Principal Software Architect
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Job Description
Welcome to Warner Bros. Discovery the stuff dreams are made of.
Who We Are
When we say the stuff dreams are made of were not just referring to the world of wizards dragons and superheroes or even to the wonders of Planet Earth. Behind WBDs 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 whats 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.
Who we are
Filmbankmedia is a leader in non-theatrical film distribution representing many major Hollywood Bollywood and independent film studios (including Warner Bros. Discovery Sony Pictures Disney 20th Century Studios Universal Paramount Lionsgate and many more) in over 80 international territories.
Filmbankmedia provides licensing for film screenings that take place outside of the cinema and home in environments such as outdoor screenings community cinemas film clubs hotels hospitals coaches trains schools pubs bars care homes and more.
Filmbankmedia operates in the UK and internationally. It is based in London but has new business representatives based in the LATAM and SEA regions.
Your New Role...
The Principal Software Architect is responsible for developing and actively contributing to the technical vision and architectural strategy for our multi-language multi-territory website the booking and licensing system and integrations with third-party systems such as ERP CRM online payment platforms Lab and other business-critical services.
This role plays a critical part in ensuring that our technology solutions are scalable secure and aligned with our business goals.
The architect will guide cross-functional teams in designing modern efficient and maintainable platforms supporting both product innovation and operational excellence while also continuously improving and optimizing existing systems and architectures.
Your Role Accountabilities
- Refine and evolve the overall architecture of key software systems ensuring scalability performance and security.
- Lead architectural design sessions code reviews and technical decision-making across development teams.
- Work hands-on with existing platforms to refactor optimize and modernize legacy systems and integrations.
- Collaborate with stakeholders across product engineering data and infrastructure to translate business requirements into technical solutions.
- Evaluate and introduce new technologies frameworks and design patterns where appropriate.
- Act as a technical mentor and advisor to developers and engineering leads; foster best practices and continuous improvement.
- Oversee system integrations APIs and data models to ensure interoperability across platforms and services and data migration.
- Support Agile ceremonies development planning and team velocity tracking in collaboration with product and project managers.
- Ensure systems comply with data protection security (including cybersecurity standards) and performance requirements.
- Contribute to the definition of disaster recovery scalability and system reliability plans.
- Engage with vendors and external partners when needed to assess and support third-party systems or services.
Qualifications & Experience...
- Proven experience in software architecture with hands-on experience building and maintaining large-scale systems.
- Expertise in system design microservices API architecture and cloud-native applications (e.g. AWS Azure).
- Strong background in maintaining and evolving existing software platforms and legacy systems.
- Proficiency in multiple programming languages and frameworks.
- Experience in CI/CD IaC DevOps and Agile development environments.
- Strong understanding of software lifecycle secure coding practices and application monitoring/performance tuning.
- Experience with data modelling metadata systems or rights/licensing systems is a plus especially in media or content businesses.
- Excellent communication skills with both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
- A strategic mindset with attention to detail and a hands-on problem-solving approach.
- Degree in Computer Science Engineering or a related field.
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.
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 youre 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.
Required Experience:
Staff IC
Employment Type
Full-Time
