Discovery is a global leader in the media sector, serving passionate fans around the world with content that inspires, informs and entertains. Discovery delivers over 8,000 hours of original programming each year across deeply loved content genres.

The world is changing all around us. To continue to grow as a business over the next years we must look ahead, understand the changing trends and be prepared for that what’s to come. We must get ready for tomorrow today. Join us to be part of the adventure. Discovery inspires people to be the best they can.

About the Role

As a Principal Front-End Software Engineer for our front-end web applications you will be part of a talented team of software engineers who will drive the next generation of architecture and implementation of our platform. You are a specialist with a serious level of experience and skill in working with front-end technologies and proven ability to deliver code with high levels of speed and quality. You communicate effectively across all levels of the organization and are a technical leader through your guidance, collaboration and mentoring of engineering staff. You are passionate about technology and generate positive impact throughout the organization through your influence, drive and collaboration across departments.

What You Will Do

• Lead and participate in the technical decisions for a new product area
• Work Global architecture team to break down high-level product vision into manageable pieces for development execution
• Collaborate with UX design team to drive for the best possible end-user experience
• Design architecture to support functionality across multiple platforms
• Optimize front-end applications for speed, scalability & reuse
• Support/mentor other developers on the team through brainstorming, design review, code review, etc.
• Contribute ideas for continually improving the team’s productivity, job enjoyment, code quality and engineering excellence
• Focus on Application Security of both content and user data

About You

• You are passionate about software development and designing intuitive UI
• You have 10+ years experience developing commercial software products with 5+ years experience of building web UI and or mobile apps
• At least experience in 3 out of these platforms : HTML 5/Kotlin/Swift/React JS/Roku
• Experience with OTT is a strong plus
• Connected devices experience a strong plus
• Strong verbal and written communication
• BS or above in Computer Science or related fields
• Team Player and motivator
• Self-starter

Responsibilities

• Drive front end architectural decisions to develop a maintainable and reliable set of edge applications
• Work closely with UX designers and product owners to develop friendly UI experiences
• Collaborate with other team members to build shared services that can serve many applications and scale independently
• Enable our product team to tap into our valuable data sources and build incredible features for our customers
• Actively participate in all development projects and work together to build high quality solutions
• Present ideas in our global tech forum 
• Provide constructive feedback on pull requests to increase code quality organically
• Ensures software developed adheres to best practices and quality standards through code and design reviews
• Possesses ability to multitask and juggle competing priorities, work on multiple sub-projects simultaneously dealing with multiple stakeholders