Senior Staff Software Developer

Job Description

Max is where storytelling takes center stage and where creatives find a home with the support and resources to do their best work, no matter the genre or format. Whatever the viewer wants to watch is front and center and more of what they crave is easily discovered. It is where our exclusive Max Originals and iconic entertainment brands thrive, with HBO, HBO Max, Warner Bros., DC, Turner Classic Movies, Cartoon Network and more delivering the greatest array of series, movies, and specials for audiences of all ages. HBO Max originally launched in the United States in May 2020 and introduced a lower priced, advertising-supported tier in June 2021. It rolled out globally across Latin America and the Caribbean in 2021, followed by its first European launches in the Nordics and Spain later that year. In May 2023, Warner Bros. Discovery introduced Max, an enhanced streaming platform, in the US HBO Max is currently available in 46 countries and there are plans for the continued global expansion of Max in 2024.

As a Senior Staff Software Developer on Warner Bros. Discovery's C++ player team, you will build and support client-side components for our streaming video applications including our flagship product, Max. You will develop the client-side player experience, including backend services and core media integrations, user interface, telemetry, and playback resiliency to deliver a top-tier viewing experience to our customers. You will work with cross-disciplinary teams to continuously deliver incremental value. You will join a growing team with many opportunities to expand your skillset, including your ability to design, implement, and own critical features in a product used by millions of customers. You will have access to experienced engineers in the streaming space as mentors, as well as be a mentor and strong technical resources to those around you.

The Daily
• Join a growing team with many opportunities for you to expand your professional
• and technical skills.
• Influence the technical agenda for your team and organization, as well as own
• critical features of a product used by millions of customers.
• Work across teams and disciplines to explore and document technical solutions
• that evaluate technical tradeoffs using the latest streaming media technologies and video capabilities.
• Take part in regular team ceremonies to improve development, test, and operational practices.
• Mentor other engineers to help them grow their careers.
• Use data to solve real world problems and improve customer experience, including
• prioritization of incoming issues reported by customers, partners, and internal QA.

The Essentials
• A deep understanding of Computer Science fundamentals, including algorithms,
• data structures, and operating systems.
• Fluency in a modern programming language, ideally C++ 17.
• Skills in designing and consuming large-scale client library and backend
• integrations.
• Design and drive the implementation of extensible, performant, and modular
• solutions that coordinate the implementation of large-scale features across
• multiple teams.
• Experience implementing dynamic user experiences including smooth, responsive
• user interfaces and error handling.• Adept at analyzing and profiling systems to find the root cause of issues and
• optimization opportunities.
• A passion for software engineering with a strong sense of ownership for the code
• that you and your team write as an expert in client-side video technology.
• Enhance the productivity of the teams and projects you work on through clear
• communication, collaboration, knowledge sharing, and driving technical decisions.
• Be a self-starter that can independently prioritize and solve complex engineering
• problems while managing input from multiple stakeholders and teams.
• Seek self-improvement and adapt to suggestions and feedback, as well as providing feedback and helping those around you to grow.
• Hold yourself and your team to high standards while maintaining respectful
• relationships.
• Ability to provide periodic on-call support for critical emergent customer-facing
• issues.
• BS degree in Computer Science, or a related field with 10+ years of relevant
• experience.

The Nice to Haves
• 5+ years in software engineering on shipped consumer products or platforms
• User interface development, particularly with complex and dynamic UI
• Automated testing at the unit, integration, system, and UI levels
• Git source version control and GitHub
• Media technology (e.g. ExoPlayer, AVFoundation, HTML5 video)
• Streaming technology (e.g. DASH, HLS)
• DRM systems (e.g. FairPlay, Widevine, PlayReady)
• Device platforms (e.g. Android, UWP, set-top box)
• Video telemetry

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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