Manager, Software Development Connected TV

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The CNN Connected TV App team is hiring a Software Development Manager. This is a great opportunity for an individual that is passionate about building innovative Connected TV apps for News audiences.

As a Software Development Manager you will be responsible for people management on a team of 8 developers delivering engaging products for our audiences and setting technical direction. You will provide support for the individuals you manage to advance their careers and give them the valuable feedback they need to grow. You will help identify stretch goals areas of growth and opportunities for them to shine within the organization. As a technical leader directly on the team you will work with cross functional partners and stakeholders on activities such as planning technical strategy quality and delivery with the ultimate goal of delivering products that our customers love.

In this global world we value your ability to work independently connect genuinely with teammates and allocate time sensibly while communicating with a high emotional intelligence and empathy. We are enriched by the diversity of approach and perspective across our team and are excited to deepen our understanding with your contributions. The opportunity to put an amazing consumer experience in the hands of a large audience motivates us to move quickly and put our best work forward. If this resonates with you we look forward to meeting you!

Our tech stack consists of React Native and Lightning JS. However we will be flexible in our technology choices as we leverage internal services open-source software and cloud services.

Your New Role

• Lead mentor and manage a team of software developers fostering a collaborative and high-performance work environment.

• Support the developers on the team by coaching setting goals and providing regular feedback.

• Facilitate team ceremonies - daily stand ups weekly team meetings retrospectives etc.

• Lead or be involved in design discovery technical planning and status discussions within your team where youll help set direction and context and identify any gaps or blockers.

• Be involved in discussions around high level planning roadmaps and status with teams across the organization.

• Contribute technically by performing code reviews providing guidance with implementation or writing code directly.

Your Role Accountabilities

• Bachelors degree in Computer Science Engineering or a related field (or equivalent experience)

• Direct experience managing and growing engineering team members.

• Excellent written and oral communication skills and experience in effectively communicating with a wide range of technical and non-technical job functions within an organization.

• Experience with hiring and onboarding new team members.

• Experience building testing shipping and maintaining highly performant consumer applications that adhere to coding best practices.

• Demonstrated success in working with a team to deliver high quality software in an iterative predictable and sustainable way.

The Nice to Haves

• Demonstrated success in rapidly learning new technologies languages or frameworks.

• Familiarity with a wide range of connected TV development languages (Swift Kotlin Brightscript) JavaScript frameworks and platforms (tvOS Android TV FireTV Roku LG and Samsung).

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

• You are excited to learn and ready to lead new challenges

• You are excited to mentor and grow engineers.

• You are an excellent communicator capable of leading technical conversations with non-technical peers

• You are excited to add positively to the culture of CNN both from an interpersonal level and from a code improvement standpoint.

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