Manager, Software Engineering- Sports Team, Bangalore

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Manager Software Engineering – Sports Tech Team , Bangalore

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.

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Meet Our Team:

WBD Sports encompasses a wide range of sports brands and channels, reaching over 130 million people monthly in more than 200 markets and 20+ languages.

Key brands include Bleacher Report, Eurosport and TNT Sports. WBD Sports offers a comprehensive coverage of major sports events, like the Olympics in Europe, tennis Grand Slams and road cycling Grand Tours (e.g. Tour de France) across various platforms including TV and streaming services like Max and Discovery+.

Additionally, it manages and promotes 55 global events annually. TNT Sports UK features exclusive live sports such as the Premier League and UEFA Champions League.

Roles & Responsibilities:

As a Software Engineering Manager, you will lead a team of software engineers, driving technical execution and delivery for Warner Bros. Discovery's family of Sports products/brands, including Eurosport, NCAA/MML, and Bleacher Report. You will work closely with product and project managers, cross-functional teams, and senior leadership to ensure the success of engineering initiatives.

Your role will involve hands-on technical contributions, team mentorship, and project management, ensuring that engineering best practices are followed and that team members are supported in their growth and performance.

• Lead, mentor, and manage a team of 3-6 software engineers, fostering a high-performance engineering culture.
• Own and drive key initiatives supporting the developer workflow from PR to release.
• Foster collaboration with cross-functional partners and other engineering teams to drive alignment on technical and product roadmaps.
• Provide technical guidance and ensure architectural and code quality standards.
• Contribute to the technical vision and architecture for our platform, ensuring scalability, reliability, and efficiency.
• Monitor, review, and coach developer performance; conduct regular performance appraisals and provide growth opportunities.
• Own the hiring, onboarding, and development of engineers, ensuring a diverse and high-performing team.
• Drive technical innovation and advocate for engineering best practices.
• Participate in Agile ceremonies and ensure team alignment with sprint goals.
• Facilitate knowledge sharing and cross-team collaboration within WBD Sports.
• Work hands-on when needed, contributing to development efforts.

What to Bring:

• 13-15 years of total experience in which 2+ years of experience in leading and managing a software development teams (providing coaching, mentoring, setting goals, and recruiting talent)

• 2+ years of experience managing software engineering teams, including hiring, mentoring, and performance management.

• 5+ years of experience in backend development with
• 3+ years of experience with GraphQL
• Experience with AWS (Lambda, S3, ECS, RDS) / Infrastructure as Code
• Experience with Redis and PostgreSQL
• Strong communication and leadership skills, with experience mentoring engineers.
• Ability to work cross-functionally and drive team alignment with business goals.
• Fluent in English

Bonus Skills

• Experience with Terraform
• Knowledge of Kafka, CI/CD, DynamoDB, , Elixir, Rust

Technical Environment

• Tech Stack: TypeScript, Node, GraphQL, PostgreSQL, AWS services
• Development Practices: TDD, pair programming, code reviews, continuous integration and delivery (CI/CD)
• Deployment: Automated using Terraform/Github Actions on AWS
• Technologies Used: API portals (API Gateway, CloudFront, WAF), serverless technologies (Lambda), storage and database systems (Aurora, S3), messaging systems (SNS, SQS), Kafka
• Agile Practices: Dailies, story detailing, planning, retrospectives

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 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.

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