Staff Software Engineer, C++ Player

As a Staff Software Developer on Warner Bros. Discovery’s C++ player team, you will build and support client-side components for our streaming video applications including our flagship product, Max. You will develop the client-side player experience, including backend services and core media integrations, user interface, telemetry, and playback resiliency to deliver a top-tier viewing experience to our customers. You will work with cross-disciplinary teams to continuously deliver incremental value. You will join a growing team with many opportunities to expand your skillset, including your ability to design, implement, and own critical features in a product used by millions of customers. You will have access to experienced engineers in the streaming space as mentors, as well as be a mentor and strong technical resources to those around you. 

Roles & Responsibilities:  

• Join a growing team with many opportunities for you to expand your professional and technical skills. 

• Influence the technical agenda for your team and own critical features of a product used by millions of customers. 

• Work across teams and disciplines to explore and document technical solutions that evaluate technical tradeoffs using the latest streaming media technologies and video capabilities. 

• Take part in regular team ceremonies to improve development, test, and operational practices. 

• Mentor other engineers to help them grow their careers. 

• Use data to solve real world problems and improve customer experience, including prioritization of incoming issues reported by customers, partners, and internal QA. 

What to Bring: 

• A deep understanding of Computer Science fundamentals, including algorithms, data structures, and operating systems. 

• 9 to 13 years of experience in a modern programming language, preferably C++17.

• Skills in designing and consuming APIs for client library and backend service integrations. 

• Experience implementing dynamic user experiences including smooth, responsive user interfaces and error handling. 

• Adept at analyzing and profiling systems to find the root cause of issues and optimization opportunities. 

• Passion for software engineering with a strong sense of ownership for the code that you and your team write, and a desire to become an expert in client-side video technology. 

• Enhance the productivity of your team through clear communication, collaboration, knowledge sharing, and driving technical decisions. 

• Be a self-starter that can solve complex engineering problems with input from various stakeholders. 

• Seek self-improvement and adapt to suggestions and feedback. 

• Hold yourself and your team to high standards while maintaining respectful relationships. 

• Ability to provide periodic on-call support for critical emergent customer-facing issues. 

• BS degree in Computer Science, or a related field with 8+ years of relevant experience. 

The Nice to Have:

• 3+ years in software engineering on shipped consumer products or platforms 

• User interface development, particularly with complex and dynamic UI  

• Automated testing at the unit, integration, system, and UI levels 

• Git source version control and GitHub.

• Media technology (e.g. ExoPlayer, AVFoundation, HTML5 video) 

• Streaming technology (e.g. DASH, HLS) 

• DRM systems (e.g. FairPlay, Widevine, PlayReady) 

• Device platforms (e.g. Android, UWP, set-top box) 

• Video telemetry