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.
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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.
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Meet Our Team
We are CNN. THE WORLD'S MOST ESSENTIAL AND ENGAGING SOURCE OF DIGITAL NEWS. We are in the midst of rapid transformation and need you to help us find the next generation of innovators, makers, and dreamers who will lead and drive our growth. We aim to make the world a better, more connected place. Join us!
The Job
Content Platform (CMS) - Contribute to the ongoing development of editorial tools with a SaaS strategy, by leveraging advanced data usage and intelligence within a CMS to empower our writers and maximize the reach of their content across all consumption channels. Build an intuitive, flexible and smart responsive user interface.
- You love JavaScript. Traversing the DOM comes naturally and Node.js and NPM are the center of your development universe
- You are fluent in HTML5 and CSS3. You understand semantic markup. You can maintain tight CSS for complex layouts
- You know what makes pages fast, blazing fast, or just average. You have an understanding of caching strategies and scalability best practices
- You know your way around a couple databases, relational or non
- You write clean, clear code that others can easily parse, maintain and enhance
- You know how to choose the right technology for the job, and can spot when a framework will save you time, when it will get in the way, and when it isn't worth the trouble
- You are comfortable talking about code, advocating for best practices, and facilitating inclusive and democratic technical discussions
The Essentials
- 5+ years of experience working with other developers on a production system
- 5+ years of experience with JavaScript, including ES6/7 and asynchronous JavaScript
- You have worked with any front-end JavaScript framework in production
- You can work with HTTP Methods, and know PUT vs PATCH. You can fetch, request or XHR any resource, and you've debugged a CORS OPTION issue
- Git is a regular tool for you
- You've worked with Github and can rebase and merge with ease
- You have experience with at least one Node.js framework in the following areas: Web Application (Hapi/Express), Bundling (Webpack), Transpilers (Typescript), Unit Testing (Jest), Style compilation (PostCSS), Authentication (Passport.js)
- Bachelor's degree in a related field
- Knowledge and practice with other languages (like Python, Java, C/C++, Scala, Go, Erlang) - Experience with any of these infrastructures: Containerization / Docker, AWS, and Kubernetes, CI/CD (Jenkins, CodePipeline, Circle), ElasticSearch, CouchDB, Redis, Mongo.
The Nice to Haves
- Experience working on Kanban/Scrum teams and the tools used for project management
- Active in open source community
- Experience shipping and owning production code
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 the diversity of our society and the world around us. 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.