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Warner Bros. Discovery

Senior Software Engineer

Warner Bros. Discovery

. Set the architectural direction for CNN’s Data Platform — own data modeling, schema design, and platform capabilities that serve Analytics, Data Science, ML, and AI teams .

Posted 5/6/2026full-timeAtlanta • 🇺🇸 United StatesSeniorWebsite

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies
AirflowAmazon RedshiftAWSAzureCloudETLGoGoogle Cloud PlatformJavaPythonSparkSQL

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact
  • Set the architectural direction for CNN’s Data Platform — own data modeling, schema design, and platform capabilities that serve Analytics, Data Science, ML, and AI teams
  • Lead architecture, design, and implementation of CNN’s Data Platform for real-time data use cases
  • Mentor junior engineers through code reviews, design sessions, and technical guidance
  • Deliver scalable data pipelines for both real-time streaming and batch processing, from event collection through transformation to business-ready datasets
  • Drive best practices around security, performance, and reliability for data services
  • Contribute to technical roadmap planning and advocate for improvements to the data platform
  • Deliver high-quality, well-tested code - improve code, documentation, and operational runbooks with each iteration
  • Communicate designs, architectural decisions, and technical tradeoffs clearly to engineers and leaders at all levels — represent the data platform domain with autonomy
  • Evangelize and oversee implementation of data engineering best practices — your code, documentation, and operational standards are the model others follow

Requirements

What you’ll need
  • 5 + years of software engineering experience with deep expertise in data engineering, data platform architecture, and large-scale data systems
  • 3+ years of experience with cloud technology (AWS, GCP, or Azure), including data-specific services (e.g., EMR, Glue, S3, Athena, Redshift)
  • Strong expertise in data processing frameworks (Spark, Flink, or equivalent) and orchestration tools (Airflow, Dagster, or equivalent)
  • Experience with data modeling, ETL architecture, and designing schemas that serve diverse analytical and ML use cases
  • Strong programming experience across at least two of Java, Go, Python, and SQL
  • Previous experience working with Snowflake, Databricks, or other modern enterprise data warehouses
  • Demonstrated experience leading technical direction and setting engineering standards across multiple teams — not just executing, but defining how teams build.

Benefits

Comp & perks
  • Thoughtfully curated benefits
  • Tools to explore and grow into your best selves.

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Hard Skills & Tools
data engineeringdata platform architecturelarge-scale data systemsdata modelingETL architecturedata processing frameworksprogramming (Java, Go, Python, SQL)real-time data processingdata pipelinescloud technology
Soft Skills
mentoringcommunicationleadershiptechnical guidanceadvocacybest practicescollaborationautonomydesign sessionscode reviews