Software Engineer II

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.

Your New Role...

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.

As a Software Engineer II, you will be a key member of the WBD Sports team, responsible for building and maintaining systems supporting our portfolio of sports brands and products. You will work closely with Product/Project Managers, users, development staff, and senior leadership to implement designs, develop and deploy fan-facing solutions.

Technical Environment

Tech Stack: TypeScript, Node, GraphQL, PostgreSQL, AWS services

Development Practices: TDD, pair programming, code reviews, continuous integration and delivery (CI/CD)

Deployment: Automated using Terraform/Github Actions on AWS

Technologies Used: API portals (API Gateway, CloudFront, WAF), serverless technologies (Lambda), storage and database systems (Aurora,S3), messaging systems (SNS, SQS), Kafka

Agile Practices: Dailies, story detailing, planning, retrospectives

Your Role Accountabilities...

• Contribute to key initiatives supporting the developer workflow from PR to
• release.
• Innovate and deliver technical solutions.
• Collaborate with partner engineering teams for inputs, support, and guidance.
• Monitor, review, and coach developer performance; conduct regular
• performance appraisals and provide disciplinary actions.
• Document technical solutions and articulate them to both business and
• technical audiences.
• Present, communicate, and advocate engineering perspectives.
• Participate in Agile ceremonies and show ownership of work throughout the
• sprint process
  
  

Qualifications And Experience...

• 3-5 years of Backend Node.js experience
• GraphQL (with 2+ years of experience)
• AWS (Lambda/S3/ECS/RDS) / Infrastructure as code
• Redis
• PostgreSQL
• Unit, Functional Testing & TDD
• Typescript
  
  

Bonus Skills

• Terraform
• Kafka
• CI/CD
• DynamoDB
• React.js
• Elixir
• RUST
  
  

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, 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.