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.

Software Engineer II, Global Identity & User Services

About the job

Every great story has a new beginning, and yours starts here. 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.

The Job

WBD DTC’s Global Identity & User service team seeks a Software Developer to join our backend team. As a Software Engineer II within our service team, you will collaborate closely with staff/senior engineers, product, designer and frontend teams to design and deliver scalable identity, authentication and user management platform. You will play a critical role in a service platform which can be scaled and customized by different tenants. The ideal candidate has a track record of having built multiple high-performance, stable, scalable systems that have successfully delivered high-end experiences directly to consumers. You follow best practices, actively participate in design reviews, and contribute to team planning.

You are a collaborative team player that makes other engineers and team members around you more productive, by sharing your knowledge, and engaging in key technical discussions.

By joining our team, you'll have a rare opportunity to build noteworthy components of the core identity and users service platform, and your work will make some of the world’s best content accessible to millions of customers, securely and seamlessly. In this role you will join a growing team with many opportunities for you to expand your scope and influence. You will use your experience to make smart engineering decisions and own critical areas of a product used by millions of customers.

Responsibilities As a Software Engineer II, Global Identity and Users Service team, you will play an integral part

in building the future of Streaming at Warner Bros Discovery’s products and brands ranging from Max, D+, CNN, TNT Sports to many other WBD brands.

· Help build the backend services that power the registration, authentication and account management experiences for millions of subscribers around the world

· Collaborate with other software engineers and product teams to ensure successful implementation of software solutions to meet our primary goals

· Use data to solve real world problems and improve customer experience.

· Drive best engineering practices including testing, code/architecture reviews, and documentations.

· Handle operational issues and troubleshoot bugs independently.

The Essentials

· 3+ years of experience in software engineering building scalable services for shipped consumer products or platforms.

· Have a strong understanding of Computer Science fundamentals, including algorithms, data structures, and operating systems.

· Solid understanding of how the internet works and operates, specifically on client/server and server/server transactions with a keen knowledge of GRPC, HTTP, DNS, REST.

· Quick learner who can leverage surrounding resources to solve problems.

· Be passionate about software engineering with a strong sense of ownership for the code that you and your team write.

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

· Fluency in a modern programming language (ideally Java).

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

· A passion for learning, sharing knowledge, and working in a team setting with engineers of varying levels of experience.

Nice to Haves

· Experience with Java Vertx and Spring Boot.

· Success in designing and building highly available systems at scale.

· Experience working with common database technologies: SQL/Postgres, Dynamo, Redis

· DevOps experience, where you've owned and operated the systems you've developed.

· Experience in monitoring and telemetry: Telegraph, Grafana, and Prometheus.

· Experience working with cloud technologies, especially Kubernetes, AWS and Kafka.

· Experience with security software engineering, especially for distributed applications.

· Experience with Git version control.

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, without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, mental or physical disability, and genetic information, marital status, citizenship status, military status, protected veteran status 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.

In compliance with local law, we are disclosing the compensation, or a range thereof, for roles in locations where legally required. Actual salaries will vary based on several factors, including but not limited to external market data, internal equity, location, skill set, experience, and/or performance. Base pay is just one component of Warner Bros. Discovery’s total compensation package for employees. Pay Range: $99,400.00 - $184,600.00 salary per year. Other rewards may include annual bonuses, short- and long-term incentives, and program-specific awards. In addition, Warner Bros. Discovery provides a variety of benefits to employees, including health insurance coverage, an employee wellness program, life and disability insurance, a retirement savings plan, paid holidays and sick time and vacation.