Senior Analytics Developer

Warner Bros. Discovery

Senior Analytics Developer responsible for analytics solutions and data platform architecture at CNN. Driving architecture decisions and mentoring junior engineers in a media context.

Posted 5/22/2026full-timeKanata • 🇺🇸 United StatesSenior💰 $83,000 - $125,000 per yearWebsite

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

ETLGoJavaPythonSQL

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Participate in 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
Develop, 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
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

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 Snowflake, Databricks, or other modern enterprise data warehouses
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
Demonstrated experience leading technical direction and influencing best practices

Benefits

Comp & perks

Health insurance coverage
Employee wellness program
Life and disability insurance
Retirement savings plan
Paid holidays and sick time
Vacation

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Hard Skills & Tools

data engineeringdata platform architecturedata modelingETL architectureschema designreal-time data processingbatch processingprogramming in Javaprogramming in Goprogramming in Python

Soft Skills

mentoringtechnical guidancecode reviewsdesign sessionsadvocating for improvementsleading technical directioninfluencing best practices