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.

Senior Manager- Data Engineering - Hyderabad, India.

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:

At Max, the Growth Engineering team comprises data engineers, data scientists, ML engineers, and software engineers. Our goal is to boost watch time and increase the number of subscribers. We work on all customer interactions to enhance customer happiness by quickly creating experiments that are enjoyable and that improve our main acquisition and retention metrics.

Roles & Responsibilities:

• Own the end-to-end architecture of the data & activation platform, ensuring its revenue generation, efficiency, cost-effectiveness, security, and governance.

• Collaborate closely with other engineers to design and build an optimal and cost-efficient platform solution.

• Work with other engineers and managers to design and develop foundational elements of the platform. Create tools and frameworks that enhance data processing, information retrieval, governance, and data quality in a cost-effective and user-friendly manner.

• Implement cutting-edge AI/ML techniques, including Generative AI, to boost the efficiency of the platform and data engineering processes.

• Take on the responsibility for the platform's 24x7 support availability and oversee budgetary concerns, including cloud spend.

• Promote a culture of experimentation and data-driven innovation. Inspire and motivate through internal and external presentations and other speaking opportunities.

• Assist in hiring, mentoring, and coaching engineers.

• Help build an engineering team that prioritizes empathy, diversity, and inclusion

What to Bring :

• Bachelor's degree in computer science or similar discipline

• 5+ Years of experience managing Data Engineering Managers and dotted line teams.

• 15+ years of experience delivering complex software engineering systems, including databases and distributed systems

• 15+ years of programming experience using Python/SQL/Scala/Java or similar languages

• 8+ years of experience in a wide variety of distributed data processing systems and frameworks – such as Apache Spark, Kafka, Airflow, Kubernetes, Databricks, Snowflake

• 5+ years of cloud experience, preferably AWS

• Expert with CI/CD pipelines, preferably GitHub Actions Workflows and Terraform

• Experience with analytics tools and frameworks (such as Looker, Tableau or similar) is a plus

• Strong interpersonal, communication and presentation skills

• Drive to master emerging technologies and share experiences with team members

• Ability to understand goals, strategies, and the needs of the business as they relate to infrastructure and application development.

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.