Senior Software Engineer (warnerbros)

Job Description

Welcome to Warner Bros. Discovery… the stuff dreams are made of.

Who We Are…

When we say, “the stuff dreams are made of,” we’re not just referring to the world of wizards, dragons and superheroes, or even to the wonders of Planet Earth. Behind WBD’s vast portfolio of iconic content and beloved brands, are the storytellers bringing our characters to life, the creators bringing them to your living rooms and the dreamers creating what’s next…

From brilliant creatives, to technology trailblazers, across the globe, WBD offers career defining opportunities, thoughtfully curated benefits, and the tools to explore and grow into your best selves. Here you are supported, here you are celebrated, here you can thrive.

Warner Bros. has been entertaining audiences for more than 90 years through the world’s most-loved characters and franchises. Warner Bros. employs people all over the world in a wide variety of disciplines. We're always on the lookout for energetic, creative people to join our team.

About the Team 

The WBD Sports Platform is responsible for supporting brands such as Bleacher Report, March Madness Live, Sports on Max, Eurosport and many more. We plan, design, and build for connected TVs, web, mobile phones, tablets, and consoles for a large footprint of leading products and brands. Together with our cross-functional collaborators we operate as one company with one mission to be the premier media and entertainment leader globally. 

About The Role

The Senior Engineer role specifically will be focused on the federated services for the WBD Sports Platform. We are seeking a skilled and experienced Senior Engineer to join our dynamic team. You will collaborate closely with cross-functional teams to deliver innovative solutions that meet our customers' needs and drive our business forward. You will implement solutions that require a long- term view. This role requires in-depth knowledge of industry trends and WBD goals.

The Daily

• Be part of a Sports Technology team focused on backend services and highly performant API platform; Sports Technology supports brands such as Bleacher Report, NCAA, and MML to name a few.
• Work collaboratively with other backend and client developers, project managers, and technical product managers to deliver a best-in-class product.
• Work with peers to evaluate different technical approaches and reach consensus on approach implementation.
• Responsible for thorough testing (unit, API, load) and helping implement observability solutions for robust and scalable services.
• Maintain and improve the performance of existing applications.
• Contribute to planning, design, implementation, documentation, and continuous improvement of internal processes.
• Work in an agile environment, participate in the code review process and deploy world-class features while maintaining respectful relationships.
• Provide on-call support, handle operational issues, and troubleshoot bugs independently.

Qualifications:

• Seasoned software development experience.
• Strong proficiency in Typescript (or other strongly typed language), GraphQL; familiarity with PostgreSQL and cloud services (AWS preferred).
• A passion for learning, sharing knowledge, mentoring, and working in a team setting with engineers of varying experience levels.
• Demonstrable ability to clearly articulate difficult technical concepts and information.
• Strong communication skills, ability to write technical docs and present ideas.
• Be a quick learner that can leverage surrounding resources to solve problems, adapt to suggestions and feedback.
• Critically evaluate code as a method of learning and know when and how to safely refactor code/artifacts.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.

Nice to Have:

• Experience with Agile methodologies (e.g. Scrum or Kanban) using industry leading toolset like JIRA, Confluence, etc. Must demonstrate support for the practices that allow for continuous deployment and incremental delivery of business value.
• Proficiency working with technologies such as Fastly, Redis, Kubernetes, Docker, Git, and Github Actions.
• Familiarity with Rust is a plus.

How We Get Things Done…

This last bit is probably the most important! Here at WBD, our guiding principles are the core values by which we operate and are central to how we get things done. You can find them at www.wbd.com/guiding-principles/ along with some insights from the team on what they mean and how they show up in their day to day. We hope they resonate with you and look forward to discussing them during your interview.

Championing Inclusion at WBD

Warner Bros. Discovery embraces the opportunity to build a workforce that reflects the diversity of our society and the world around us. Being an equal opportunity employer means that we take seriously our responsibility to consider qualified candidates on the basis of merit, regardless of sex, gender identity, ethnicity, age, sexual orientation, religion or belief, marital status, pregnancy, parenthood, disability or any other category protected by law.

If you’re a qualified candidate with a disability and you require adjustments or accommodations during the job application and/or recruitment process, please visit our accessibility page for instructions to submit your request.