Warner Bros. Discovery
Location
Secunderabad | India
Job description
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. Director of Engineering, Commerce & Identity, Hyderabad, India About Warner Bros. Discovery Warner Bros. Discovery, a premier global media and entertainment company, offers audiences the world's most differentiated and complete portfolio of content, brands, and franchises across television, film, streaming, and gaming. The new company combines Warner Media's premium entertainment, sports, and news assets with Warner Bros Discovery's leading non-fiction and international entertainment and sports businesses. For more information, please visit Meet Our Team DTC's many software engineering teams build applications for the web, mobile, tablets, connected TVs, consoles, and other streaming devices. Every customer starts their wonderful journey into the world of WBD through DTC's Identity and Growth teams. We ensure customers can seamlessly authenticate and authorize across all WBD brands. The Commerce and Identity groups are part of the Core & Data organization within WBD's Global Tech division. Our services handle all aspects of managing our user identities and monetizing our streaming services. This includes everything from login, registration and account management to managing products, pricing, and promotions; selling subscriptions and pay-per-view events; integration with 3rd party providers for global and local payment methods; handling taxes, fraud, financial reporting, and much, much more. We provide the backend APIs that power all our clients, and our teams own design, build, maintain, and are responsible to both deploy and operate our services. The group is currently based in US, Sweden, and Poland and is now expanding in India. We are a fast-growing, global engineering group crucial to WBD's future. We need a development leader who is comfortable turning the needs of our engineering community into a thoughtful vision, leading, and mentoring senior managers, and acting as an agent of change across the organization. We are setting up an India Development Center to better support our global streaming services and assist international teams. We are looking for a Director of Software Engineering who will help build and grow the India Identity and Commerce teams and enable the global expansion of our services. Roles & Responsibilities The Director of Engineering is responsible for building a set of high-performing engineering teams comprising of engineers, engineering managers, and technical program managers, to enable rapid consolidation of platforms to a unified authentication and authorization experience. They will own part of the own identity and commerce roadmap. They will support and lead the engineering managers and their teams to identify and provide solutions to technological gaps. They will uphold rigorous standards of engineering and operational excellence, as practiced widely across WBD. They will attract, coach, and retain key talent and provide opportunities for professional and career growth.Job tags
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