Senior Software Developer

Welcome to Warner Bros. Discovery… the stuff dreams are made of.

Who We Are…

When we say, "the stuff dreams are made of," we’re not just referring to the world of wizards, dragons and superheroes, or even to the wonders of Planet Earth. Behind WBD’s vast portfolio of iconic content and beloved brands, are the storytellers bringing our characters to life, the creators bringing them to your living rooms and the dreamers creating what’s next…

From brilliant creatives, to technology trailblazers, across the globe, WBD offers career‑defining opportunities, thoughtfully curated benefits, and the tools to explore and grow into your best selves. Here you are supported, here you are celebrated, here you can thrive.

We are the now and the next. The power behind the people building the future. We are born from the spirit of innovation. We are created from the idea that people around the world want more, need more, deserve more. We are the home of the global digital revolution. We are CNN.

To see what it’s like to work at CNN, follow @WBDLife on Instagram and X!

• Maintain Production and Lower environment infrastructure such as applying security patches and upgrading services.
• Work primarily in AWS services such as RDS Aurora Postgres, Open Search, ECS, SQS and Elastic Cache Redis.
• Responsible for owning, implementing, developing, and maintaining complete high‑priority features with thorough testing.
• Work with a cross‑functional team in an agile environment, and contribute to Scrum, Planning, Retros, and Demos.
• Support others on your team through code reviews, pairing, desk checks, and collaboration.
• Take ownership of tasks to ensure timely delivery by collaborating effectively across teams and proactively communicating with team members.
• Work primarily in modern vanilla JavaScript, Type Script, and Python using AWS services, Postgres, Elasticsearch, and Redis.

• Understand engineering best practices, design patterns, reviews, testing and alerting.
• Familiarity with and experience developing Clay CMS and Kiln editing interface components.
• Experience developing and maintaining custom packages for internal data migration and maintenance tasks.
• Experience mapping and migrating data.
• Comfortable working on international web entities including experience with RTL localization.
• Understanding of on‑demand and streaming video display.
• Proficient on the command line in concert with Git, Docker, and AWS.
• Extensive experience and in‑depth knowledge of setting up Datadog alerts and configuring metrics.
• Integration testing experience.
• Excited to learn and ready to take on new challenges.
• Excellent communicator with your team members and peers.
• Excited to add positively to the culture of CNN, both from an interpersonal level and from a code improvement standpoint.

• Advanced experience with AWS services or other Cloud Platforms.
• Knowledge of relational databases, SQL, and No
  
  SQL.
• A/B testing and consumer testing platform experience.
• Knowledge of Fastly edge cloud Platform.
• Knowledge of Operations, CI/CD, Dev Ops, with exposure to escalation.

On June 9, 2025, Warner Bros. Discovery announced plans to separate into two publicly traded companies, Warner Bros. and Discovery Global, with an expected completion in mid‑2026. For more details, including leadership appointments and information on individual brands, please visit our newsroom here.

Although you will be hired by Warner Bros. Discovery, upon the planned separation in 2026, your employment likely will transition to Discovery Global. During this period of transformation, you’ll have an exciting opportunity to lay the foundation at one of the world’s premier entertainment brands.

This is a newly created position.

This last bit is probably the most important! Here at WBD, our guiding principles are the core values by which we operate and are central to how we get things done. You can find them at ‑principles/ along with some insights from the team on what they mean and how they show up in their day to day. We hope they resonate with you and look forward to discussing them during your interview.