Manager, Software Engineering (Connected TVs)

Software Development Manager – CNN Connected TV App Team

We are looking for a Software Development Manager to lead a team of Software Engineers, deliver innovative Connected TV apps for News audiences, and set technical direction. This role involves people management, technical leadership, and cross‑functional collaboration.

Responsibilities & Accountabilities

• Lead, mentor, and manage a team of Software Engineers, fostering a collaborative and high-performance work environment.
• Support the team’s Engineers 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, helping set direction and context and identifying any gaps or blockers.
• Participate 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.

Qualifications and Experience

• Bachelor’s 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 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.
• 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).

Tech Stack

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.

Our Commitment to Inclusion

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