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Director, Software Engineering - NodeJS / GraphQL - Sports Tech Team, Bangalore

Director, Software Engineering - NodeJS / GraphQL - Sports Tech Team, Bangalore

Warner Bros Discoverybangalore, India
22 hours ago
Job description

Who We Are…

When we say, “the stuff dreams are made of,” we’re not just referring to the world of wizards, dragons and superheroes, or even to the wonders of Planet Earth. Behind WBD’s vast portfolio of iconic content and beloved brands, are the bringing our characters to life, the bringing them to your living rooms and the creating what’s 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 world's most differentiated and complete portfolio of content, brands and franchises across television, film, streaming and gaming. The new company combines Warner Media’s premium entertainment, sports and news assets with Discovery's leading non-fiction and international entertainment and sports businesses.

For more information, please visit

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 engineering managers and their teams, fostering a high-performance, inclusive, and collaborative engineering culture.

Set the vision for Sports Tech APIs and Microservices, defining the team’s contribution at a platform / vertical level.

Own and drive key initiatives supporting the developer workflow and delivery of significant software and process changes.

Provide technical guidance and ensure architectural and code quality standards across multiple teams.

Contribute to and drive the technical vision and architecture for the platform, ensuring scalability, reliability, and efficiency.

Monitor, review, and coach manager and developer performance; conduct regular performance appraisals and provide growth opportunities.

Own the hiring, onboarding, and development of managers and engineers, ensuring a diverse and high-performing team.

Foster collaboration with cross-functional partners and other engineering teams to drive alignment on technical and product roadmaps.

Champion an inclusive and supportive engineering culture, promoting diversity and continuous learning.

Influence strategic planning and decision-making across multiple teams and broader functional areas.

What to Bring :

15+ years of professional experience in software development, with at least 5 years in direct management of managers and large engineering teams (typically 25+ FTEs), preferably in a platform or API environment.

Demonstrated success overseeing delivery of significant software and process changes through teams of managers and ICs.

Strong technical background in backend development (Node.js, GraphQL, AWS, PostgreSQL, Redis, etc.) and modern development practices (TDD, CI / CD, Infrastructure as Code).

Experience driving architectural and code quality standards, technical vision, and platform scalability.

Excellent communication and leadership skills, with the ability to influence and align cross-functional teams and stakeholders.

Track record of mentoring managers and technical leaders, fostering growth and high performance.

Ability to work independently on complex issues, define and implement solutions, and drive continuous improvement.

Commitment to building an inclusive, diverse, and supportive engineering culture.

Proven experience operating at a senior level in a continuous delivery organization using Agile methodologies and tools (e.g., Jira).

Advanced understanding of troubleshooting, root-cause analysis, application design, solution development, and implementation for major business units or enterprise platforms.

Ability to translate business requirements into technical architecture and designs.

Strong strategic thinking, problem-solving, and data-driven decision-making skills with keen attention to detail.

Preferred Qualifications

Experience with large-scale distributed systems, federated APIs, and cloud-native architectures.

Familiarity with technologies such as Terraform, Kafka, DynamoDB, React.js, Elixir, Rust

Prior experience in sports technology or media platforms is a plus.

Technical Environment

Tech Stack : TypeScript, Node, GraphQL, PostgreSQL, AWS services

Development Practices : TDD, pair programming, code reviews, continuous integration and delivery (CI / CD)

Deployment : Automated using Terraform / Github Actions on AWS

Technologies Used : API portals (API Gateway, CloudFront, WAF), serverless technologies (Lambda), storage and database systems (Aurora, S3), messaging systems (SNS, SQS), Kafka

Agile Practices : Dailies, story detailing, planning, retrospectives

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.

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