Advanced Software Engineer, Server Lead

Job Description

Every great story has a new beginning. We're excited to announce that Discovery and WarnerMedia have combined to become Warner Bros. Discovery. WBD is a premier global media and entertainment company offering audiences the world's most differentiated and complete portfolio of content, brands and franchises across television, film, sports, news, streaming and gaming. We're home to the world's best storytellers, creating world-class products for consumers. From brilliant creatives to technology trailblazers and beyond, join us as we step into the next chapter.

Warner Bros. Games San Diego is creating the next generation of high quality, cross-platform games that bring iconic and beloved characters to life. Join our growing team of talented game makers and be a foundational part of a dynamic new studio as we strive to make an impact on the future of AAA free-to-play games.

The Job

WB Games San Diego is seeking a Senior Advanced Software Engineer - Server Lead.

Reporting to the Director of Engineering, the candidate will lead the team that will be responsible for developing and supporting the backend infrastructure for our AAA next-generation game at scale.

The candidate should be willing to be adaptable, initially hands-on, and over-time moving into more managerial duties as the team size increases.

The Daily
• Lead and manage a team of engineers
• Build on the culture of inclusivity and growth through coaching, career management, and mentorship of associate and staff engineers
• Work with the Production team to facilitate scheduling and planning
• Identify and articulate technical challenges and risks along with proposed solutions
• Develop, maintain, and improve backend infrastructure to support our online game across various platforms
• Collaborate with the Feature Owners & Server Engineers to architect and build server-side systems
• Scale testing and performance tuning of the entire stack
• Improve configuration management and deployment processes

The Essentials
• Minimum 8+ years of professional software engineering experience, working on cross-functional teams
• 3+ years in a leadership role managing a team of engineers
• Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or equivalent work experience
• Experience working with managed database (RDS+Postgres), server (ECS+Fargate), load balancer (ALB), and storage (EFS).
• Experience in deploying, operating, and scaling dedicated game servers for session-based, multiplayer games (AWS Gamelift)
• Experience working with Amazon Web Services (AWS) Cloud Services
• Experience with SQL or NoSQL stores (MySQL, Postgres, MongoDB, etc)
• Exceptional understanding of all game development disciplines and their inputs into the content pipeline
• Strong problem solving, debugging, and troubleshooting skills
• Clear, concise, and transparent communicator - both written and verbal
• Be a self-motivated team player with a positive attitude and strong work ethic
• Ability to self-manage when given prioritized goals and objectives
• Seek out opportunities to improve technically and professionally
• A passion for video games

The Nice to Haves
• Existing experience working with
• Terraform Scripts
• Build Systems (TeamCity, Jenkins, etc.)
• Powershell Scripts
• Understanding of Unreal Engine Networking and Multiplayer System (Replication, RPCs, Network Authority, etc.)

Warner Bros. Discovery embraces the opportunity to build a workforce that reflects the diversity of our society and the world around us. 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.

If you're a qualified candidate with a disability and you need a reasonable accommodation in order to apply for this position, please contact us at recruitadmin@warnermedia.com.

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