Senior Manager - Software Engineering- Data Platform
Warner Bros DiscoveryWelcome to Warner Bros. Discovery… the stuff dreams are made of.
Who We Are…
When we say, “the stuff dreams are made of,” we’re not just referring to the world of wizards, dragons and superheroes, or even to the wonders of Planet Earth. Behind WBD’s vast portfolio of iconic content and beloved brands, are the storytellers bringing our characters to life, the creators bringing them to your living rooms and the dreamers creating what’s next…
From brilliant creatives, to technology trailblazers, across the globe, WBD offers career defining opportunities, thoughtfully curated benefits, and the tools to explore and grow into your best selves. Here you are supported, here you are celebrated, here you can thrive.
Senior Manager – Data Platform Engineering, Hyderabad
About Warner Bros. Discovery:
Warner Bros. Discovery, a premier global media and entertainment company, offers audiences the world's most differentiated and complete portfolio of content, brands and franchises across television, film, streaming and gaming. The new company combines Warner Media’s premium entertainment, sports and news assets with Discovery's leading non-fiction and international entertainment and sports businesses. For more information, please visit www.wbd.com
Meet Our Team:
The Data Platform team at Warner Bros. Discovery powers data-driven experiences across global products like Max, Discovery+, Sports, Studios, and News. The team builds and operates a scalable, multi-tenant data ecosystem that enables analytics, real-time insights, and machine learning use cases across the organization. Positioned at the core of the data journey, the team is responsible for ingesting, processing, and transforming large volumes of client and server-side data into reliable and high-quality datasets. Operating at the intersection of data and platform engineering, the team focuses on building robust pipelines, ensuring data quality and governance, and driving innovation in real-time processing, observability, and modern data infrastructure. The team collaborates closely with product, analytics, and engineering stakeholders to enable data-driven decision-making at scale.
Roles & Responsibilities:
As a Senior Manager – Data Platform Engineering, you will lead the design, development, and scaling of Warner Bros. Discovery’s data platform, driving technical strategy and operational excellence across distributed systems.
Own the end-to-end architecture of the data platform, ensuring scalability, efficiency, security, and governance
Collaborate with engineering teams to design and build cost-effective and high-performing platform solutions
Develop foundational tools and frameworks to enhance data processing, governance, and data quality
Drive adoption of best practices aligned with open-source standards and contribute to engineering communities
Leverage AI/ML and Generative AI techniques to improve platform efficiency and data workflows
Ensure 24x7 platform availability and manage cloud infrastructure costs effectively
Promote a culture of experimentation, innovation, and data-driven decision-making
Lead hiring, mentoring, and development of engineering teams, fostering an inclusive and high-performance culture
Partner with cross-functional teams to align platform capabilities with business and product needs
Drive operational excellence through monitoring, alerting, and continuous improvement practices
What to Bring:
14+ years of experience delivering complex software engineering systems and platforms
Strong programming experience in Java, Python, C++, or similar languages
Hands-on experience with distributed systems and frameworks such as Spark, Kafka, Airflow, Kubernetes, Databricks, Snowflake, or similar
Experience with cloud platforms (AWS preferred) and modern data infrastructure
Strong understanding of data platforms, data lakes, and data engineering best practices
Experience with infrastructure as code (Terraform) and CI/CD pipelines (GitHub Actions preferred)
Experience with containerization technologies such as Docker and Kubernetes (EKS)
Knowledge of databases and storage systems like Snowflake, PostgreSQL, Elasticsearch
Familiarity with analytics tools such as Looker, Tableau, or similar is a plus
Strong understanding of cloud security best practices
Excellent communication, leadership, and stakeholder management skills
Ability to align technical solutions with business goals and drive execution
Bonus Skills:
Experience in building AI/ML-driven platforms
Exposure to Generative AI use cases in data engineering
Experience contributing to scalable, multi-tenant data platforms
Technical Environment:
Tech Stack: Spark, Kafka, Airflow, Snowflake, Databricks, Kubernetes
Cloud: AWS (preferred), GCP, or Azure
Infrastructure: Terraform, Docker, Kubernetes, CI/CD pipelines
Data Systems: Data lakes, distributed data processing frameworks, streaming systems
Observability: Monitoring, alerting, logging, and performance tuning tools
Practices: Agile methodologies, DevOps, automation, and continuous delivery
What We Offer:
A Great Place to work
Equal opportunity employer
Fast track growth opportunities
How We Get Things Done…
This last bit is probably the most important! Here at WBD, our guiding principles are the core values by which we operate and are central to how we get things done. You can find them at www.wbd.com/guiding-principles/ along with some insights from the team on what they mean and how they show up in their day to day. We hope they resonate with you and look forward to discussing them during your interview.
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, regardless of sex, gender identity, ethnicity, age, sexual orientation, religion or belief, marital status, pregnancy, parenthood, disability 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.