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Senior Software Engineer (Java)

AT Warner Bros. Discovery
Warner Bros. Discovery

Senior Software Engineer (Java)

6 days agoStockholm, Sweden

Viewed on April 3, 2025

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.

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Warner Bros. has been entertaining audiences for more than 90 years through the world's most-loved characters and franchises. Warner Bros. employs people all over the world in a wide variety of disciplines. We're always on the lookout for energetic, creative people to join our team.

Your New Role...

The Direct-to-Consumer Group is a technology company within Warner Bros. Discovery. We are building a global streaming video platform (OTT), and a suite of applications to support all our network's brands globally. We are building modern container-based micro- services operated on AWS. We build user experiences ranging from classic lean-back viewing to interactive learning applications. We build for connected TVs, web, mobile phones, tablets, and consoles for a large footprint of WBD-owned networks and products worldwide. We are looking for a Senior Engineer to join our engineering team in Sweden.

Your Role Accountabilities...

  • You can work autonomously to design and develop functional changes to
  • existing software systems. You require little or no guidance from team members. You still actively seek input where appropriate and engage your team to inform and share what you are doing.
  • You can collaborate with other engineers and assist with features another engineer designed or take the lead on feature design yourself. Your software contributions are demonstrated to work in production, and your team trusts your decisions, designs, and code.
  • You show good judgement in making trade-offs between immediate and long-term business needs.
  • You can describe and defend your design and code decisions to other engineers, embrace constructive feedback, and adapt your approach to align with team and company standards and objectives.
  • You consistently demonstrated good software ownership practices (e.g. code reviews, code comments, etc.) in all of your contributions. Your code reviews are uneventful, you prepare documentation proactively, and you ensure proper monitoring for operational
  • excellence in production.
  • You offer enhancements to best practices, document, design, and architecture
  • improvements, and as feedback through code reviews to other engineers without continuous prompting or recurring encouragement. Other engineers appreciate your feedback.
  • You can troubleshoot a production issue by reviewing source code, logs, operational metrics, stack trace, etc. to pinpoint a specific problem and then resolve it.

Qualifications and Experience...

  • 5-7 years of experience within Software Development and proficient in Java 17 or other JVM languages.
  • Deep understanding of Docker, Kubernetes, Minikube and AWS.
  • Good understanding of CI/CD tools like Jenkins and Github Action.
  • Good working understanding of asynchronous messaging frameworks like Kafka.
  • Great understanding of distributed systems challenges, micro-service-based
  • architectures and asynchronized communication
  • Experience and good understanding of implementing alerting, metrics, and logging using tools like Prometheus, CloudWatch, Datadog, Splunk, Kibana, PagerDuty.
  • Practical knowledge of contract first development model and ability to design
  • API contracts before starting development.
  • Practical knowledge of persistence and caching solutions such as Mysql, PostgreSQL, Redis, ElasticSearch, Caffeine.
  • Good understanding of database modelling and fine-tuning database queries for optimal performance.
  • Good understanding of asynchronous, non-blocking, functional/reactive style of programming. Hands-on experience with frameworks such as Spring WebFlux, Vert.x

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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, regardless of sex, gender identity, ethnicity, age, sexual orientation, religion or belief, marital status, pregnancy, parenthood, disability or any other category protected by law.

If you're a qualified candidate with a disability and you require adjustments or accommodations during the job application and/or recruitment process, please visit our accessibility page for instructions to submit your request.

Client-provided location(s): Stockholm, Sweden
Job ID: Discovery-WAMEGLOBALR000091560EXTERNALENGLOBAL
Employment Type: Other

Perks and Benefits

  • Health and Wellness

    • Health Insurance
    • Dental Insurance
    • Vision Insurance
    • Life Insurance
    • Short-Term Disability
    • Long-Term Disability
    • FSA With Employer Contribution
    • HSA
    • HSA With Employer Contribution
    • Fitness Subsidies
    • On-Site Gym
    • FSA
    • Mental Health Benefits
    • Virtual Fitness Classes
  • Parental Benefits

    • Birth Parent or Maternity Leave
    • Non-Birth Parent or Paternity Leave
    • Adoption Leave
    • Fertility Benefits
    • Adoption Assistance Program
    • Family Support Resources
    • On-site/Nearby Childcare
  • Work Flexibility

    • Flexible Work Hours
    • Hybrid Work Opportunities
  • Office Life and Perks

    • Commuter Benefits Program
    • Casual Dress
    • Happy Hours
    • Company Outings
    • Snacks
    • On-Site Cafeteria
    • Holiday Events
  • Vacation and Time Off

    • Paid Vacation
    • Paid Holidays
    • Personal/Sick Days
    • Leave of Absence
    • Unlimited Paid Time Off
    • Sabbatical
    • Volunteer Time Off
    • Summer Fridays
  • Financial and Retirement

    • 401(K) With Company Matching
    • Company Equity
    • Stock Purchase Program
    • Performance Bonus
    • Relocation Assistance
    • Financial Counseling
    • 401(K)
    • Profit Sharing
  • Professional Development

    • Tuition Reimbursement
    • Promote From Within
    • Mentor Program
    • Shadowing Opportunities
    • Lunch and Learns
    • Internship Program
    • Work Visa Sponsorship
    • Leadership Training Program
    • Associate or Rotational Training Program
    • Learning and Development Stipend
    • Access to Online Courses
    • Professional Coaching
  • Diversity and Inclusion

    • Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Program
    • Employee Resource Groups (ERG)