Senior Software Engineer, Advertising Technology – AWS Experience Required

Warner Bros. Discovery

. Design and deliver scalable, cloud-native solutions powering the advertising technology stack .

Posted 9/17/2026full-timeNew York City • New York • United StatesSenior💰 $131,600 - $244,400 per yearWebsite

Core Competencies

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates expertise in designing and delivering scalable, cloud-native solutions for advertising technology, with strong capabilities in API development, data processing, and mentoring junior engineers.

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Cloud-Native SolutionsJava, Scala, Or PythonETL PipelinesSpark And KafkaAdTech Experience

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Hard Skills

Software EngineeringAPI DevelopmentData ProcessingSQLNoSQL DatabasesETLReal-Time Data ProcessingCampaign ManagementIdentity SystemsForecasting

Soft Skills

MentoringCollaboration

Tools & Technologies

AWSGCPAzureSparkKafka

Industry Keywords

AdTechDistributed SystemsAdvertising WorkflowsYield OptimizationCompliance Best Practices

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

AWSAzureCloudDistributed SystemsETLGoogle Cloud PlatformJavaKafkaNoSQLPythonScalaSparkSQL

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Design and deliver scalable, cloud-native solutions powering the advertising technology stack
Build and maintain services for ad-serving, campaign management, and identity systems
Develop APIs and integrations with third-party AdTech partners and data providers
Design and implement ETL pipelines and real-time data processing for ad performance, forecasting, and yield optimization
Work with Spark and Kafka to handle large-scale datasets
Contribute to migration of legacy systems to modular, cloud-native architectures
Implement observability, security, and compliance best practices
Partner with product and operations teams to align technical solutions with business goals
Share best practices and mentor junior engineers when needed

Requirements

What you’ll need

Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field
5+ years in software engineering
Exposure to AdTech or large-scale distributed systems
Hands-on expertise with Java, Scala, or Python
Experience with cloud platforms (AWS/GCP/Azure)
Strong knowledge of SQL and NoSQL databases
Familiarity with big data tools (Spark, Kafka) and streaming architectures
Familiarity with advertising workflows including forecasting, yield optimization, identity, and campaign execution
Ability to partner with data scientists, product, and platform engineering
Experience mentoring junior engineers

Benefits

Comp & perks

Health insurance coverage
Employee wellness program
Life and disability insurance
Retirement savings plan
Paid holidays
Sick time
Vacation
Annual bonuses
Short- and long-term incentives
Program-specific awards