Manager, Software Engineering- Backend Development (DTC Team), Bangalore

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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.

Manager, Software Engineering - Backend Development (DTC Team), Bangalore

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 Discovery's leading non-fiction and international entertainment and sports businesses.

For more information, please visit www.wbd.com.

Meet Our Team:

The Content Processing team is part of the Content, Streaming and Advertising Platform group within WBD’s Global Tech division. Our platform and services handle encoding and packaging of Warner Bros. Discovery content using industry-standard video and audio codecs for streaming high quality video and audio across web, mobile and living room devices in 1080p, 4K HDR, Dolby Digital and Dolby Atmos standards. The team also develops tools for measuring and testing video quality. The group is currently based in US and is now expanding in India.

Roles & Responsibilities:

We are hiring a Manager, Software Development to help build and lead our new team in Bangalore. The ideal person has a track record of creating the identity for a team and defining how that team works within a larger organization. You have mastered the ability to delegate tasks and larger assignments to your team and ensure that the right results are achieved even without your constant oversight.

• You understand a broad range of computer science concepts and know-how, when and when not to use them. You can dive deep into a wide range of technical problems offering suggestions and feedback to your team. Your interest in computer science has remained strong as you moved into a leadership role, and you are still comfortable with technical details.
• Your written and verbal communication skills are top-notch. You can distill key points out of complex technical descriptions to share with non-technical stakeholders, adapting your language and style of communication depending on the audience. You communicate through data, dates, and facts using emotion judiciously to motivate and inspire.
• You lead by example and are comfortable teaching best practices by showing people, not just telling people. Teams follow your lead because you are an inspirational leader, because you are right, and because you can show everyone high-quality examples of your work.
• Given a larger business goal, you can facilitate ramping up an existing team or building a new one, including estimating the needed skills and team size and defining processes, team structure, and means of collaboration. You have repeatedly demonstrated the ability to hit these goals.
• You have demonstrated the ability to make great hiring decisions, as is evidenced by the performance of the engineers on your team. You can inspire, challenge, and grow top engineers.
• You have demonstrated the capacity to make decisions for more than one engineering team or functional area showing that your judgment is fungible.

What to Bring:

• 12+ Experience in Java/Golang and a few other languages.
• Ability to quickly understand and guide the development of distributed, asynchronous services involving many components and complex architecture and design; experience with popular tech stacks and design patterns used in such systems.
• Deep understanding of container technologies such as Docker and Kubernetes.
• Deep knowledge of AWS services and/or Google Cloud services.
• Prior experience in video streaming is a plus.
• Comfortable with design and code-level details - be a great sounding board and mentor for team members at all levels. Ability to dive deep into technical issues and take a hands-on approach to help the team solve technical problems.
• Proven track record of successfully engaging with stakeholders globally and from multiple functions such as tech, product, and program management.

What We Offer:

• A Great Place to work.
• Equal opportunity employer
• Fast track growth opportunities

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.

The Legal Bits…

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 and you require adjustments or accommodations to search for a job opening or apply for a position, please contact us at recruitadmin@wbd.com.