CNN
Media
StaffSoftwareEngineer
“Staff Software Engineer at CNN. Skills: SDK Architecture, API Design, Telemetry Systems, Analytics Instrumentation. Lead SDK architecture, design, development. Build reusable client-side libraries”
What You'll Achieve.
Ensure high-quality, performant, reliable analytics collection; Improve data quality and consistency; Support business and product initiatives
Industry & Context.
Troubleshoot and resolve complex production issues
What They're Looking For.
Must Have
8+ years of software engineering experience, deep expertise in SDK development, telemetry systems, analytics instrumentation, large-scale client application architecture, 5+ years of experience building shared libraries, frameworks, or developer platforms, expertise in at least one modern client ecosystem, TypeScript/JavaScript, Kotlin, Swift, React Native, Experience designing stable, scalable APIs, reusable software abstractions, understanding of event-driven architectures, client-side telemetry pipelines, batching, retries, offline persistence, reliable event delivery patterns, Experience integrating with analytics systems, identity services, consent/privacy frameworks, feature flags, advertising technologies, Experience with CI/CD pipelines, automated testing strategies, release workflows, observability tooling
Nice to Have
Experience building analytics or telemetry SDKs, streaming and event-driven architectures, Kafka, Kinesis, Deep familiarity with analytics event modeling, schema governance, data quality validation, privacy, consent management, GDPR/CCPA compliance, advertising telemetry standards, monorepos, package management systems, multiplatform build tooling, high-scale consumer applications, media, streaming, digital advertising, subscription platforms, observability tooling, client-side monitoring, SDK performance optimization
What You'll Do.
Lead SDK architecture
Build reusable client-side libraries
Standardize analytics instrumentation
Standardize event delivery
Standardize session management
Standardize platform integrations
Implement scalable telemetry solutions
Contribute to event schemas evolution
Contribute to instrumentation standards evolution
Contribute to SDK capabilities evolution
Participate in technical design discussions
Contribute to architectural decisions
Mentor junior engineers
Support CI/CD workflows
Support release management
Support versioning strategies
Troubleshoot production issues
Communicate technical concepts
How You'll Work.
Team & Collaboration
Collaborate with Data Engineering, Analytics, Product, and Advertising teams; Partner closely with data platform, application, and product teams; Communicate with engineers, product managers, and stakeholders
Communication Scope
Communicate technical concepts, implementation details, and tradeoffs clearly
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