Staff Engineer

Share best practices and mentor junior engineers when needed.

Data Engineering

Design and implement ETL pipelines and real-time data processing for ad

performance, forecasting, and yield optimization.

Work with big data frameworks (Spark, Kafka) to handle large-scale datasets

Qualifications & Experience

• Education: Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Engineering,

or related field.

• Engineering Expertise: 8+ years in software engineering, with exposure to

AdTech or large-scale distributed systems.

• Hands-On technical experience: Hands-on expertise with Java, Scala, or

Python. Experience with cloud platforms (AWS/GCP/Azure). Strong knowledge

of SQL and NoSQL databases. Familiarity with big data tools (Spark, Kafka) and

streaming architectures.

• Cloud & APIs: Strong knowledge of cloud-native development (AWS, GCP,

Azure), microservices, and API-first design.

• AdTech Domain Knowledge: Familiarity with advertising workflows

including forecasting, yield optimization, identity, and campaign execution.

• Linear Systems Domain Knowledge: Experience with linear advertising,

scheduling, trafficking, and broadcast operations platforms, including

modernization into API-driven, cloud-native solutions.

• AI & Automation Systems Expertise: Demonstrated experience designing,

building, and operating AI-driven automation and agent-based systems that

integrate with large-scale distributed platforms, enabling reliable tool execution,

workflow orchestration, observability, governance, and measurable improvements

in engineering and operational efficiency at scale.

• Collaboration & Mentorship: Demonstrated ability to partner with data

scientists, product, and platform engineering, while mentoring junior engineers.

How We Get Things Done...

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 www.wbd.com/guiding-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.

Championing Inclusion at WBD
Warner Bros. Discovery embraces the opportunity to build a workforce that reflects a wide array of perspectives, backgrounds and experiences. Being an equal opportunity employer means that we take seriously our responsibility to consider qualified candidates on the basis of merit, without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, mental or physical disability, and genetic information, marital status, citizenship status, military status, protected veteran status or any other category protected by law.

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In compliance with local law, we are disclosing the compensation, or a range thereof, for roles in locations where legally required. Actual salaries will vary based on several factors, including but not limited to external market data, internal equity, location, skill set, experience, and/or performance. Base pay is just one component of Warner Bros. Discovery's total compensation package for employees. Pay Range: $146,440.00 - $271,960.00 salary per year. Other rewards may include annual bonuses, short- and long-term incentives, and program-specific awards. In addition, Warner Bros. Discovery provides a variety of benefits to employees, including health insurance coverage, an employee wellness program, life and disability insurance, a retirement savings plan, paid holidays and sick time and vacation.

Client-provided location(s): Chevy Chase, MD

Job ID: Discovery-WAMEGLOBALR000103079EXTERNALENGLOBAL

Employment Type: OTHER

Posted: 2026-02-20T19:24:37