Warner Bros. Discovery is seeking a Software Engineer II to build and support scalable backend systems for their streaming platform, Max, which serves millions of users globally. The role focuses on enhancing application performance and user experience through customer-focused, data-driven development and embracing AI innovation.
Requirements
- At least 3 years of professional experience in software engineering, including building secure and scalable services for platforms supporting millions of users.
- Experience in service design; coding experience with Java Vertx and Spring Boot, including writing code that is clean, efficient, and maintainable.
- Experience with AWS Kubernetes and Kafka are a bonus.
- Proven focus on operational excellence for large-scale cloud services, including CI/CD, high availability, scalability, and proactive issue detection with monitoring tools.
- Strong analytical skills and data-driven problem solving.
- Curious about AI-based methods for increasing productivity and improving user experience with our products.
- Strong grasp of computer science fundamentals and knowledge in full system flows (client-server, server-to-server), with proven independent testing and troubleshooting skills across the stack.
Responsibilities
- Build and support scalable backend systems with multiple languages and frameworks.
- Adhere to and champion the highest standards of code quality, performance, security, and reliability.
- Learn from operational data to continuously improve and optimize software solutions.
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams to enhance application performance and user experience.
- Embrace latest advancements in AI and explore opportunities to integrate AI-driven solutions.
- Engage in code reviews, offer constructive feedback, and provide mentorship to junior developers.
Other
- Customer-focused, data-driven engineer who thrives in cross-functional teams.
- Champion customer-first mindset, prioritizing user needs and feedback.
- Excellent communication and teamwork, with a focus on knowledge sharing.
- We work with technologies such as Postgres, DynamoDB, Redis, Terraform, Telegraph, Grafana, Prometheus, and GitHub, where familiarity is beneficial.
- Seeking a talented individual who is customer-obsessed, data-driven, and committed to operational excellence.
