About the job

SummaryBy Outscal

Staff Software Engineer at Warner Bros. Discovery, focus on data platform, 8+ years open-source data platforms, experience with Hive, Spark, Presto.

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 - Data Platform, Hyderabad – Hybrid

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 Data & Analytics organization is at the forefront of developing and maintaining frameworks, tools, and data products vital to WBD, including flagship streaming product Max and non streaming products such as Films Group, Sports, News and overall WBD ecosystem.  Our mission is to foster unified analytics and drive data driven use cases by leveraging a robust multitenant platform and semantic layer. We are committed to delivering innovative solutions that empower teams across the company to catalyze subscriber growth, amplify engagement, and execute timely, informed decisions, ensuring our continued success in an ever-evolving digital landscape. This team will support studios, sports, news and corporate as well.

Roles & Responsibilities:

As an Sr. Staff Software Engineer here you are passionate about using software-based approaches to solve complex data-driven challenges and automate those solutions. Within our organization, you’ll lead efforts aimed at scaling our existing data offerings and establish the technical strategy for how we can better equip engineers and leaders with Data Platform. You’ll build a deep understanding of our digital streaming service and use that   knowledge,   coupled   with   your   engineering,   infrastructure,   data,   and   cloud knowledge, to optimize and evolve how we understand our technical ecosystem. To be successful, you’ll need to be deeply technical and capable of holding your own with other strong peers. You possess excellent collaboration and diplomacy skills. You have experience practicing infrastructure-as-code, data lake management, AI/ML Knowledge, and Analytics. In addition, you’ll have strong systems knowledge and troubleshooting abilities.

  • Own, lead and set the vision for one or more large scale offline compute systems.

  • Work with data engineers, data scientists, ML engineers and software engineers

  • from other orgs to understand their requirements, build solutions and enforce best practices.

  • Innovate how ETLs and offline compute should work at WBD.

  • Set high standards, mentor, and coach other engineers on the team.

  • Collaborate with cross-functional teams to understand changing requirements and incorporate them in the roadmap.

  • Drive the vision for big data query products and platforms.

What to Bring:

  • Bachelor’s degree in computer science, information systems, or information technology.

  • 8+ years of experience working open-source data platforms.

  • 6+ years of experience working with open-source systems like Hive, Spark, Presto etc.

  • 6+ years of experience building and developing large-scale infrastructure, distributed systems, or networks, and/or experience with compute technologies.

  • Some experience with AWS with knowledge of S3, EC2, IAM, Security, Lambda, Networking etc.

  • Expertise in configuring, optimizing, and debugging large scale compute clusters.

  • Possess a strong understanding of the latest data technologies and can bring in cross-industry partnerships and knowledge into the team.

  • Strong proficiency in working with Kubernetes and container technologies (e.g. Docker, cri-o, etc)

  • Excellent communication skills and ability to collaborate with teams across various orgs.

  • Experience working with Kubernetes and container technologies (e.g. Docker, cri-o, etc.)

  • Familiar with a cloud-based environments such as AWS/GCP/Azure

  • Ability to work on unusually complex technical problems and provide solutions that are highly innovative and ingenious.

  • Ability to provide technical documentation and project plans for technical staff members.

  • Excellent communication, presentation, and customer relationship skills.

  • Excellent organizational and time management skills to handle multiple tasks simultaneously

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.

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

About The Company

Applicants – please be advised that all email correspondence by official Warner Bros. Games recruiters will come from the @lith.com, @warnerbros.com or @wbgames.com domains. Our agency recruiters who reach out through LinkedIn will also properly identify themselves as employees of the companies that work with us. All other parties claiming to be our recruiters are not affiliated with Warner Bros. Games, Monolith or any of our studios. Please take care not to share your personal information with these contacts, nor click on any links embedded in their messages. If you have any questions, you can reach out to us directly at recruiting@wbgames.com.

Warner Bros. Games brings some of the most iconic characters and stories in entertainment to life through videogame development. With multiple world class development studios located across North America and the UK, our teams are made up of top talent in the industry. We strive for an open and collaborative culture where our people can do what they do best – making great games.

