Senior Software Engineer - Frontend/Roku

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 bringing our characters to life, the bringing them to your living rooms and the 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.

Every great story has a new beginning, and yours starts here.
Welcome to Warner Bros. Discovery… the stuff dreams are made of.
Who We Are…
Every great story has a new beginning.
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.

Your New Role
We are looking for a Senior Software Engineer to join our Direct-to-Consumer (DTC) Platform Client team to lead the development of Connected TV libraries for Roku, LG, Samsung and XBox platforms. This role is responsible for designing and developing new features, collaborating with engineers within the team and across the organization, and participating in agile ceremonies. The ideal candidate will be a subject matter expert in BrightScript, JavaScript, and Typescript and mentor to other developers. This position sits within a broader team that develops client-side libraries for video playback, analytics, monetization, and authentication for mobile, desktop and connected devices. The libraries we develop are incorporated into the end-user applications of our brands including CNN, TNT, Cartoon Network, March Madness, and others used every day by our customers.

Your Role Accountabilities

• Design, implement, and maintain client libraries (e.g. video player) for connected TV experiences.
• Work closely with technical leadership and fellow engineers on technical design and architecture.
• Contribute to the continuous improvement of processes and engineering excellence.
• Actively engage in code reviews, provide constructive feedback to peers, and participate in knowledge-sharing initiatives.
• Investigate and troubleshoot production issues by reviewing source code, logs, operational metrics, stack trace, etc. to pinpoint specific issues and resolve them.
• Identify root causes and identify learnings to improve both development processes and application design.
• Provide technical expertise developing on Roku and Connected TV platforms.

Qualifications and Experience

• You've got 7+ years of experience as a software engineer.
• You have extensive experience building applications for Roku devices using BrightScript.
• You have in-depth experience developing applications with TypeScript and JavaScript.
• You have general experience building applications for connected TV devices.
• Experience building a video player experience (player UI controls, overlays, Live playback, DRM, Ads, Events) is preferred but not required.
• Teamwork and a strong desire to learn new technologies are everyday requirements to succeed.
• You're well-rounded with experience in web and connected TV technologies.
• You know what it means to build native applications from the ground up.
• You're a mentor and make your teams stronger by being involved.
• You're always thinking about ways to improve performance, squash old bugs, and just make anything we deliver better for our customers.
• You believe in one team despite what the org chart says.
• You rally team members to form a common alliance and use your great communication skills and attention to detail to ensure the delivery of exceptional products.

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 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.

The Legal Bits…
Warner Bros. Discovery embraces the opportunity to build a workforce that reflects the diversity of our society and the world around us. 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.

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