Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD) is looking to shape the future of sports technology by leading the Bleacher Report Sports experience across Web, iOS, Android, and platform services, driving seamless performance and continuous innovation to deliver a world-class customer experience for millions of sports fans.
Requirements
- 15+ years of software engineering experience, including at least 8 years in leadership roles, with proven success in leading senior engineering managers and individual contributors across global teams.
- Strong technical knowledge and architectural expertise in Web, Mobile Apps, and Services.
- Proven ability to deliver high-performance solutions while effectively managing multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment.
Responsibilities
- Lead and manage the Bleacher Report Sports experience across Web, iOS, Android, and platform services, driving seamless performance and continuous innovation.
- Provide hands-on, player-coach leadership—guiding design, architecture, engineering planning, feature delivery, and operational excellence—while developing and growing a high-performing team of leaders, managers, and individual contributors to support the global platform’s scaling needs.
- Champion operational excellence by defining key metrics, establishing alerting and incident management processes that ensure system resilience and adaptability.
- Implement rigorous quality assurance, load testing, and performance monitoring to maintain high reliability of apps, services, and infrastructure.
- Collaborate cross-functionally with Product, Design, Content/Marketing, and Digital Platform teams to prioritize and deliver impactful architecture and feature initiatives.
- Drive a world-class customer experience by continuously improving functionality, usability, and simplicity.
- Oversee complex, cross-functional engineering teams, driving clarity, alignment, and accountability across our global technology platform.
Other
- Cultivate a culture of strong engineering ownership while building and maintaining strategic relationships with key stakeholders to align organizational goals.
- Strong leadership and people management skills, including influencing without authority, driving change, demonstrating empathy, developing leaders, improving processes, and aligning cross-functional teams.
- Exceptional communication and stakeholder management abilities to engage with seniormost executives, internal teams, and external stakeholders with professionalism and discretion.
- Passion for sports, technology, and the evolving landscape of digital fan engagement is preferred.
- Willingness to travel as required.
