Engineer Manager, Content Presentation- HBO Max

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WarnerMedia’s new streaming entertainment offering, HBO Max is the culmination of some of the most innovative new technology and greatest creative talent in the industry. Anchored by the entire HBO service, arguably the greatest brand in television, HBO Max also features fan favorites from the WarnerMedia library including Warner Bros., New Line, DC, CNN, TNT, TBS, truTV, Turner Classic Movies, Cartoon Network, Adult Swim, Crunchyroll, Rooster Teeth, Looney Tunes, and more. HBO Max will also be home to key third-party library acquisitions, such as Friends, South Park and Doctor Who, and more than 50 exclusive Originals in its first year, from the likes of groundbreaking creative talent such as J.J. Abrams, Ridley Scott, Jordan Peele, Steven Soderbergh, Michael Mann, Mindy Kaling, Reese Witherspoon, Anna Kendrick, Greg Berlanti, Melissa McCarthy, Robert Zemeckis, Ellen DeGeneres, and other visionaries. HBO Max launches in May 2020.



The Job



As the Senior Staff Engineer Lead of the HBO Max Component Framework team, you will guide and motivate your team. You will take an active role in developing the careers of everyone on your team. You will define metrics for success, and clear the way for your team to achieve and exceed them. You will foster and encourage diverse viewpoints, and are able to harmonize discordant views.



The Component Framework team is responsible for the enabling other teams rapid development of UI components by supporting the backend data modeling, integration with back end data sources, and integration with our CMS. We own key systems that enable the business to optimize and configure the application for each individual customer experience, and create rapid development patterns for UI development teams to follow.



As an enabler of development teams across the organization, you will be expected to reach out to broad stakeholders, identify dependencies, and work to extend the framework. This will involve interfacing with UI teams as well as back end service teams, and enable the presentation of diverse systems into a common set of UI components. You will grow your team’s capabilities into a platform that can serve Warner Media’s direct to consumer products beyond HBO Max.



The Daily

  • Lead and grow the team that scales the build system to support engineering organization growth.
  • Coach the engineers on your team through technical challenges, and help them grow their career.
  • Set the bar for code and test quality. Your work serves as an example to others.

The Essentials

  • Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or Software Engineering, or equivalent experienc
  • Experience managing a team of software engineers
  • Experience working directly with cross-functional stakeholders (engineers, leads, QA, designers and TPMs) to understand what they need, and how you can provide it

The Nice to Haves

  • A passion for research and exploration across an ambiguous domain, prioritizing customer experience while encouraging innovation.
  • 7+ years of experience in software development, with 3+ years managing engineers. Wisdom is learned through experience, and it helps to have learned some lessons along the way.
  • Experience with AWS or other cloud infrastructure providers. We maintain the infrastructure we operate.
  • Understanding of the trade-offs between PaaS and IaaS, and when to choose either. We use both.
  • Deep understanding of common git branching strategies, and their trade-offs. You have opinions about the Right Way to write code, but are willing to explore others.

The Perks

  • HBO exclusive events
  • Paid time off to volunteer
  • Access to well-being tools, resources, and freebies
  • Access to in-house learning and development resources
  • Part of the WarnerMedia family of powerhouse brands



About Us



WarnerMedia is a leading media and entertainment company that creates and distributes premium and popular content from a diverse array of talented storytellers and journalists to global audiences through its consumer brands including: HBO, HBO Now, HBO Max, Warner Bros., TNT, TBS, truTV, CNN, DC Entertainment, New Line, Cartoon Network, Adult Swim, Turner Classic Movies and others.



America's most successful premium television company, Home Box Office delivers two 24-hour pay television services—HBO®and Cinemax®. HBO continues to take advantage of the latest technological innovations with advancements that include the availability of HBO programming online though HBO GOSM and MAX GOSM , as well as HBO On Demand®. and Cinemax On Demand®. in HD. Just as HBO is a company noted for its commitment to excellence in the products and services it delivers to consumers, it makes the extra effort to create a work environment in which fairness, equity, trust, and individual responsibility are valued. HBO is committed to retaining and recruiting skilled and motivated employees, placing a priority on qualified team players who contribute to the diversity of their workforce. HBO offers competitive benefits to include medical, dental, vision, a matched 401(k) plan, flexible spending, a commuter benefit program and tuition reimbursement.



Warner Media, LLC and its subsidiaries are equal opportunity employers. Qualified candidates will receive consideration for employment 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.

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