Principal Data Engineer

Welcome 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.

Your New Role:
 

Warner Bros. Discovery seeks a Principal Data Engineer – Data for the Data & Shared Services organization. We are looking for a talented Principal Data Engineer to join our Data Engineering Team. The person works across multiple functional and technical groups, educates technical and non-technical stakeholders, effectively manages expectations, and help establish priorities. They must drive project delivery within established timeframes, and scope while delivering business value and simultaneously planning for and managing future requirements. Strong analytical skills and passion for Data is a must.

Your Role Accountabilities:

• Architect & Lead
  • Define and implement the strategic vision for data platforms supporting streaming and ad tech ecosystems.
  • Establish best practices for data engineering, governance, and performance optimization.

• Platform Development
  • Build and optimize large-scale data pipelines using Databricks, Spark, and Flink.
  • Design robust data models and storage solutions leveraging Snowflake and AWS services.
• Streaming & Real-Time
  • Architect real-time ingestion and processing frameworks using Kafka and Flink for streaming events and ad delivery data.

• Integration & Interoperability
  • Drive integration with OTT platforms, linear networks, CDPs, and ad sales systems for campaign targeting and measurement.

• Reporting Enablement
  • Ensure data availability and quality for BI tools such as Power BI and Tableau to support dashboards and executive reporting.

• Leadership & Mentorship
  • Mentor engineering teams, review designs, and ensure adherence to architectural standards.

• Innovation
  • Evaluate emerging technologies and recommend solutions to improve scalability, cost efficiency, and data quality.

Qualifications & Experiences:

• Bachelor’s degree in science, Statistics, Engineering, Business Administration or similar field of study
• 14 years of experience building and scaling data platforms.
• Expert in one or modern data replication and data integration tools (for example Informatica, Attunity, AWS DMS, etc.)
• Expert in one or more modern data lake and data warehouse tools (for example Teradata, Redshift, Snowflake, etc.)
• Expert in one or more modern advanced analytics tools (for example Spark, Data Bricks, Python, AWS Glue, etc.)
• Experience in one or more modern advanced business intelligence & visualization tools (for example Business Objects, Tableau, Looker, etc.)
• Experience in software delivery through continuous integration (for example git, bitbucket, Jenkins, etc.)
• Experience in one or more automation and scheduling tools (for example Redwood, Airflow, etc.)
• Experience with Atlassian Suite (JIRA, Confluence)
• Experience with Excel spreadsheets, modeling, and reporting.
• Knowledge of cloud-based environments (AWS is a plus)

Not Required but preferred experience:

• Public speaking and presentation skills.
• Experience with data science tools such as NumPy, Pandas, R, MATLAB etc.
• Experience with data processing engines like spark
• Experience with DBT.

**Relocation is not approved for this position. Our priority will be consideration of Atlanta based candidates)

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, 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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