Lead Software Engineer, CMS

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Title:

Lead Software Engineer, CBS Sports Digital

Department: CBS  Technology

Locations: Louisville, Kentucky;
Nashville, Tennessee;
Fort Lauderdale, Florida;

Opportunity: Join CBS Digital and shape the future of sports & news media through cutting‑edge AI‑powered content and deeply personalized fan experiences across mobile, web, and digital platforms. We are seeking a Lead Software Engineer to be a core member of our Content Management team.

• Implement and architect advanced Generative AI and Retrieval‑Augmented Generation (RAG) systems to power intelligent recommendations and dynamic user personalization.
• Drive rapid prototyping and full‑cycle development of production‑grade features for mobile and web applications.
• Promote and adhere to scalable platform standards, engineering patterns, and reusable components across the organization.
• Collaborate closely within a small engineering group, partnering with design and product teams to rapidly design, develop, and prototype solutions to key business challenges.
• Utilize AI development tools to optimize workflow and promote AI‑driven development practices across the team.
• Implement solutions with scalability and reliability in mind, incorporating appropriate testing, monitoring, and alerting.
• Contribute to clear documentation and diagrams to facilitate easy onboarding for other engineers and support teams. Review code to ensure best practices (style, testability, efficiency).
• Utilize and contribute to the evolution of monorepo tooling and workflows (e.g., Turborepo, Nx) to support build, test, and deploy across web and mobile applications.
• Adhere to and contribute to the evolution of Type Script and typing standards (e.g., strict mode, shared types, codegen) so that codebases stay maintainable, type‑safe end‑to‑end, and refactor‑safe.

• Experience or familiarity with Generative AI and RAG architectures.
• Experience contributing to scalable platform products and adhering to cross‑team engineering standards.
• Ability to collaborate effectively with cross‑functional stakeholders in a dynamic, fast‑paced environment.
• Solid understanding of browser behavior, rendering, and front‑end performance (e.g., Core Web Vitals, lazy loading, code splitting).
• Experience with monorepo tooling and workflows (e.g., Turborepo, Nx), including shared packages, task pipelines, and cross‑project dependencies.
• BS in Computer Science or equivalent experience.
• 7+ years building scalable, production‑grade web applications using modern JavaScript frameworks (React, Next.js) and Node.js.
• Strong expertise in JavaScript and Type Script, including asynchronous programming, generics, strict typing, and advanced ES6+ features.
• Deep knowledge of HTML and CSS, including responsive layout, cross‑browser compatibility, accessibility, and performance optimization.
• Experience consuming and designing APIs (REST and GraphQL), including Apollo Client and microservices‑based architectures.
• Proven experience modeling complex data flows for transactional and integration workflows.
• Experience working with cloud platforms (AWS, GCP, or OCI) and containerized environments (Docker, Kubernetes).
• Familiarity with distributed systems concepts including caching (Redis, Memcached) and messaging systems (Kafka, RabbitMQ).
• Experience designing and developing highly scalable, high‑performance applications.
• Strong debugging and performance troubleshooting skills, including use of monitoring/observability tools (e.g., Open Telemetry, New Relic).
• Soft skills:
  
  ability to analyze, debug, and troubleshoot complex code problems. Passion for sports and a dedication to creating exceptional fan experiences.

• Exposure to popular…