Director, Software Engineering - Android/IOS - Sports Tech Team, Bangalore
Director, Software Engineering - Android/IOS - Sports Tech Team, Bangalore
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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.
Director Software Engineering Sports Tech Team Bangalore
About Warner Bros. Discovery:
Warner Bros. Discovery a premier global media and entertainment company offers audiences the worlds most differentiated and complete portfolio of content brands and franchises across television film streaming and gaming. The new company combines Warner Medias premium entertainment sports and news assets with Discoverys leading non-fiction and international entertainment and sports businesses.
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Meet Our Team:
WBD Sports encompasses a wide range of sports brands and channels reaching over 130 million people monthly in more than 200 markets and 20 languages.
Key brands include Bleacher Report Eurosport and TNT Sports. WBD Sports offers a comprehensive coverage of major sports events like the Olympics in Europe tennis Grand Slams and road cycling Grand Tours (e.g. Tour de France) across various platforms including TV and streaming services like Max and Discovery.
Additionally it manages and promotes 55 global events annually. TNT Sports UK features exclusive live sports such as the Premier League and UEFA Champions League.
Roles & Responsibilities:
Lead mentor and manage a team of 15-20 software engineers fostering a high-performance engineering culture.
Own and drive key initiatives supporting the developer workflow from PR to release.
Foster collaboration with cross-functional partners and other engineering teams to drive alignment on technical and product roadmaps.
Provide technical guidance and ensure architectural and code quality standards.
Contribute to the technical vision and architecture for our platform ensuring scalability reliability and efficiency.
Monitor review and coach developer and manager performance; conduct regular performance appraisals and provide growth opportunities.
Own the hiring onboarding and development of engineers ensuring a diverse and high-performing team.
Drive technical innovation and advocate for engineering best practices.
Facilitate knowledge sharing and cross-team collaboration within WBD Sports.
Act as a culture carrier fostering a high-performing inclusive and collaborative environment aligned with WBDs guiding principles and Global Sports Technology ambitions.
Provide mentorship and leadership across the broader team supporting talent development succession planning and organizational health.
What to Bring:
14 years of professional experience in software development of which 5 years involves direct management of a team of 15 or more full time employees.
5 years of experience in frontend development e.g. Swift Kotlin.
Proven experience operating at a senior level in a continuous delivery organisation that uses Agile methodologies (ceremonies) and tools (Jira). Comfortable working on early iterations of solutions without clearly-defined parameters and the ability to lead a team which has autonomy in their day-to-day decisions.
Demonstrated advanced understanding of troubleshooting root-cause analysis application design solution development human factors/usability design and implementation of projects for major business units or the enterprise.
Extensive experience building delivering profiling and optimising client apps.
Operational excellence experience monitoring and incident management.
Ability to translate business requirements to technical architecture and designs.
A general understanding of DevOps CI/CD tools (Github Actions) and implementation best practices.
Strong strategic thinking problem-solving and data-driven decision-making skills with a keen attention to detail.
Demonstrated ability as an execution-driven self-starter who takes initiative follows through and ensures things get done efficiently.
Comfortable communicating with stakeholders from internal technical and nontechnical members product managers C-level management.
Experience mentoring engineers.
Ability to work cross-functionally and drive team alignment with business goals.
Masters degree in Computer Science or related field preferred.
Passion for sports technology and the evolving landscape of digital fan engagement is preferred.
What We Offer:
A Great Place to work
Equal opportunity employer
Fast track growth opportunities
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:
Director
Employment Type
Full-Time
