Contribute to technical direction, supporting Principal Engineers/Architects and Senior Engineers in defining technology strategy and implementation
Contribute to mobile technology strategy, architecture, best practices, and choice of tools and technology stack across mobile platforms
Support mobile backend APIs, mobile CI/CD tools, and testing automation
Ensure technical execution and release of CNN’s mobile apps to end consumers
Partner with Product, Design and Delivery Leaders to help teams deliver on product initiatives and operational execution
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 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
Develop and maintain existing production systems supporting CNN’s digital ecosystem
Ensure software development follows industry best practices, policies and guidelines (architecture, security, corporate governance, coding standards, monitoring, logging, unit test, and service enablement)
Requirements
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
Self-directed individual contributor capable of working with minimal supervision