Associate Software Engineer

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The Associate Software Engineer will play a key role in building and maintaining applications and integrations that support Post Production marketing, localization, and social media operations.

• Collaborate with senior developers and product owners to develop applications and system integrations.
• Troubleshoot and resolve product defects.
• Perform ongoing product maintenance and enhancements.
• Create and maintain Application Overviews and Knowledge Articles to support product documentation.

• Hands‑on:
  Develop software modules & algorithms at various levels of complexity, including but not limited to service interfaces, process flows, service messages, SOA components, business logic, UI/UX, or data access logic.
• Change & Knowledge Management:
  Document product changes, problem resolution and author/update process and workflow documentation in company CRM; develop and publish end‑user training material.
• Testing & Analysis:
  Conduct experiments with new products/features/versions in development environments to ensure targeted outcomes do not impede production, performance or conflict with WBD security standards.
• Collaboration and Communication:
  Collaborate closely with peers and clients to address issues during the Software Development Cycle, communicate expected outcomes, and set expectations for both scheduled and unscheduled work.
• Vendor Case Management:
  Interface with third‑party software & systems vendors; log & manage cases, features and product enhancements.
• Software Development Lifecycle:
  Adhere to the design, development, training, maintenance, onboarding and retirement of applications.

• Programming proficiency: experience with at least one modern programming language such as JavaScript (Node.js) or Python.
• Software Development Lifecycle (SDLC): knowledge of development processes including agile methodologies, version control systems (Git) and CI/CD pipelines.
• API Integration: ability to consume RESTful APIs, handle JSON data and understand core HTTP methods.
• Debugging & Troubleshooting: skilled in reading stack traces, using debugging tools and resolving technical issues efficiently.
• Database fundamentals: experience with basic CRUD operations in SQL and/or No
  
  SQL databases; familiarity with messaging systems like Rabbit
  
  MQ is a plus.

• Containerization knowledge: fundamental understanding of Docker and containerized environments, particularly in contexts such as render farms or media processing pipelines.

• College degree, trade certification or equivalent software engineering work experience.
• Knowledgeable with core business, process analysis, quantitative analysis, communication, and information technology concepts.
• Knowledgeable with data structures, algorithms, cloud platform(s) and database design.
• Knowledgeable in the Software Development Lifecycle.
• Competent at recognizing trends and patterns, performing qualitative and quantitative analysis, and interpreting results; reading and translating data to solve problems.
• Strong client service orientation and ability to prioritize work, anticipate needs, and maintain composure in a fast moving & demanding environment.
• Communicate effectively and tactfully with all levels of personnel within and external to the organization, and quickly assimilate new business & technology concepts.
• Able to work all shifts associated with 24x7x365 production environments, including on‑call shifts.

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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