Warner Bros. Discovery is looking to solve the problem of delivering high-quality live content capabilities through its end-to-end live architecture, including Master Control Rooms (MCR), Production Control Rooms (PCR), and other mission-critical facilities.
Requirements
- 12+ years worked in a rapidly changing environment and thrive in a startup environment and are proficient in dealing with ambiguity as a principal engineer
- 8- 10 years of proven ability to define and evolve end-to-end technical architecture for live content delivery.
- Skilled in developing scalable content acquisition systems and global live production services.
- Experience implementing quality assurance, load testing, and SDLC processes for high-performance systems.
- Deep knowledge of live production systems, broadcast architecture, and content distribution.
- Experience designing and operating Master Control Rooms (MCR), Production Control Rooms (PCR), and remote production environments.
- Strong understanding of playout systems for ultra-low latency, high availability, and broadcast-grade quality across linear and digital platforms.
Responsibilities
- You are a thought leader to the streaming executive team and video player stakeholders
- You will partner with InfoSec, Product, Studio Engineering, Content Operations, and Digital Platform teams to develop architecture proposals and prioritize new features.
- You will own the live experience end-to-end, ensuring that every aspect - from signal acquisition to final delivery, is engineered for excellence, reliability, and innovation.
- You are excellent at project management, working on tools, conducting analysis and reports to ensure the best output is delivered by the team
- You will ensure proper documentation is in place for every deliverable.
- You are a good judge of people and are able to delegate and get the best out of principal engineers.
- You are excellent at tracking activities and at ensuring accountability.
Other
- You are a mentor to engineers & technologists across the org & ensure a high bar on architectural foundations across teams.
- You are a key thought leader to tech executives and stakeholders.
- You are a mentor and a guide to all team members and your actions make the team more productive, by sharing your knowledge, and helping to tie-break key technical decisions.
- You build a strong sense of ownership among your team.
- You inspire, develop, and care for your team members.
