Senior Software Engineer, Site Performance

Warner Bros. Discovery

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Work type: Remote
Location: Atlanta, GA
Posted: 46 days ago
Freshness: Confirmed live yesterday
Nearby: 99+ roles within 25 mi

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About Warner Bros. Discovery

Warner Bros. Discovery is a global media and entertainment company operating a broad portfolio of iconic content and brands including Warner Bros. film studio, HBO, CNN, Discovery Channel, and Max streaming service. Industry: Media & Entertainment

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TL;DR · Senior Software Engineer, Site Performance

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As a Senior Software Engineer, Site Performance on the CNN Site Performance team, you will work to enhance product loading times, responsiveness, and overall speed for a major news and media platform. You will collaborate with cross-functional teams to identify and address bottlenecks in code, databases, and infrastructure while utilizing monitoring and analytics tools like Datadog or New Relic to track performance metrics. Your daily work involves optimizing site performance through data-driven insights, participating in architecture reviews, and championing engineering standards. The role requires expertise in modern JavaScript, including ES6/7 and asynchronous JavaScript, along with experience in AWS environments. You will follow a progressive development methodology within an Agile framework to move projects from proof of concept to production while ensuring the platform maintains peak performance through optimized code and assets.

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Skills

JavaScript ES6 Asynchronous JavaScript AWS Datadog New Relic Agile Performance Monitoring Analytics Tools Data Structures Algorithms Server Configuration Architecture Review

What you'll do

Optimize site performance by improving page load times, responsiveness, and scalability for the CNN platform.
Identify and resolve bottlenecks in code, databases, and infrastructure to ensure smooth user interactions.
Implement monitoring and analytics tools to track and analyze key site performance metrics.
Use data-driven insights to proactively identify issues and make informed decisions for continuous improvement.
Develop and maintain high-performance features using modern JavaScript and AWS infrastructure.
Conduct code and architecture reviews while establishing engineering standards and best practices.
Move projects through a progressive development methodology from proof of concept to production release.

What we're looking for

5+ years of experience working with other developers on a production system.
5+ years of experience with JavaScript, including ES6/7 and asynchronous JavaScript.
Experience with performance monitoring and analytics tools like Datadog or New Relic.
Proficiency in modern JavaScript using AWS (Amazon Web Services).
Deep industry experience with modern development technologies and familiarity with client and server technology.
Solid understanding of common software data structures and algorithms.
Ability to break down complex problems into meaningful tasks based on organizational priorities like OKRs.
Experience working within Agile methodologies for organized and distributed team work.

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