Lead Application Developer - News Election System Support

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Overview and Responsibilities:

We are seeking a skilled Lead Application Developer in New York City to support the development, deployment, and maintenance of our News Election System Portfolio, which plays a key role in delivering election-related content. This position will involve working closely with a cross-functional team to oversee a portfolio of business-critical applications. The ideal candidate will have experience with containerized applications, GitHub Actions, and handling complex codebases, as well as collaborating with key partners to plan and implement feature enhancements.

Responsibilities Include:

· Deliver high-quality software on time.

· Work shifted schedules and be onsite in the broadcast center during critical off-business-hour events like local, regional, and national elections

· Partner with key team-members to develop, design and write applications systems and programs.

· Maintain clear and timely communication with all collaborators involved in the project.

· Responsible for understanding system requirements, tasking and estimating features, and following work management life-cycle processes like agile scrum.

· Understand and apply complex branching and merging strategies.

· Understand and implement version control, small check-ins, labeling, versioning and deployment best practices for both source code and database deployments.

· Lead software design and coding which conforms to Paramount standards for security, quality and conformity.

· Develop and implement unit test strategies.

· Help define and automate testing protocols prior to merging code into production.

· Create technical documentation including approach documents, impact analysis, physical and conceptual topology and component diagrams.

· Provide guidance and assistance to the application users and support teams on all aspects of application deployment, training and support, including Installation, configuration, first and second tier support.

· Identify and resolve project issues, including issue tracking and escalation.

· Actively participate in application planning/strategy meetings and provide recommendations on the most appropriate and effective use of applications.

· Assist with data flow mapping and service orchestration as needed for system availability, continuity and performance.

· Support local setup of applications (clone, compile, and run).

· Understand and contribute to listener services and S3-based file syncing infrastructure.

· Participate in code reviews, backlog grooming, and architecture discussions.

· Help document onboarding steps, development practices, and known system behaviors.

· Support data integration from 3rd-party data providers.

Basic Qualifications:

· 3+ years of experience designing, architecting and developing application development efforts, along with 5+ years of experience with SQL Server.

· Proficient in Git, GitHub Actions, and CI/CD pipelines, as well as proficiency with containerization (Docker), and familiarity with cloud environments (AWS S3, registries, etc.)

· Fluent in C#, Web API, Python, C# Web API, SQL Server, Entity Framework, EF Code First Development, Vue, JS, Node, Angular, WinForms, .NET Framework v4.8 , .NET 5, .NET Core 3.1

Additional Qualifications:

· VS 2022 or VS Code, GitHub, GitHub Actions, AWS Lamda, S3, Docker Containers, Okta

· Experience in large-scale systems with multiple code repositories

· Technical thought leadership, strong analytical skills and passion to learn new technologies that may enable/improve business

· Experience in production debugging, root cause analysis and performance tuning

· Highly developed skills in written and verbal communications, ability to work in high pressure production environments, manage budget and schedule and collaboration with senior management are required.

· Familiar with load and performance testing and root cause identification and issue resolution

· Knowledge of Design Patterns and Best Practices

· Strong understanding of version control, staging vs production workflows

· Proficient in working with APIs and databases (SQL Server preferred)

· Able to troubleshoot and document system-level processes

· Familiarity with Kubernetes or interest in supporting a migration to it

· Background in news, media, or election systems a plus

CBS News and Stations, brings together the power of CBS News, 28 owned television stations in 17 major U.S. markets, the CBS News Streaming Network, CBS News Streaming local platforms, local websites and cbsnews.com, under one umbrella. CBS News and Stations is home to the nation’s #1 news program 60 MINUTES, the CBS News Streaming Network, the first 24/7 digital streaming news network, the award-winning broadcasts CBS MORNINGS, CBS SATURDAY MORNING, the CBS EVENING NEWS, CBS SUNDAY MORNING, CBS WEEKEND EVENING NEWS, 48 HOURS and FACE THE NATION WITH MARGARET BRENNAN. CBS News and Stations provides news and information for the CBS Television Network,  CBSNews.com, CBS News Radio and podcasts, Paramount +, all digital platforms, and the CBS News Streaming Network, the premier 24/7 anchored streaming news service that is available free to everyone with access to the internet. The CBS News Streaming Network is the destination for breaking news, live events, original reporting and storytelling, and programs from CBS News and Stations’ top anchors and correspondents working locally, nationally and around the globe. CBS News’ streaming services, across national and local, amassed more than 1.01 billion streams in 2021. Launched in November 2014 as CBSN, the CBS News Streaming Network is available on 30 digital platforms and apps, as well as CBSNews.com and Paramount+. The service is available live in 91 countries. CBS News and Stations is dedicated to providing the highest quality journalism under standards it pioneered and continues to set in today’s digital age. CBS News earns more prestigious journalism awards than any other broadcast news division.  

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

Hiring Salary Range: $145,000.00 - 175,000.00. 

The hiring salary range for this position applies to New York, California, Colorado, Washington state, and most other geographies. Starting pay for the successful applicant depends on a variety of job-related factors, including but not limited to geographic location, market demands, experience, training, and education.  The benefits available for this position include medical, dental, vision, 401(k) plan, life insurance coverage, disability benefits, tuition assistance program and PTO or, if applicable,  as otherwise dictated by the appropriate Collective Bargaining Agreement. This position is bonus eligible.  

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