Software Engineer, Content Personalization

Job Description

Find out more information at HBOMax.com.

The Job

The WarnerMedia Direct to Consumer Search team is responsible for the search platform used within the HBO Max experience. We drive a core content discovery experience that aims to quickly connect a customer to a specific video while helping them explore the catalog when they are not sure what they are looking for. As the owner of a critical part of the discovery experience, you will have the opportunity expected to use customer behavior to develop a deep understanding of your customers and apply that to each individual's entertainment activities.

The Daily
• Design and implement the direct to consumer search solution to improve customers' search experience.
• Collaborating with team members and cross-functional teams
• Hold yourself and your team high standards while maintaining respectful relationships
• Maintain high-quality coding standards for yourself and your team
• Seek self-improvement and are adaptable to suggestions and feedback
• Be passionate about software engineering with a strong sense of ownership for the code that you and your team write

The Essentials
• A strong understanding of Computer Science fundamentals, including algorithms, data structures, and operating systems
• Fluency in a modern programming language
• Be a quick learner that can leverage surrounding resources to solve problems
• Experience with team coordination and collaboration
• Ability to provide periodic on-call support for critical emergent customer-facing issues
• Bachelor's degree in an engineering or science-related discipline or 2+ years of experience in software engineering on shipped consumer products or platforms

The Nice to Haves
• Experience with search technologies. E.g. Lucene, Elasticsearch, Solr, or an equivalent.
• Experience with backend technologies at a large scale, especially Kubernetes and AWS
• DevOps experience, where you've owned and operated the systems you developed

The Perks
• Exclusive WarnerMedia events and advance screenings
• Paid time off every year to volunteer
• Access to well-being tools, resources, and freebies
• Access to in-house learning and development resources
• Part of the WarnerMedia family of powerhouse brands

Jobcode: Reference SBJ-rv43nn-18-226-150-175-42 in your application.