Staff Software Engineer- Fullstack NodeJS & Typescript (GLP Team), Bangalore

We are hiring aStaff Software Engineerto join the Global Localization Platform team inBangalore India.

• You will play a critical role in shaping the architecturedesignand implementation of our localization platform services.

• You bring deepexpertisein building scalable distributed systems and are comfortableleadingthe development of major functional changes whether extending complex systems or creating entirely new ones. Your decisions balance long-term platform health with near-term business goals.

• You have developed deep subject matterexpertisein one or more production systems and havedemonstrateda consistent pattern of shipping high-impact reliable features.

• You take on ambiguous and complex challenges and create elegant robust solutions using sound engineering practices. Your architectural contributions set the standard for performanceavailabilityand maintainability across multiple services.

• You are a collaborative force multiplier actively raising the bar for your team and others through mentorship feedback and leadership in design and code reviews.

• Your clear concise communication enables productive alignment across engineeringproduct andoperations teams. You bring others along with you not just by sharing knowledge but by setting an example through your documentation technicaldesignsand ownership mindset.

• You help define priorities drive strategicinitiativesand contribute to creating a high-performinginclusiveand supportive engineering culture.

• As a mentor you provide guidance and support for engineers at all levels including Senior Engineers and partner with engineering leadership to shape the technical growth of the team.

• • Design and build complex high-performance backend and frontend systems that power global localization and translation workflows across multiple WBD streaming products including HBO Max Discovery CNN and more.

  • Provide technical leadership and architectural direction for key services and components in the Global Localization platform defining patterns for microservices API designeventingand deployment strategies.

  • Act as a subject matter expert on cloud-native systems distributedarchitecturesand localization infrastructure; guide the team on when to buildnew solutionsvs. extend existing ones.

  • Lead technical initiatives that span across teams and systems; collaborate with engineering managers productmanagersand architects to align platform strategy with business goals.

  • Build andmaintainrobust CI/CD pipelines and automation workflows to ensure fast reliable delivery across environments.

  • Implement and evolve comprehensive monitoring alerting and observability strategies using Prometheus CloudWatch Kibana and similar tools.

  • Write and review cleanmaintainableand efficient code across backend (Java ) and frontend (React TypeScript) systems; drive engineering excellence through code qualityperformanceand scalability.

  • Serve as a mentor and technical coach for senior and mid-level engineers promoting a culture of knowledge sharingcollaborationand continuous improvement.

  • Troubleshoot complex production issues by analyzing logs metrics stacktracesand system behavior; lead root cause investigations and systemic improvements.

  • Contribute to long-term platform evolution through modernization efforts including modularization internationalizationtoolingand decoupling of legacy systems.

  • Promote engineering best practices around testing (unit integration E2E) documentation architectural decisionrecordsand peer reviews.

  What to Bring:

  • 9- 13 yearsof hands-on experience in software development including leading architecture and design for distributed systems in production environments.

  • Deepproficiencyinbackend technologies(PythonJava) andfrontend frameworks(React TypeScript); ability tooperateacross the full stack when needed.

  • Strong experience withAWSservices includingServerlessLambda DynamoDB S3 Step Functions CloudWatch API Gateway andEventBridge.

  • Expertisein building and deploying microservices usingDockerKubernetesandCI/CD pipelines; infrastructure-as-code experience with Terraform or CloudFormation is a strong plus.

  • Practical experience withdatastoressuch as RDS/PostgreSQL DynamoDB Redis and Elasticsearchand vectorization forfulltextsearch.

  • Proven success operating production systems with a you build it you run it mindset; strong skills in loggingalertingand monitoring strategies.

  • Experience working in or buildingevent-driven architecturesand familiarity with messaging systems (Kafka/MKS) and low-latency communication protocols (gRPC).

  • Deep understanding ofAPI lifecycle managementversioningand service governance acrosslarge distributedenvironments.

  • Prior experience working withlocalization workflowsICU standardTMSintegrationand content internationalizationisa strong advantage.

  • Demonstrated ability to mentor engineers at various levels influence architecturaldirectionand contribute to cross-team initiatives.

  • Strong written and verbal communication skills; able to document and present technical solutions clearly to technical and non-technical stakeholders.

  • Passion for qualityscalabilityand operational excellence.Track recordof improving systems through proactive refactoringautomationand simplification.

  What We Offer:

  • A Great Place to work
  • Equal opportunity employer
  • Fast track growth opportunities.