Staff Software Engineer

Warner Bros. Discovery; Bellevue (WA); On-site; USD 145,000 - 271,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a leading media and entertainment company as a Staff Software Engineer in Bellevue. You will focus on building a robust machine learning platform, leading development efforts, and ensuring scalable, reliable applications that support AI to video. Bring your expertise in software engineering and cloud platforms to help shape the future of media technologies.

Benefits

Health insurance coverage

Employee wellness program

Life and disability insurance

Retirement savings plan

Paid holidays and sick time

Qualifications

• 7+ years of experience in software engineering.
• Deep experience with cloud platforms (AWS, GCP).
• Experience in building scalable backend systems.

Responsibilities

• Design and lead the development of core components of the ML platform.
• Build APIs and microservices for ML workflows.
• Own cloud infrastructure and CI/CD automation.

Skills

Python

Go

CI/CD workflows

Infrastructure-as-Code

Media processing

Job description

Join to apply for the Staff Software Engineer role at Warner Bros. Discovery

1 day ago Be among the first 25 applicants

Join to apply for the Staff Software Engineer role at Warner Bros. Discovery

Get AI-powered advice on this job and more exclusive features.

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.

About You

We’re looking for a Staff Software Engineer for our MLOps Platform to join the AI/ML organization, focusing on supporting applications of AI to video. In this role, you will help build a robust, scalable platform that enables the training, deployment, and observability of machine learning models for video understanding and classifications. You will drive platform architecture, lead critical components, and work across teams to establish engineering excellence in the ML infrastructure layer.

Roles & Responsibilities

• Design and lead the development of core components of the machine learning platform with a focus on scalability, reliability, and cloud-agnostic principles
• Build APIs and microservices that power end-to-end machine learning workflows, including model deployment, orchestration, and observability
• Collaborate with content protection and security teams to ensure robust access controls and compliance
• Own cloud infrastructure and CI/CD automation using Infrastructure-as-Code (IaC) principles
• Champion engineering excellence through well-tested code, clear documentation, and continuous improvement of development and deployment practices.
• Establish and enforce best practices in testing, code quality, and monitoring for ML pipeline components
• Work closely with Video AI engineers and product managers to support evolving use cases like scene segmentation, video annotation, clip generation, and metadata enrichment
  
  

What To Bring

• 7+ years of software engineering experience building scalable backend systems
• Deep experience with cloud platforms (AWS, GCP); ability to design for cloud-agnostic deployment
• Experience working with production deployment of machine learning systems
• Proficiency in Python and Go, with strong software design and architecture skills
• Proven experience implementing and managing CI/CD workflows and IaC with tools like Terraform or CloudFormation
• Familiarity with Agile development practices and a strong operational mindset
• Experience in building and maintaining observability stacks (e.g., Prometheus, Grafana, OpenTelemetry)
• Strong understanding of media processing and video engineering concepts including transcoding, segmentation, and frame manipulation, using libraries such as FFMPEG, OpenCV, and Demux
• Experience collaborating in a cross-functional team and setting engineering standards 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: $145,600.00 - $270,400.00 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.

If you’re a qualified candidate with an arrest or conviction record, please know that your application will be considered in accordance with the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers and the California Fair Chance Act.

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Mid-Senior level

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Engineering and Information Technology

• Industries

  Entertainment Providers

Referrals increase your chances of interviewing at Warner Bros. Discovery by 2x

Get notified about new Staff Software Engineer jobs in Bellevue, WA.

Staff Software Engineer, Credit Card & SoFi Money

Seattle, WA $153,600.00-$264,000.00 1 week ago

Sr Staff Software Engineer (multiple positions)

Staff Software Engineer, Credit Card & SoFi Money

Bellevue, WA $204,000.00-$259,000.00 14 hours ago

Seattle, WA $151,300.00-$261,500.00 2 weeks ago

Sr Staff Software Engineer (multiple positions)

Senior Staff Software Engineer - Core HR Product

Senior Software Engineer - Optical Network Agents & Automation Platforms

Senior Distinguished I – Software Engineer, Customer Care Technology

Sr Software Development Engineer, Global Realty Technology

Bellevue, WA $151,300.00-$261,500.00 2 hours ago

Senior ServiceNow Developer (Hybrid- Kirkland, WA/ Santa Clara/San Diego, CA)

Lead Engineer, AI / Machine Learning - Cisco AI Software and Platform

Seattle, WA $214,700.00-$272,900.00 1 day ago

Staff Software Engineer, AI Reliability Engineering

Senior Avionics Software Engineer - New Shepard

Seattle, WA $157,053.75-$239,127.00 2 weeks ago

Software Engineering Leader - SLS, 3D Imaging, & Point Cloud

Seattle, WA $150,000.00-$250,000.00 3 weeks ago

Principal Software Engineer, Edge Compute & Communications

Seattle, WA $196,000.00-$294,000.00 2 weeks ago

Sr. Software Engineer (TS/SCI Clearance Required)

Sr. Principal Software Engineer, Last Mile Delivery Tech , Delivery Technology Org (DTO)

Seattle, WA $141,200.00-$338,500.00 15 hours ago

Sr. SDE - ML, SEAS, Stores Economics and Science (SEAS)

Member of Technical Staff - Full Stack Software Engineer

Bellevue, WA $125,700.00-$334,600.00 1 week ago

Seattle, WA $125,700.00-$334,600.00 2 weeks ago

Seattle, WA $180,000.00-$245,000.00 5 months ago

We’re unlocking community knowledge in a new way. Experts add insights directly into each article, started with the help of AI.