Senior Software Engineer - Backend (Commerce Team), Hyderabad
Warner Bros. Discovery10 hours ago
Hyderābād, IndiaSenior / Staff+
Responsibilities
- Design and develop major functional changes and new backend software systems.
- Build and operate high-performance, stable, and scalable production services and APIs.
- Troubleshoot production issues using source code, logs, operational metrics, and stack traces, then identify root causes and improvements.
- Drive engineering best practices, coding standards, operational practices, and technical strategy.
- Make high-impact technical decisions and balance immediate business needs with long-term system design.
- Mentor junior engineers and improve team productivity through knowledge sharing and technical guidance.
Requirements
- 5–8 years of total software engineering experience.
- Proficiency in Java or other JVM languages.
- Deep experience with Docker, Kubernetes, and AWS.
- Strong understanding of distributed systems, microservice architectures, and asynchronous communication using technologies such as gRPC and Kafka.
- Ability to implement alerting, metrics, and logging with tools such as Prometheus, CloudWatch, Kibana, and PagerDuty.
- Practical knowledge of PostgreSQL, Redis, Elasticsearch, and Caffeine.
- Hands-on experience with asynchronous, non-blocking, functional, or reactive programming and frameworks such as Spring WebFlux, Vert.x, and Node.js.
- Track record of shipping multiple high-performance, stable, and scalable systems to production.
Benefits
- Equal opportunity employer.
- Fast-track growth opportunities.
- Role based in Hyderabad within a globally distributed team spanning the US, Sweden, Poland, and India.
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About Warner Bros. Discovery
Warner Bros. Discovery is a global media company that produces and distributes film, television, streaming, sports, news, and games for consumers and distribution partners. Its portfolio includes Warner Bros. Pictures, HBO and Max, CNN, Discovery Channel, HGTV, and DC, with revenue from subscriptions, advertising, licensing, and theatrical releases. Formed in 2022 through the merger of WarnerMedia and Discovery, it is headquartered in New York City and trades on Nasdaq as WBD.