Senior Software Engineer, Content Intelligence

Turner Services Inc.; Atlanta (GA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

Warner Bros. Discovery is seeking a Senior Software Engineer to own features and production systems end‑to‑end on the Content Intelligence squad, which builds AI‑generated data products from CNN content. You will integrate LLMs, ensure low latency and reliability, and mentor engineers while contributing to a culture of inclusion.

The role requires 5+ years of experience, strong Python skills, and experience with AWS, containers, and CI/CD in production environments. Atlanta area preferred.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of professional software engineering experience.
• Strong proficiency in Python, plus one of Golang, Java, C++, or similar.
• Proven experience building and operating scalable backend/distributed systems in production at real scale.
• Hands‑on experience shipping features or products built on LLMs / foundational models to real users.
• Experience with AWS (or comparable cloud), containerization, and CI/CD.
• Bachelor's in Computer Science or related field, or equivalent experience.

Responsibilities

• Own features and production systems end‑to‑end, from design through operation.
• Strive for operational excellence — build highly available, low‑latency software.
• Integrate large language models / foundational models into production with guardrails, monitoring, and evaluation.
• Build and share subject‑matter expertise across multiple production systems.
• Author, test, review, and optimize production‑quality code following IaC, version‑control, and CD best practices.
• Take ownership of production reliability, including participation in an on‑call rotation.
• Mentor junior and mid‑level engineers and raise the bar on the team.
• Communicate effectively through updates, demos, and technical documentation.
• Promote an inclusive and supportive engineering culture.

Skills

Python

Distributed backends

LLM integration

Cloud & DevOps

Mentoring

Education

Bachelor's in Computer Science or related field

Tools

AWS

Docker

Kubernetes

CI/CD

Job description

Senior Software Engineer

About the team: This role sits on the Content Intelligence squad, which builds AI-generated data products from CNN's content using large language models—such as article summaries shown across CNN web and apps, and classification/tagging like brand-safety signals for advertising partners. These power both consumer-facing features and internal editorial workflows, serving millions of users. We build the production systems that run and serve these AI features reliably at scale.

Your Role

• Own features and production systems end-to-end, from design through operation, with growing influence on the team's technical direction
• Strive for operational excellence — build highly available, low-latency, efficient software
• Integrate large language models / foundational models into production with the right guardrails, monitoring, and evaluation — applying good judgment about what AI is and isn't reliable for
• Build and share subject-matter expertise across multiple production systems
• Author, test, review, and optimize production-quality code following IaC, version-control, and CD best practices
• Take ownership of production reliability, including participation in an on-call rotation
• Mentor junior and mid-level engineers and help raise the bar on the team
• Communicate effectively through updates, demos, and technical documentation
• Promote an inclusive and supportive engineering culture

Qualifications & Experience

• 5+ years of professional software engineering experience
• Strong proficiency in Python, plus one or more of Golang, Java, C++, or similar
• Proven experience building and operating scalable backend/distributed systems in production at real scale (large user base; ~2-3 years at enterprise or large-scale-startup scale — not just POCs/prototypes)
• Hands‑on experience shipping features or products built on LLMs / foundational models to real users (not demos)
• Experience with AWS (or comparable cloud), containerization, and CI/CD
• Bachelor's in Computer Science or related field, or equivalent experience

Nice to Haves

• Experience evaluating the quality of AI/LLM output and handling non-deterministic systems
• Experience with content classification, tagging, or summarization systems
• Prior experience on an ML/AI team

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 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.