MS in computer science (or equivalent)

Demonstrated advanced understanding of troubleshooting, root‑cause analysis, application design, solution development, human factors / usability design, and implementation of projects for major business units or the enterprise

Minimum 2 years professional development environment

Strong foundation in programming fundamentals such as data structures and algorithms

Ability to develop new and innovative applications as well as maintaining existing code

Demonstrated full‑mobile stack development experience with mobile native clients, SDKs, and APIs (Swift / Objective‑C, SwiftUI, iOS platform)

Demonstrated expert knowledge of software development methodologies, practices, and architecture, specifically experience architecting performant, scalable, and secure mobile apps

Hands‑on experience with mobile DevOps CI / CD tools and implementing best practices, including automation of deployment, code signing tools and automated tests. Preferred familiarity with Git and Bitrise

Ability to communicate effectively, both written and verbal, with technical and non‑technical cross‑functional teams

Experience building flexible software architecture to accommodate shifting business needs

The Nice to Haves

Knowledge of Cloud Computing platforms such as Amazon AWS

General familiarity with database technologies (SQL / RDBMS, NoSQL, GraphDB, etc.)

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How We Get Things Done…

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

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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 during your interview.

Championing Inclusion at WBD

Warner Bros. Discovery embraces the opportunity to build a workforce that reflects a wide array of perspectives, backgrounds and experiences. 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, genetic information, marital status, citizenship status, military status, protected veteran status or any other category protected by law.

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Seniority level

Entry level

Employment type

Full‑time

Job function

Engineering and Information Technology

Industries

Broadcast Media Production and Distribution

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