Senior Software Engineer (Boundary Traffic Management)

Storytelling is, and will always be, the heart of what we do at Skydance.

Our vision is to build a thriving entertainment ecosystem where stories and worlds are imagined, brought to life and experienced. We create for every age and audience, anchored by the strength of our content and experiences and the depth of our connection with fans. We are creator-first, audience-focused, tech-forward, globally scaled.

Here, you’ll work with talented teams that move fast, think boldly and collaborate with purpose to deliver results. We aim high, champion the best ideas and win together, earning the trust of our employees, creators, partners and audiences every day.

If you’re energized by the opportunity to help build the next-generation global media and entertainment company powered by creativity and technology, we’d be thrilled to welcome you aboard. LET’S GO!

HBO Max delivers boundary-pushing stories across genres and platforms, connecting millions of viewers across 90 countries globally- and we’re just getting started. We're home to the most talked about shows and movies, granting audiences access to the worlds of HBO, Harry Potter, DC, Warner Bros., ID, Adult Swim, A24, and more. Turn your streaming obsession into a career- we’re hiring! ㅤ

Your New Role

DTC’s many software engineering teams build applications for the web, mobile, tablets, connected TVs, consoles, and other streaming devices. The Boundary Services team is responsible for building and maintaining the Gateway, Service Mesh and a few microservices that provide common functionality to the client and backend services. We are a fast-growing, global engineering group crucial to WBD’s future.

We are hiring a senior software engineer who will solve problems related to API gateway concerns, cross-cluster service meshes, authentication/authorization, and the management of large-scale Istio deployments across many AWS accounts. The engineer will design processes/workflows, with the help of a collaborative team environment using modern, rigorous software development practices that emphasize testability, repeatability, and self-service automation.

Your Role Accountabilities You are a recognized subject matter expert related to one or more production software systems. You have demonstrated a pattern of independently shipping high quality features / changes in those or similar systems. You work on problems of diverse scope.

You create functional level impact and deliver more complex features. You also help drive clarity and define problems proactively.

You devise solutions based on limited information and precedent to adapt existing approaches to resolve issues. You use evaluation, judgment, and interpretation to select the right course of action.

You need little oversight to work within the team’s software development lifecycle practices. You deliver high-quality results the first time and improve code, documentation, and results with each iteration. You are autonomous in driving implementations. Your work is done independently and is reviewed at critical points. You help create an inclusive and supportive engineering culture.

You are persuasive in influencing your peers through code reviews or design reviews. Your team trusts your work and the feedback that you give to them on their work. You are an effective communicator as exemplified by your technical documentation, and your interactions with stakeholders and adjacent teams. You adapt communication style to differing audiences and can advise others on difficult matters.

You think about the long-term health of your code, your monitoring, your alerting, and your documentation. You nurture all of these in parallel to your software development responsibilities.

You help newcomers to be productive with the team’s processes. You optimize team mechanisms to drive efficiency.

Qualifications & Experience 5+ years' experience with technologies used on our stack including Python, K8's, Terraform, bash, and CI/CD systems

3+ years' experience with Cloud Technology (AWS or Azure preferred) or strong familiarity and demonstrated ability to become expert

Familiarity with networking concepts in microservice architectures

1+ year experience with AI technologies

A passion for building developer tooling, automation, and platform solutions that will deliver improvements for our internal and public customers

You deliver high-quality results the first time and improve code, documentation, and results with each iteration. Your team trusts your work.

About Skydance

Skydance is a next-generation global media and entertainment company, comprised of three business segments: Studios, Direct-to-Consumer, and TV Media. Skydance's portfolio unites legendary brands, including Paramount, Warner Bros., HBO and HBO Max, Paramount+, Pluto TV, CBS, CNN, CBS Sports, TNT Sports, Nickelodeon, Cartoon Network, MTV, Food Network, BET, HGTV, and Comedy Central.

Some Important Details

We embrace 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. In line with the laws of the country or region in which the role is based, this includes consideration without regard to race, color, ethnicity, national origin, citizenship status, religion or belief, sex, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, age, marital status, pregnancy, parenthood, physical or mental disability, genetic information, military or protected veteran status, union status or any other category protected by applicable 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.

Hiring Salary Range: $146,440.00 - $271,960.00 per year

In compliance with local law, we are disclosing compensation, or a range thereof, for roles where legally required. Actual salaries will vary based on a variety of job-related factors, including but not limited to geographic location, external market data, internal equity, skill set, experience, training, education, and/or performance. Base pay is just one component of our total compensation package. 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.