At a Glance
- Tasks: Design and build Java backend services for streaming platforms.
- Company: Join Warner Bros. Discovery, a leader in entertainment and storytelling.
- Benefits: Enjoy competitive pay, health benefits, and a supportive work culture.
- Other info: Dynamic team environment with mentorship opportunities and career growth.
- Why this job: Make an impact on iconic content while growing your tech skills.
- Qualifications: 5+ years in backend development with Java and AWS experience.
The predicted salary is between 10000 - 182600 $ per year.
The Dalton team builds and operates backend services that power subscriptions, commerce, and partner integrations across our streaming platforms. These systems are mission-critical, high-volume, and event-driven, operating at scale across AWS. We are seeking a Senior Software Engineer with a strong backend focus to design, deliver, and support Java-based, cloud-native services. In this role, you will own complex features end-to-end, influence technical direction within the team, and help raise the bar for code quality, reliability, and operational excellence. This is a hands-on individual contributor role with significant ownership and mentorship expectations, but no formal people-management responsibilities.
Your Role Accountabilities
- Design, build, and maintain Java backend services using Spring Boot
- Own delivery of complex backend features, from design through production support
- Build and evolve event-driven and asynchronous systems using AWS messaging services
- Design and maintain RESTful APIs, service integrations, and internal platform capabilities
- Leverage Amazon SNS, SQS, and DynamoDB to build resilient, scalable distributed systems
- Deploy and support backend services across multiple AWS regions, ensuring availability, resiliency, and fault tolerance
- Participate in architectural discussions and influence technical decisions within the team
- Review code regularly, setting expectations for quality, maintainability, testing, and correctness
- Mentor Dev 2 and junior engineers through code reviews, design feedback, and pairing
- Participate in on-call rotations and lead investigation and resolution of production incidents
- Identify and reduce technical debt while improving system performance, reliability, and operability
- Document designs, decisions, and operational considerations to improve team clarity and velocity
Qualifications & Experience
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or equivalent practical experience
- 5+ years of professional experience developing backend applications in Java
- 5+ years of hands-on experience building and operating services using Spring Boot (or similar Java frameworks)
- Experience designing and operating service-oriented or microservice architectures in production
- Strong working knowledge of SQL databases, including data modeling, query optimization, indexing, and transactional behavior
- Proven ability to independently deliver complex backend features through design, implementation, and production support
- Strong understanding of distributed systems, asynchronous processing, and backend engineering best practices
- Experience working in agile, collaborative engineering teams
- Hands-on AWS experience, including: Amazon SNS, Amazon SQS, Amazon DynamoDB
- Experience deploying, operating, and supporting applications across multiple AWS regions preferred
- Experience operating Spring Boot services in AWS production environments preferred
- Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines and cloud-native deployment practices preferred
- Experience supporting production services through on-call rotations preferred
- Familiarity with monitoring, logging, and alerting for distributed backend systems preferred
Senior Software Developer employer: Warner Bros. Discovery
At Warner Bros. Discovery, we pride ourselves on being an exceptional employer that fosters a culture of creativity and innovation. Our employees enjoy a comprehensive benefits package, including health insurance, wellness programs, and generous vacation time, all while working in a collaborative environment that encourages personal and professional growth. Join us in our vibrant location where you can thrive as a Senior Software Developer, contributing to iconic content and cutting-edge technology.
