Senior Software Developer

Job Description

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As a Senior Software Developer, you will be a key contributor on a newly forming team. You will work hands on across the stack, delivering reliable, performant features while contributing to technical discussions, code quality, and engineering best practices.
You will partner closely with designers, product managers, and other engineers to turn ideas into production ready solutions. You will also help ensure systems are scalable, secure, and maintainable as the team and platform grow.
Your Role Accountabilities...
• Design, build, and maintain production ready software systems and user facing features
• Work primarily in modern JavaScript, maintaining and developing components and services
• Collaborate closely with designers to implement interfaces that are functional, accessible, and visually polished
• Optimize code for performance, scalability, and reliability
• Develop and maintain server side logic and APIs for client server communication
• Integrate front end elements with back end systems seamlessly
• Participate in code and architecture reviews and champion engineering best practices
• Follow a progressive development approach from proof of concept through production release
• Integrate third party libraries and services responsibly and securely
• Identify and address security, performance, and quality risks early
• Work within Agile development practices on a distributed team
• Communicate clearly within the team and across teams to drive alignment and delivery
Our tech stack
Our teams primarily use JavaScript and TypeScript across modern web architectures, supported by Node, Python, and AWS. We value pragmatic technology choices and build systems that integrate internal platforms, third party services, and cloud infrastructure.
Technologies include JavaScript, TypeScript, Node, Python, Svelte, Sass, AWS services, CI/CD pipelines, and observability tools.

Qualifications and Experience...
• 4+ years of experience building and maintaining production software systems
• 4+ years of experience with JavaScript, including modern ES6+ and asynchronous patterns
• Experience designing and implementing APIs and web applications
• Solid understanding of performance optimization, security, and system design principles
• Experience with performance monitoring and analytics tools such as Datadog or New Relic
• Strong collaboration and communication skills within and across teams
• Experience working in Agile development environments
• Hands on familiarity with both client side and server side development
• Strong sense of ownership and accountability for delivered work
• Ability to break down broader goals into clear technical tasks and solutions
Nice to have
• Experience developing or contributing to CMS platforms
• Experience with templating systems such as Handlebars
• Experience setting up, managing, or improving CI/CD pipelines using AWS tools
• Some Python experience
• Experience with frontend frameworks such as Vue, Svelte, or React
• Experience integrating authorization, identity, payment, or subscription APIs
• Experience with A/B testing or experimentation platforms
About you
• You are passionate about software engineering and take pride in high quality work
• You thrive in fast paced environments with evolving requirements
• You enjoy collaborating closely with designers, product partners, and engineers
• You balance execution speed with thoughtful technical decision making
• You want to build products that reach large audiences and make a real impact

Additional Information
On December 5, Netflix and Warner Bros. Discovery announced they have entered into a definitive agreement under which Netflix will acquire Warner Bros., including its film and television studios, HBO Max and HBO. The transaction is expected to close after the separation of Warner Bros. Discovery's Global Networks division, Discovery Global, into a new publicly-traded company, which is expected to be completed in Q3 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 spin-off of Discovery Global 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.

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.
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.
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: $109,700.00 - $159,700.00 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.
This position is open for an existing position vacancy.

Jobcode: Reference SBJ-nek103-216-73-216-132-42 in your application.