Senior Analytics Developer

CNN; Ottawa; On-site; CAD 114,815 - 172,915; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Retirement savings plan

Paid holidays

Employee wellness program

Job summary

CNN is looking for a Sr. Analytics Developer based in Ottawa, Canada. You will leverage analytic expertise to power audience analytics and personalization across CNN platforms.

This role involves driving architectural decisions, mentoring junior engineers, and delivering scalable data solutions. The ideal candidate should have at least 5 years of software engineering experience with deep knowledge in data engineering and a focus on programming languages like Java and Python.

Competitive salary range: $83,000 - $125,000, with various employee benefits included.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of software engineering experience with expertise in data platform architecture.
• 3+ years experience working with Snowflake or Databricks.
• Strong programming skills in Java, Go, Python, SQL.

Responsibilities

• Own data modeling, schema design for CNN’s Data Platform.
• Develop and implement data pipelines for real-time use cases.
• Mentor junior engineers through code reviews and design sessions.

Skills

Data engineering

Analytical problem-solving

Cross-team collaboration

Programming in Java, Go, Python, SQL

Tools

Snowflake

Databricks

Job description

Overview

Welcome to Warner Bros. Discovery… the stuff dreams are made of.

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 storytellers bringing our characters to life, the creators bringing them to your living rooms and the dreamers 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.

We are the now and the next. The power behind the people building the future. We are born from the spirit of innovation. We are created from the idea that people around the world want more, need more, deserve more. We are the home of the global digital revolution. We are CNN.

To see what it’s like to work at CNN, follow @WBDLife on Instagram and X.

Your New Role

CNN is seeking a Sr. Analytics Developer with subject matter expertise in analytic workstreams and data analysis. You have demonstrated a pattern of independently shipping analytical solutions. You are comfortable working on cross-functional teams and diverse stakeholder requirements.

Your work powers audience analytics, personalization, and content recommendations for millions of users daily across CNN.com, the CNN mobile app, and connected TV experiences. You will drive architecture decisions, set engineering standards, and mentor other engineers on the team. If you thrive on owning complex systems end-to-end and care deeply about building reliable, secure infrastructure at scale — this is the role.

Your Role Accountabilities

• Participate in the architectural direction for CNN’s Data Platform — own data modeling, schema design, and platform capabilities that serve Analytics, Data Science, ML, and AI teams

• Develop, design, and implementation of CNN’s Data Platform for real-time data use cases

• Mentor junior engineers through code reviews, design sessions, and technical guidance

• Deliver scalable data pipelines for both real-time streaming and batch processing

• Drive best practices around security, performance, and reliability for data services

• Contribute to technical roadmap planning and advocate for improvements to the data platform

• Deliver high-quality, well-tested code - improve code, documentation, and operational runbooks with each iteration

• Communicate designs, architectural decisions, and technical tradeoffs clearly to engineers and leaders at all levels — represent the data platform domain with autonomy

• You create functional level impact and deliver more complex features. You also help drive clarity and define problems proactively.

• Evangelize and oversee implementation of data engineering best practices — your code, documentation, and operational standards are the model others follow

• You think about the long-term health of your work, your monitoring, your alerting, and your documentation. You nurture all of these in parallel to your engineer responsibilities.

Qualifications & Experience

Required

• 5+ years of software engineering experience with deep expertise in data engineering, data platform architecture, and large-scale data systems

• 3+ years of experience with working with Snowflake, Databricks, or other modern enterprise data warehouses

• Experience with data modeling, ETL architecture, and designing schemas that serve diverse analytical and ML use cases

• Strong programming experience across at least two of Java, Go, Python, and SQL

• Demonstrated experience leading technical direction and influencing best practices

Preferred

• Experience working on end-to-end analytics pipelines from event collection to producing business-ready semantics

• Deep familiarity with dbt or similar transformation frameworks

• Familiarity with streaming and event-driven architectures (Kafka, Kinesis, Flink) at scale

• Experience building or supporting AI/ML pipelines, feature stores, or model training infrastructure

• Familiarity with data governance, data quality frameworks, and data cataloging tools

• Experience in media, streaming, digital advertising, or consumer-facing products at scale

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 www.wbd.com/guiding-principles/ 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, 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.

If you’re a qualified candidate with a disability and you require adjustments or accommodations during the job application and/or recruitment process, please visit our accessibility page for instructions to submit your request.

In compliance with local law, we are disclosing the compensation, or a range thereof, for roles in locations where legally required. Actual salaries will vary based on several factors, including but not limited to external market data, internal equity, location, skill set, experience, and/or performance. Base pay is just one component of Warner Bros. Discovery’s total compensation package for employees. Pay Range: $83,000.00 - $125,000.00 salary per year. Other rewards may include annual bonuses, short- and long-term incentives, and program-specific awards. In addition, Warner Bros. Discovery provides a variety of benefits to employees, including health insurance coverage, an employee wellness program, life and disability insurance, a retirement savings plan, paid holidays and sick time and vacation. This is a newly created position.