Software Engineer, Warner Bros Discovery
JavaScript/TypeScript
Office located in Chiswick Park, London
Entertainment company
Open for applications
Entertainment company
1001+ employees
Open for applications
Office located in Chiswick Park, London
1001+ employees
Company mission
To take the world’s greatest possibilities and make them a reality - creating impact, inspiring imagination, and building connections.
Role
Who you are
- At least two years’ experience in developing and releasing software products and/or services
- Client-side scripting experience such as JavaScript or Typescript
- Strong oral and written communication skills
- Comfortable collaborating using Git
What the job involves
- The Global Customer Experience organization’s mission is to engage and delight millions of passionate customers across the globe by delivering Warner Bros. Discovery’s core streaming applications on all devices and platforms
- The development team responsible for Connected Devices is a major part of that mission; we build for platforms such as Samsung, LG, Xbox, PlayStation, various set-top platforms and more
- As an Engineer on the Connected Devices team, you will work collaboratively with other Engineers and stakeholders, developing and operating software applications and product features used by millions of people daily
- Write code, specifically client-side scripting in the streaming app space, with a demonstrated ability to use industry tools common to software development
- With guidance from more experienced engineers, contribute meaningfully in a professional team environment, performing all aspects of development including reading and writing technical documentation, participating in code reviews, troubleshooting issues and supporting releases
- Design and create smaller features from the ground up
- Communicate effectively with other engineers, stakeholders and adjacent teams, in a fast-paced environment and in a variety of different types of meetings and working sessions
Salary benchmarks
Our take
Warner Bros Discovery (WBD) is an entertainment company formed from the 2022 merger of Warner Bros and Discovery. It is a leader in the creation, production, distribution, licensing, and marketing of content, with Warner Bros alone boasting a huge library – more than 100,000 hours of programming – before the companies were joined. WBD’s portfolio includes Discovery Channel, Warner Bros. Entertainment, Discovery+, HBO Max, and franchises like “Batman” and “Harry Potter”.
Both of the company’s previous businesses have operated throughout the digitisation of the media space. David Zaslav, CEO of WBD, headed Discovery during its expansion into digital media, to make it a “content company” over a “cable company”. The recent focus for Warner Bros has been on next-gen distribution efforts, expanding the availability of its content across platforms and devices to reach the modern viewer. The new company has plans to migrate to one tech stack, which will require extensive retooling, as well as exploring cost-saving automation opportunities for its operations.
Since the merger, the new giant that is Warner Bros Discovery has had a shaky start, forcing the company to wind down operations and cut back on content, which included the very public scrapping of the “Batgirl” movie. However, it now seems the company may have been ahead of the curve, as a wider trend of cutbacks has been seen from peers in the space. This early move, combined with a hyper-focus on cash generation, seeks to establish WBD as an outperformer in an industry on the downturn.
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Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
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Company
Company values
- Act as One Team: Trust each other, succeed together, and growth together
- Create What's Next: Be curious, innovate, and focus on the future
- Empower Storytelling: Put creators, consumers and partners at the center, and share extraordinary stories
- Champion Inclusion: Empower others, have courage, and pursue equity
- Dream It & Own It: Advocate the mission, ove with speed, and drive results
Company HQ
Midtown Manhattan, New York, NY
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Leadership
David Zaslav
(CEO, not founder)Spent 17 years at NBCUniversal including as President of NBC Cable LLC and NBC Media LLC.
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