Senior Software Engineer (Ad Tech Team - AWS experience required)

Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc.$131K — $244K *
Enterprise Technology
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field
  • 5+ years in software engineering, ideally within AdTech or large-scale distributed systems
  • Proficient in Java, Scala, or Python; experience with cloud platforms (AWS/GCP/Azure)
  • Strong knowledge of SQL and NoSQL databases; familiarity with big data tools (Spark, Kafka)
  • Experience with advertising workflows including forecasting and yield optimization

Responsibilities

  • Design and deliver scalable, cloud-native solutions for the advertising technology stack
  • Build and maintain services for ad-serving, campaign management, and identity systems
  • Develop APIs and integrate with third-party AdTech partners and data providers
  • Design and implement ETL pipelines and real-time data processing for ad performance
  • Contribute to the migration of legacy systems to modular, cloud-native architectures
  • Implement observability, security, and compliance best practices
  • Collaborate with product and operations teams to align technical solutions with business goals

Benefits

  • Opportunities for career growth and development
  • Collaborative work environment focused on mentorship
  • Access to cutting-edge technology and projects
  • Strong emphasis on work-life balance and wellbeing
  • Inclusive workplace culture guided by core values
Full Job Description

Your New Role:

The Senior Software Engineer is accountable for designing and delivering scalable, cloud-native solutions that power our advertising technology stack.

Your Role Accountabilities:

Software Development & Integration
Build and maintain services for ad-serving, campaign management, and identity systems.
Develop APIs and integrations with third-party AdTech partners and data providers.

Data Engineering
Design and implement ETL pipelines and real-time data processing for ad performance, forecasting, and yield optimization.
Work with big data frameworks (Spark, Kafka) to handle large-scale datasets

Platform Modernization
Contribute to migration of legacy systems to modular, cloud-native architectures.
Implement observability, security, and compliance best practices.

Collaboration & Technical Guidance
Partner with product and operations teams to align technical solutions with business goals.
Share best practices and mentor junior engineers when needed.

Qualifications & Experience:

·Education: Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field.

·Engineering Expertise: 5+ years in software engineering, with exposure to AdTech or large-scale distributed systems.

·Hands-On technical experience: Hands-on expertise with Java, Scala, or Python. Experience with cloud platforms (AWS/GCP/Azure). Strong knowledge of SQL and NoSQL databases. Familiarity with big data tools (Spark, Kafka) and streaming architectures.

·AdTech Domain Knowledge: Familiarity with advertising workflows including forecasting, yield optimization, identity, and campaign execution.

·Collaboration & Mentorship: Demonstrated ability to partner with data scientists, product, and platform engineering, while mentoring junior engineers.

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 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.

About Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc.

Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment is an American video game publisher based in Burbank, California, and part of the newly-formed Global Streaming and Interactive Entertainment unit of Warner Bros. Discovery. WBIE was founded on January 14, 2004 under Warner Bros. and transferred to the Home Entertainment division when that company was formed in October 2005. WBIE manages the wholly owned game development studios TT Games, Rocksteady Studios, NetherRealm Studios, Monolith Productions, WB Games Boston, Avalanche Software, and WB Games Montréal, among others.
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