Engineering Manager, CNBC Web & Make It
Posted on January 22, 2026 (about 20 hours ago)
Job Description
We're seeking an experienced and motivated Engineering Manager to guide the technical direction of the CNBC Web & Make It engineering team. This individual will blend strategic thinking, strong hands-on development skills, and mentoring capabilities to drive technical excellence and innovation across our platforms. The Engineering Manager will serve as both a contributor and a coordinator—ensuring that architectural standards, team alignment, and engineering best practices are upheld while continuously delivering value to our audience.
Key Responsibilities
- Technical leadership: drive technical excellence and innovation across the team and product ecosystem.
- Lead architecture and system integration efforts to ensure scalable, performant, and secure solutions.
- Define and evolve platform direction, architectural patterns, and best practices.
- Spearhead technical spikes and experiments; evaluate emerging technologies and frameworks.
- Team guidance & collaboration: provide technical mentorship and foster continuous learning and development.
- Lead code reviews and offer thoughtful, constructive feedback.
- Deliver system design presentations and promote knowledge-sharing.
- Ensure alignment across engineering managers and tech leads for platform consistency and interoperability.
- Hands-on contribution: contribute to the codebase depending on project needs and lead by example with high-quality, maintainable code.
- Operations & planning: engage in technical capacity planning to support scalability and growth.
- Own system SLAs, metrics, and observability to ensure platform reliability; serve as escalation point for production issues and lead incident responses.
- Collaborate on roadmap planning to align technical strategy with business objectives.
- Continuously improve development processes to enhance efficiency and quality; champion team visibility and support delivery coordination and people management when needed.
Qualifications
- Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field.
- 7+ years of professional software development experience, with at least 3 years in a technical leadership role.
- Proven experience designing and integrating large-scale distributed systems.
- Deep understanding of software development best practices including testing, CI/CD, observability, and performance optimization.
- Demonstrated ability to lead through influence, alignment, and technical guidance.
Technical proficiency: experience with a modern JavaScript framework (e.g., React.js); strong skills in CSS/Sass; experience implementing responsive designs using HTML and CSS preprocessors (SASS, PostCSS, LESS); proficiency with modular JavaScript, async patterns, and DOM manipulation; experience optimizing rendering performance (critical rendering path, TTFB, caching strategies, optimizing JavaScript execution); strong skills in unit testing and test driven development; proficiency in integration testing (e.g., Cypress); understanding of bundlers/transpilers (Webpack, Babel); experience with version control systems (e.g., Git).
Nice to Have
- Experience working in cross-functional agile teams.
- Familiarity with DevOps tools and practices; experience with CDN integration and site performance tooling.
- Understanding of editorial workflows or CMS-driven environments (WordPress or similar).
What We Offer
At CNBC Headquarters in Englewood Cliffs, NJ, you’ll have access to great perks and amenities, including free onsite fitness center and daily group classes, a gourmet cafeteria, and free shuttle transportation to and from multiple Manhattan and nearby locations. The role is designated hybrid, generally contributing from the office a minimum of three days per week.
This position is eligible for company sponsored benefits, including medical, dental and vision insurance, 401(k), paid leave, tuition reimbursement, and a variety of other discounts and perks.
Salary range: $155,000-$175,000 (bonus eligible).
Additional information
As part of the selection process, external candidates may be required to attend an in-person interview with a VERSANT employee at one of our locations prior to a hiring decision. VERSANT provides equal employment opportunities to all applicants. If you are a qualified individual with a disability or a disabled veteran and require support throughout the application and/or recruitment process, you can submit your request to [email protected].
How to apply
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Accessibility & accommodations
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