Our 11 studios include: 

Warner Bros. Games (Burbank, CA)

linkedin.com/company/warnerbrosgames

Warner Bros. Games San Francisco (San Francisco, CA)

linkedin.com/company/warner-bros-games-san-francisco

Warner Bros. Games San Diego (Carlsbad, CA)

linkedin.com/company/wb-games-san-diego

Warner Bros. Games Boston (Needham, MA)

linkedin.com/company/wbgamesboston

Warner Bros. Games New York (Troy, NY)

linkedin.com/company/wb-games-ny

Warner Bros. Games Montreal (Montreal, CA)

linkedin.com/company/wb-games-montreal-inc-

NetherRealm Studios (Chicago, IL)

linkedin.com/company/netherrealm-studios

Monolith Productions (Kirkland, WA)

linkedin.com/company/monolith-productions

Avalanche (Salt Lake City, UT)

linkedin.com/company/avalanche-software

Rocksteady Studios (London, UK)

linkedin.com/company/rocksteady-studios-ltd

TT Games (Maidenhead, UK)

linkedin.com/company/tt-games-ltd 

View All Jobs

Similar Jobs

PlayStation Global - Software Engineer Intern - Masters

California, United States (Hybrid)

Chubb - Senior Software Engineer

Telangana, India (On-Site)

NAVEX - Senior Software Engineer

Karnataka, India (Hybrid)

PlayStation Global - Software Engineer Intern - Masters

California, United States (Hybrid)

PlayStation Global - Software Engineer Intern - Undergraduate

California, United States (Hybrid)

PlayStation Global - Software Engineer Intern - Undergraduate

California, United States (On-Site)

Volley - Software Engineer, AI Team

California, United States (Hybrid)

PlayStation Global - Software Engineer II

Canada (Hybrid)

Similar Skill Jobs

Coatsink - Senior Animator

England, United Kingdom (Remote)

Sandsoft Games - People Business Partner

Riyadh Province, Saudi Arabia (On-Site)

Dream Game Studios - Director - Risk

Maharashtra, India (On-Site)

Unikon.ai - Motion Graphic Artist

Haryana, India (On-Site)

Classplus - Motion Graphic Designer

Uttar Pradesh, India (On-Site)

Blizzard Entertainment - Senior Product Manager, Digital Shop

California, United States (Hybrid)

Rise Hydroponics - Future of Farming - Agronomist

Gujarat, India (On-Site)

Kimberly-Clark - Sr. Staff Engineer, WMS Automation

Karnataka, India (Hybrid)

ConsonantOne - Proofreader

Karnataka, India (On-Site)

Jobs in Hyderabad, Telangana, India

Dream Game Studios - Director - Risk

Maharashtra, India (On-Site)

Unikon.ai - Motion Graphic Artist

Haryana, India (On-Site)

Classplus - Motion Graphic Designer

Uttar Pradesh, India (On-Site)

Chasing Tails Pet Hospital - Veterinary Surgeon

Karnataka, India (On-Site)

Tutela - SAT/ACT Math Faculty

Haryana, India (On-Site)

Rise Hydroponics - Future of Farming - Agronomist

Gujarat, India (On-Site)

Kimberly-Clark - Sr. Staff Engineer, WMS Automation

Karnataka, India (Hybrid)

InMobiInMobi - Lead - Product Marketing

Karnataka, India (On-Site)

Msigma Gokulam - Content Writer

Kerala, India (On-Site)

Software Engineering Jobs

Avalanche Studios Group - VO Designer

Stockholm County, Sweden (Hybrid)

Rise Hydroponics - Future of Farming - Agronomist

Gujarat, India (On-Site)

Kimberly-Clark - Sr. Staff Engineer, WMS Automation

Karnataka, India (Hybrid)

Keywords Studios (Player Support) - Player Engagement Agent - Gaming Project

Maharashtra, India (Hybrid)

PlayStation Global - Software Engineering Intern - Undergraduate

California, United States (On-Site)

Rockstar Games - Systems Engineer, Automation

England, United Kingdom (On-Site)

Rockstar Games - Systems Engineer, Automation

Scotland, United Kingdom (On-Site)

Rockstar Games - Systems Engineer, Automation

Scotland, United Kingdom (On-Site)

PlayStation Global - Software Engineer Intern - Masters

California, United States (Hybrid)

Level Up Your Career in Game Development!

Transform Your Passion into Profession with Our Comprehensive Courses for Aspiring Game Developers.

Job Common Plug