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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…
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.
The Job
Every great story has a new beginning.
We’re excited to announce that Discovery and WarnerMedia have combined to become Warner Bros. Discovery. We’re a premier global media and entertainment company offering audiences the world’s most differentiated and complete portfolio of content, brands and franchises across television, film, sports, news, streaming and gaming. Our mission is simple. To be the world’s best storytellers with world-class products for consumers. From brilliant creatives to technology trailblazers and beyond, join us as we step into the next chapter.
Warner Bros. Discovery’s DTC technology and product organization sits at the intersection of tech, entertainment, and everyday utility. We are continuously leveraging new technology to build immersive and interactive viewing experiences. Our platform covers everything from search, catalog, and video transcoding, to personalization, global subscriptions, and more. We are committed to delivering quality user experiences, ranging from video streaming to applications across connected TV, mobile, web and consoles. As a pure tech organization, we are essential to Warner Bros. Discovery’s continued growth, building world-class products from the ground-up for our iconic brands like HBO Max, Discovery Channel, CNN, Food Network, HGTV, Eurosport, MotorTrend, and many more.
Our Ottawa office is looking for Software Development Manager to join our Platform team. This role will be responsible for helping prioritize the team’s work, through agile principles, and demonstrating strong people leadership.
In this role, you will be responsible for providing people and technical leadership to your team. You will use your technical experience to help the team solve difficult problems. You will provide leadership and direction around development processes, including advocating for Agile practices.
You coach your developers in career growth and align them with work that supports their goals, while at the same time providing long term value to the company.
At Warner Bros. Discovery, we care deeply about our team culture and values. As an Engineering Manager, one of your primary responsibilities will be to cultivate and advance that culture and lead your team to do the same. We value positivity and inclusion. We want everyone to enjoy coming to work every day, and we want every person’s voice to be heard. We organize ourselves cross-functionally, and empower teams to operate autonomously, but not in isolation. We recognize that business, product, and technical requirements change over time, and strive to work iteratively to meet those changes. We expect engineering teams to effectively manage technical debt and make good tradeoffs between moving fast now and being able to move fast in the future.
The Daily
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Hold 1-on-1s with your reports, deliver feedback, set goals, and coach them on how to advance their careers
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Lead and mentor a team of skilled developers in delivering features
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Build a diverse team while encouraging a collaborative and inclusive environment
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Implement effective engineering processes and policies
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Lead projects from discovery to delivery, driving initiatives that impact the team(s) of engineers, engineering managers, and product managers
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Drive product roadmap and initiatives and participate in technical design
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Meet with the rest of the engineering management team to align engineering-wide priorities.
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Interface with the senior leadership team and other functional areas to ensure that most efficient solution is designed to meet business needs; ensures timelines are met
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Implement and encourage good Agile Technical Practices
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Work with the team to de-risk technical dependencies in advance of execution
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Provide data which reflects the current state and progress of work
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Typical ratio for this role would be 6-12 reports
The Essentials
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7+ years of software development experience
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3+ years of people and/or technical leadership
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Experience recruiting, managing, fostering, and retaining talent on a technical team.
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High level of accountability, bias to action and a desire to empower individuals on the team to perform at their best
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Experience owning the end-to-end process for product release
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Hands-on experience agile software development frameworks such as Scrum, Kanban and XP
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Experience delivering a scope of technical deliverables within an agreed schedule
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Exceptional written and verbal communication skills.
The Nice to Haves
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You have professional development experience using languages such as C++, Java, Kotlin
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You have experience as a Scrum Master and/or Product Owner
Warner Bros. Discovery welcomes and encourages applications from people with disabilities. Accommodations are available upon request for candidates taking part in all aspects of the selection process.
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.
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, 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.
If you’re a qualified candidate with a disability and you need a reasonable accommodation in order to apply for this position, please contact us at recruitadmin@warnermedia.com.
