Staff Software Engineer
Location: GA Atlanta 1050 Techwood Drive NW
Remote Type: Hybrid
Time Type: Full time
Job Description
Welcome to Warner Bros. Discovery… the stuff dreams are made of.
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 storytellers bringing our characters to life, the creators bringing them to your living rooms and the dreamers 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 Instagram and X!
Your New Role
CNN is seeking a Staff Software Engineer to own the design and development of its cross-platform Analytics SDKs — the foundational layer that powers behavioral data collection and product analytics across CNN’s entire digital footprint. Your SDK is how CNN understands its audience: every content interaction, engagement signal, and behavioral event across web, iOS, Android, OTT, and emerging platforms flows through the systems you build. That data powers audience analytics, content performance measurement, ad targeting, personalization, and the business intelligence that helps CNN’s journalists produce award-winning journalism that speaks directly to their audience.
This is a senior individual contributor role for an engineer with deep SDK architecture and API design experience who is ready to move into a more strategic position. You will define the SDK architecture, establish engineering standards, and partner closely with data platform, application, and product teams to ensure high-quality, performant, reliable analytics collection that is easy to adopt across all CNN applications. If you want to build the instrumentation layer that an entire newsroom depends on — and shape how analytics engineering works across CNN — this is the role.
Your Role Accountabilities
Lead the architecture, design, and development of CNN’s multiplatform data collection SDKs across web, mobile, and connected TV platforms
Build and maintain reusable client-side libraries that standardize analytics instrumentation, event delivery, session management, and platform integrations across applications
Collaborate with Data Engineering, Analytics, Product, and Advertising teams to implement reliable and scalable telemetry solutions that support business and product initiatives
Contribute to the evolution of event schemas, instrumentation standards, and SDK capabilities to improve data quality and consistency across platforms
Participate in technical design discussions and contribute to architectural decisions for client-side telemetry and platform integrations
Mentor junior engineers through code reviews, pairing, and technical guidance while contributing to a strong engineering culture
Drive best practices around code quality, testing, documentation, observability, and maintainability
Support CI/CD workflows, release management, and versioning strategies for shared multiplatform libraries
Troubleshoot and resolve complex production issues related to SDK integrations, telemetry pipelines, and client application behavior
Communicate technical concepts, implementation details, and tradeoffs clearly with engineers, product managers, and stakeholders across the organization
Qualifications & Experience
Required
8+ years of software engineering experience with deep expertise in SDK development, telemetry systems, analytics instrumentation, or large-scale client application architecture
5+ years of experience building shared libraries, frameworks, or developer platforms used across multiple applications or teams
Strong expertise in at least one modern client ecosystem such as TypeScript/JavaScript, Kotlin, Swift, or React Native
Experience designing stable, scalable APIs and reusable software abstractions for internal or external SDK consumers
Strong understanding of event-driven architectures, client-side telemetry pipelines, batching, retries, offline persistence, and reliable event delivery patterns
Experience integrating with analytics systems, identity services, consent/privacy frameworks, feature flags, or advertising technologies
Experience with CI/CD pipelines, automated testing strategies, release workflows, and observability tooling
Preferred
Experience building analytics or telemetry SDKs across web, iOS, Android, and/or connected TV platforms
Experience with streaming and event-driven architectures such as Kafka, Kinesis, or similar event ingestion systems
Deep familiarity with analytics event modeling, schema governance, and data quality validation
Experience with privacy, consent management, GDPR/CCPA compliance, or advertising telemetry standards
Experience with monorepos, package management systems, and multiplatform build tooling
Experience supporting high-scale consumer applications in media, streaming, digital advertising, or subscription platforms
Familiarity with observability tooling, client-side monitoring, and SDK performance optimization
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 www.wbd.com/guiding-principles/ 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, and genetic information, marital status, citizenship status, military status, protected veteran status or any other category protected by law.If you’re a qualified candidate with a disability and you require adjustments or accommodations during the job application and/or recruitment process, please visit our accessibility page for instructions to submit your request.
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