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Position Summary

Discovery, Inc is the leader in global real-life entertainment with powerful brands such as Discovery Channel, Food.com, TLC, Food Network, HGTV, and Travel Channel. Our Digital Studios team develops experiences on the web, mobile, and voice that reaches millions of users each day - inspiring them with ideas and tools to create their own unique world.

We are looking for talented Director of Engineering to lead the development and deployment of a search platform to power Food Network, HGTV, Magnolia, and many other Discovery brands. Discovery’s content powers a number of digital customer experiences such as Food Network Kitchen and our Alexa voice skills.

Successful candidates will have an established background developing search services (e.g. SOLR, Elastic Search, Lucene, Algolia), search algorithms, natural language processing, and metadata extraction. Experience developing REST services at scale is a must. Successful candidates will have strong technical ability, great communication skills, great analytical reasoning skills, and, of course, a passion for Discovery’s brands.

Responsibilities

1. Will collaborate closely with various product development teams to ingest content and implement customer search experiences.

2. Will help make content discoverable for our customer and will be a key enabler in creating rich customer experiences.

Requirements

* 3+ years experience with search platforms: SOLR, Elastic Search, Lucene, Algolia
* 5+ years experience developing REST APIs using a modern framework such as Express, Spring Boot, Ruby on Rails, etc
* 5+ years experience using Node, Java, Python, or other similar language
* 2+ years experience using AWS managed services such as Lambda, DynamoDB, SQS, Kinesis, API Gateway, etc
* 5+ years leading and managing a software engineering team (providing coaching, mentoring, setting goals, and recruiting talent)
* Experience implementing modern DevOps/SRE practices such as continuous deployment, performance monitoring, incident management, and chaos engineering
* Experience scaling a search platform to support over 1000 TPS
* Hands-on expertise in many disparate technologies, typically ranging from front-end user interfaces through to back-end systems and all points in between
* Degree in Computer Science or related field
* Ability to communicate and influence at all levels, from the new college hire engineer to an executive audience
* Computer Science fundamentals in object-oriented design
* Computer Science fundamentals in data structures and big data systems
* Computer Science fundamentals in algorithm design, problem solving, and complexity analysis
* Must have the legal right to work in the United States

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Ameya Karvir

Vice President of Data Science and Analytics

ON THE CUTTING EDGE

Keeping at the forefront of content consumption

Karvir and co. use data-rich insights to deliver experiences that will resonate, such as fine-tuning streaming personalization or suggesting relevant content for web visitors. “With the whole aspect of personalization, we are catering to every single individual on their device,” he said. To continue leading in their field, he prioritizes adaptability among teammates as a key attribute in navigating an oft-evolving industry.

My team operates as a mini R&D center and brings forth what we find useful. It’s all about speed, research, exploration and how we make it actionable.

Ameya Karvir

Vice President of Data Science and Analytics

Melanie Lantin

Vice President of Product Design and User Research – Consumer Digital Products

PILLARS OF SUPPORT

Leaders don’t just manage, but empower

At her first design review for home brand Magnolia, Lantin noticed something she described a rarity: The audience was overwhelmingly female. “It was really refreshing that Magnolia, with Joanna Gaines at the helm, already prioritized female leadership and vision,” she said. For Lantin, this powerful realization underscored the broader culture of support and empowerment, which she expands on by mentoring colleagues.

I make sure I’m available to all my team members and know that I can offer a specific type of help or mentorship to the women on my team by giving them all of the tools that can help them navigate their careers.

Melanie Lantin

Vice President of Product Design for Magnolia Direct-to-Consumer

Martin Ma

Group Vice President, Engineering

PEOPLE-DRIVEN TECH

Staying focused on the human element

Steering engineering for brands such as Food Network Kitchen as well as Discovery websites, Ma helps the organization scale in a fast-moving space. But, for Ma — who embraces a “lean startup” mindset — the challenges transcend tech. “It’s all about people. We build a team of subject matter experts who know areas of a product inside-out, while everyone on the team understands the bigger picture,” he said.

Engineering problems are always people problems, and there’s nothing a great team of empowered engineers can’t solve.

Martin Ma

Vice President of Technology

What are Warner Bros. Discovery Perks + Benefits

Warner Bros. Discovery Benefits Overview

Warner Bros Discovery offers a comprehensive set of benefits and perks to support employees in their personal and professional lives. Some program highlights include:

• Local medical, dental, and vision programs in many countries around the world.
• On-site wellness and fitness centers across several of our office locations.
• Family support programs. In the U.S., additional services include on-site childcare in certain offices, backup childcare services, family caregiver leave, adoption, surrogacy, and cryopreservation assistance, and more.
• Tools and resources to support the mental wellbeing of our employees and their dependents, including mental health counselors and 24/7 access to free, confidential support through our Employee Assistance Program administrators.
• Products and services to support financial wellbeing including financial planning tools, and a 401(k) savings plan in the U.S.
• Flexible work arrangements around the globe, allowing employees to better balance work and personal commitments.
• Global learning, leadership & organization programs to inspire, equip, and empower our people to thrive. These programs and resources are accessible to everyone at whatever stage they are in their career.

Culture

Volunteer in local community

Partners with nonprofits

Open door policy

OKR operational model

Team based strategic planning

Open office floor plan

Employee resource groups

Employee-led culture committees

Hybrid work model

In-person all-hands meetings

Summer hours