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.
Staff Software Engineer - Golang (Consumer Team),Hyderabad
About Warner Bros. Discovery:
Warner Bros. Discovery, a premier global media and entertainment company, offers audiences the world's most differentiated and complete portfolio of content, brands, and franchises across television, film, streaming, and gaming. The new company combines Warner Media’s premium entertainment, sports, and news assets with Warner Bros Discovery's leading non-fiction and international entertainment and sports businesses.
For more information, please visit www.wbd.com
Meet Our Team:
DTC’s many software engineering teams build applications for the web, mobile, tablets, connected TVs, consoles, and other streaming devices.Every customer starts their wonderful journey into the world of WBD throughDTC’sPartner IntegrationsteamWeensurecustomerscanseamlesslyauthenticate and authorizeacrossallWBD brands.We are a fast-growing, global engineering group crucial to WBD’s future
Wehave setup anIndia Development Centertobetter support our global streaming services andassistinternational teamsWe are looking for aStaff Engineerto join theIndiaPartner Integrationsteam and enable the global expansion of our services.
Roles & Responsibilities:
As a Staff Engineer, you will tackle complex challenges, analyzingsituationsand data with a keen eye for detail. Your role involves leading the team in designing and implementing significant functional changes to existing or new software systems.You willexercise sound judgment todeterminewhen to buildnovel solutionsand when to extend existing ones.This role combines technicalexpertise, leadership, and mentorship, making you a pivotal part of the team’s success. Your ability to communicate complex ideas simply and drive high-quality software will be instrumental in achieving project goals.
Key Responsibilities:
Technical Leadership:
Take a leading role within the team, providing technical guidance andexpertise
Collaborate with other engineers, sharingknowledgeand fostering a collaborative environment
Model data driven decision making.
Simplify complicated concepts for effective communication.
Exemplary Work:
Set the bar high by delivering exemplary software contributions in production.
Modelhighly available, low-latency, and efficient software solutions.
Document code, technical designs, and operational processes to ensure clarity for fellow engineers.
Setand upholdhigh bar for engineering and operational excellence.
Mentorship and Coaching:
Coach and mentor junior engineers up to Senior Software Engineer level.
Provide strong technical direction while mentoring and coaching junior developers, helping them grow through design guidance, code reviews, and practical engineering feedback.
Provide input to leadership on development needs and growth opportunities for team members.
Quality Standards:
Drive best practices within the team, setting the standards for quality.
Ensure that software meets rigorous quality criteria.
Strategic Input:
Collaborate with leadership to shape development strategies.
Identifygrowth opportunities and contribute to the team’s success.
What to Bring:
Bachelor’s degree with9– 13years ofexperience as a software developer(Golangexperiencepreferred)
Strong CS fundamentals; strong technical understanding of Kubernetes-based microservice architectures, messaging services, DB services, API gateways, service mesh, and infrastructure-as-code technologies/processes.
Direct experience with at least one cloud provider (AWSpreferred)
Experienceinbuilding andoperatingglobal-scale large platform services in non-prod and prodenvironments.Strong leadership experience in platform systems, with a track record of contributing meaningfully to technical vision, strategy, and execution.
Experienceinlarge volumetransactionsystems,data migration workflows,with afocus onquality, precision,and accuracymetrics.
Knack for operationalizingworkflowsinto a self-servesystemwithappropriateguardrails
Experienceestablishingand improving data-driven infrastructure and service KPIs such as performance, scale, availability, reliability,security
A strong understanding of security best practices and a high bar for protecting customer data.
Operational experience (i.e., on-call rotation, incident response, playbooks)
Ability to collaborate effectively with remote peers across disparate geographies andtime zones.
Proven ability to work with strong technical peers across global teams, driving consensus on architectural and technical direction through clear influence and sound judgment.
Excellent written and verbal communication skills with particular emphasis on technical documentation
What We Offer:
A Great Place towork
Equal opportunity employer
Fast-track growthopportunities.
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.
Warner Bros. Discovery, a premier global media and entertainment company, offers audiences the world’s most differentiated and complete portfolio of content, brands and franchises across television, film, streaming and gaming. The new company combines WarnerMedia’s premium entertainment, sports and news assets with Discovery’s leading non-fiction and international entertainment and sports businesses.
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