Manager, Software Engineering

Job Description

Warner Bros. has been entertaining audiences for more than 90 years through the world's most-loved characters and franchises. Warner Bros. employs people all over the world in a wide variety of disciplines. We're always on the lookout for energetic, creative people to join our team.

WBD Sports Technology:

Software Engineering Manager

Company Overview

Warner Bros. Discovery is a global leader in entertainment, news, and sports, delivering brands like CNN, HLN, TNT, TBS, Adult Swim, Cartoon Network, Turner Sports, and more. Our innovations impact advertising, data management, information security, content creation and delivery, business operations, broadcasting, and ultimately, the fan experience.

Role

As a Software Engineering Manager, you will lead a team of software engineers, driving technical execution and delivery for Warner Bros. Discovery's family of Sports products/brands, including Eurosport, NCAA/MML, and Bleacher Report. You will work closely with product and project managers, cross-functional teams, and senior leadership to ensure the success of engineering initiatives.

Your role will involve hands-on technical contributions, team mentorship, and project management, ensuring that engineering best practices are followed and that team members are supported in their growth and performance.

Start of Mission: ASAP
Offices: WBD Amsterdam

Responsibilities
• Lead, mentor, and manage a team of 3-6 software engineers, fostering a high-performance engineering culture.
• Own and drive key initiatives supporting the developer workflow from PR to release.
• Foster collaboration with cross-functional partners and other engineering teams to drive alignment on technical and product roadmaps.
• Provide technical guidance and ensure architectural and code quality standards.
• Contribute to the technical vision and architecture for our platform, ensuring scalability, reliability, and efficiency.
• Monitor, review, and coach developer performance; conduct regular performance appraisals and provide growth opportunities.
• Own the hiring, onboarding, and development of engineers, ensuring a diverse and high-performing team.
• Drive technical innovation and advocate for engineering best practices.
• Participate in Agile ceremonies and ensure team alignment with sprint goals.
• Facilitate knowledge sharing and cross-team collaboration within WBD Sports. • Work hands-on when needed, contributing to development efforts.

Skills
• Experience managing software engineering teams, including hiring, mentoring, and performance management.
• Deep understanding of backend development with Node.js
• Experience with GraphQL
• Experience with AWS (Lambda, S3, ECS, RDS) / Infrastructure as Code
• Experience with Redis and PostgreSQL
• Strong communication and leadership skills, with experience mentoring engineers.
• Ability to work cross-functionally and drive team alignment with business goals.
• Fluent in English

Bonus Skills
• Experience with Terraform
• Knowledge of Kafka, CI/CD, DynamoDB, React.js, Elixir, Rust

Technical Environment
• Tech Stack: TypeScript, Node, GraphQL, PostgreSQL, AWS services
• Development Practices: TDD, pair programming, code reviews, continuous integration and delivery (CI/CD)
• Deployment: Automated using Terraform/Github Actions on AWS
• Technologies Used: API portals (API Gateway, CloudFront, WAF), serverless technologies (Lambda), storage and database systems (Aurora, S3), messaging systems (SNS, SQS), Kafka
• Agile Practices: Dailies, story detailing, planning, retrospectives

About WBD Sports

WBD Sports encompasses a wide range of sports brands and channels, reaching over 130 million people monthly in more than 200 markets and 20+ languages.

Key brands include Bleacher Report, Eurosport and TNT Sports. WBD Sports offers a comprehensive coverage of major sports events, like the Olympics in Europe, tennis Grand Slams and road cycling Grand Tours (e.g. Tour de France) across various platforms including TV and streaming services like Max and Discovery+.

Additionally, it manages and promotes 55 global events annually. TNT Sports UK features exclusive live sports such as the Premier League and UEFA Champions League

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, regardless of sex, gender identity, ethnicity, age, sexual orientation, religion or belief, marital status, pregnancy, parenthood, disability or any other category protected by law.

If you're a qualified candidate with a disability and you require adjustments or accommodations during the job application and/or recruitment process, please visit our accessibility page for instructions to submit your request.

Jobcode: Reference SBJ-eox1e5-3-147-74-133-42 in your application.