Software Developer II (AIML Products)
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01-11-2025
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Job Summary
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.
We are the now and the next. The power behind the people building the future. We are born from the spirit of innovation. We are created from the idea that people around the world want more need more deserve more. We are the home of the global digital revolution. We are CNN.
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With deep domain expertise advanced technical capabilities and a proven track record of successful collaborations the AI Enablement C Machine Learning team at CNN is accelerating our digital transformation through strategic applications of machine learning and AI technologies. Our current products include popular related and personalized content recommendations contextual ad targeting and site search-serving millions of CNN users via CNN web and mobile apps. Within the next quarter we will be launching summarization and classification features with chat to follow early next year.
We have a variety of specializations and collaborate closely enhancing our platform and adding to the suite of machine learning features running on it.
- Machine learning engineers (MLEs) build models and features
- Data engineers fulfill the availability and latency requirements provided by MLEs
- Some software engineers partner with MLEs to operationalize and expose models and features
- Other software engineers focus on our ML platform and tooling including A/B testing
Here are some of the key challenges the team will tackle in next couple of quarters:
- Content Summaries: Support testing and adoption of various types of content summaries from multiple domains which can be leveraged in consumer experiences along with embedding generation and classification.
- Two-Tower Experimentation: Explore options for incorporating additional user context in our personalized recommendations model such as geolocation time of day and time of year
- All Access Search: Partner with teams across CNN to design and build a roadmap for CNN streaming content search.
- Bandit Foundation: Enhance data access and begin experimenting with bandits for online ranking of recommendations
- Optimize Site Performance: Dynamically deliver personalized content alongside cached assets improving load times and enhancing user experience with features like page-level deduplication
About the Job
As a Software Engineer II you will have many opportunities to collaborate with other engineers across the team.
Here are some specific expectations of this role.
- Promote an inclusive and supportive engineering culture on the team
- Solve business problems with simple and straightforward solutions
- Strive for operational excellence--building highly available low latency and efficient software with support from other engineers
- Build subject matter expertise related to multiple production systems
- Communicate effectivelythrough progress updates timely requests for support demos and technical documentation
- Author test review and optimize production-quality code following best practices for IaC version control and continuous delivery with support from other engineers
- Be passionate about software engineering with a strong sense of responsibility for the code you and your team write delivering high-quality results that improve with each iteration
- Embrace failure as a learning opportunityuse research and experimentation to choose the best solutions that meet business goals moving autonomously from proof-of-concept to production release
The Essentials
- Related professional or industry experience
- Bachelors degree in computer science or a related technical field
- Proficiency in Python and one or more of: Golang Java C or similar object- oriented languages
The Nice to Haves
- Expertise in backend engineering with distributed systems and data-intensive applications at web scale
- Prior experience working on a machine learning team
Additional Information
On June 9 2025 Warner Bros. Discovery announced plans to separate into two publicly traded companies Warner Bros. and Discovery Global with an expected completion in mid-2026. For more details including leadership appointments and information on individual brands please visit our newsroom here.
Although you will be hired by Warner Bros. Discovery upon the planned separation in 2026 your employment likely will transition to Discovery Global. During this period of transformation youll have an exciting opportunity to lay the foundation at one of the worlds premier entertainment brands.
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 without regard to race color religion national origin gender sexual orientation gender identity or expression age mental or physical disability and genetic information marital status citizenship status military status protected veteran status 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.
Key Skills
- Account Payable
- C++
- Community Support
- Garment
- Import & Export
- Java
About Company
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 WarnerMedia's premium entertainme ... View more
