Senior Software Engineer

HBO Max delivers boundary-pushing stories across genres and platforms, connecting millions of viewers across 90 countries globally— and we’re just getting started. We're home to the most talked about shows and movies, granting audiences access to the worlds of HBO, Harry Potter, DC, Warner Bros., ID, Adult Swim, A24, and more. Turn your streaming obsession into a career— we’re hiring!

Your New Role

This role will design, develop, and maintain high-quality software applications that meet the needs of the organization and its clients within a team environment. This role will work collaboratively with cross-functional teams to design and implement software solutions that are scalable, reliable, and maintainable. They will be responsible for providing technical leadership and guidance to junior developers, ensuring that development best practices are followed, and that code is developed to the highest standards.

Your Role Accountabilities

Design and develop software applications that meets the needs of the organization and clients

Work collaboratively with cross-functional teams to design and implement software solutions that are scalable, reliable, and maintainable

Identify opportunities to improve the processes and technologies of the work team

Actively participate in interdisciplinary meetings to analyze and estimate projects

Look for new opportunities that allow to provide innovative software solutions to the business

Qualifications & Experience

Required

5+ years of experience

Proficient in Python

Fluent in English at an intermediate/advanced level

Expertise in complex problem solving, analytical and critical thinking skills

Experience and deep understanding of Docker, Kubernetes, and AWS

Expertise in implementing scalable, distributed and highly available systems on AWS using ECS, EKS, EC2 and Serverless technology (Lambda, ECS, SQS, SNS)

Expertise in Messaging Frameworks (RabbitMQ, ActiveMQ, SNS, SQS, Kafka)

Experience in DevOps (Jenkins, GitHub Actions, Bamboo, Travis for CI/CD)

Experience building event driven architecture

Experience working and delivering in an Agile Scrum environment

Broad knowledge and experience in proficient understanding of relational and document databases specifically MONGODB, PostgreSQL

Ability to multitask and manage time effectively in a fast-paced environment

Energetic, shows passion and is vested in the project

Preferred

General knowledge of or previous work experience and / or participation in projects related to the media industry

Foundational understanding of Artificial Intelligence concepts, including Machine Learning, Generative AI, Large Language Models, prompt engineering, and practical AI-assisted software development workflows

Experience evaluating and responsibly adopting AI tools to improve developer productivity, code quality, documentation, testing, troubleshooting, and automation while applying security, privacy, and compliance considerations

Ability to identify business and engineering use cases where AI can add value, assess feasibility and risks, and collaborate with stakeholders to prototype or integrate AI-enabled solutions

Degree or equivalent experience in Computer Systems, Engineering or related careers

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 a wide array of perspectives, backgrounds and experiences. 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, union status, age, sexual orientation, religion or belief, marital status, pregnancy, parenthood, disability or any other category protected by law.

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