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Welcome to *** 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 team responsible for the messaging platform of streaming products such as Max and *** Max. This platform is used to communicate with people across the entire customer lifecycle, from acquisition, to onboarding, engagement, and retention. We enable our product and marketing teams to reach millions of our customers, notifying them about new shows, providing personalized content recommendations, and alerting when there are account issues. As a Software Engineer II on the Messaging Platform team, you will build and manage services that scale to support millions of customers, across a wide range of devices and surfaces. Our services are expected to drive improvements in customer engagement and retention.

WhatYou'llDo

• Contribute to complex architectures and distributed systems, including working with other engineers to help deliver the end solution
• Be passionate about software engineering witha strong senseof ownership for the code that you and your team write
• Seek self-improvement and are adaptable to suggestions and feedback
• Hold yourself and your team tohigh standardswhile maintaining friendly, respectful relationships
• Describe highly technical concepts to non-technical audiences in a way they can understand

WhatYou'llNeed

•BS degree in Computer Science, or a related field with 3+ years of relevant experience

•3+ years of professional development experience using languages such as Java, JavaScript, TypeScript, Golang, and C#

•Success in delivering and operating reliable low-latency, services operating in a 24x7 environment

•Experience with Cloud Computing platforms (AWS, Kubernetes, Docker, Azure)

We are the team responsible for the messaging platform of streaming products such as Max and *** Max. This platform is used to communicate with people across the entire customer lifecycle, from acquisition, to onboarding, engagement, and retention. We enable our product and marketing teams to reach millions of our customers, notifying them about new shows, providing personalized content recommendations, and alerting when there are account issues. As a Staff Engineer on the Messaging Platform team, you will build and manage services that scale to support millions of customers, across a wide range of devices and surfaces. Our services are expected to drive improvements in customer engagement and retention.

What You'll Do

• Design and contribute to complex architectures and distributed systems, including working with other engineers to help deliver the end solution
• Be passionate about software engineering with a strong sense of ownership for the code that you and your team write
• Seek self-improvement and are adaptable to suggestions and feedback
• Hold yourself and your team to high standards while maintaining friendly, respectful relationships
• Describe highly technical concepts to non-technical audiences in a way they can understand
• Be a team resource, growing other engineers and defining team software standards and engineering best practices

What You'll Need

• BS degree in Computer Science, or a related field with 75 years of relevant experience
• 7+ years of professional development experience using languages such as Java, JavaScript, TypeScript, Golang, and C#
• Success in delivering and operating reliable low-latency, services operating in a 24x7 environment
• Experience with Cloud Computing platforms (AWS, Kubernetes, Docker, Azure)
• Have led the design, implementation, and delivery of large engineering projects that interacted with multiple teams
• Have experience as a team resource, growing other engineers and defining team software standards and engineering best practices

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
*** Discovery embraces the opportunity to build a workforce that reflects the diversity of our society and the world around us. 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 and you require adjustments or accommodations to search for a job opening or apply for a position, please contact us at [Please reply using Staff Me Up].

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 *** Discovery's total compensation package for employees. Pay Range: $99,400.00 - $184,600.00 salary per year. Other rewards may include annual bonuses, short- and long-term incentives, and program-specific awards. In addition, *** 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.

Welcome to *** 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.

Welcome to *** 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 thedreamerscreating 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, you are celebrated, and you can thrive.

Max is where storytelling takes center stage and creatives find a home with the support and resources to do their best work, regardless of genre or format. Whatever the viewer wants to watch is front and center; more of what they crave is easily discovered. It is where our exclusive Max Originals and iconic entertainment brands thrive, with *** , *** Max, *** , DC, *** *** , *** , and more delivering the greatest array of series, movies, and specials for audiences of all ages. *** Max launched in the United States in May 2020 and introduced a lower-priced, advertising-supported tier in June 2021. It rolled out globally across Latin America and the Caribbean in 2021, followed by its first European launches in the Nordics and Spain later that year. In May 2023, *** Discovery introduced Max, an enhanced streaming platform, in the U.S. *** Max is currently available in 46 countries, and there are plans for the continued global expansion of Max in 2024.

Meet Our Team

DTC's software engineering teams build applications for the web, mobile, tablets, connected TVs, consoles, and other streaming devices. Every customer starts their wonderful journey into the world of WBD through DTC's Identity and Growth teams. We ensure customers can seamlessly authenticate and authorize across all WBD brands.

We are a fast-growing, global engineering group that is crucial to WBD's future. We are looking for a software development engineer passionate about solving complex engineering challenges. This position will oversee a critical backend team responsible for developing features on the Global Authorization & Authentication platform, which integrates with our partners across the globe. Our services maintain user identity and subscription for our MVPD customers. Youwill help build & scale the GAuth Platform for all WBD brands and customers.

Roles & Responsibilities

You will be part of a dedicated team that builds scalable platforms for different products in WBD.The team is currently based in the US.

•You assist in designing and developing major functional changes to existing software systems, or new ones, involving yourself and other engineers. You make good decisions about when to build new and when to extend existing. You are known for your subject matter expertise

•Your work and approach to work are exemplary. You drive best practices and set standards for your team. You can propose and create best practices proactively where none exist.

• You write high-quality, maintainable, and robust code. You may have experience in more than one language and understand the fundamentals of software engineering well enough to learn new languages and frameworks when needed.
• You understand a broad range of data structures, algorithms design and know-how, when, and when not to use them. You can evaluate run-time performance and understand how to trade off performance using a variety of algorithm and data structure approaches.
• You are comfortable advising others through code reviews, design reviews, and feedback on operational excellence. You are also comfortable receiving feedback and using it to grow as an engineer. You recognize that good ideas can come from anywhere, and work to make all your peers feel included and heard. You deliver facts and decisions with empathy and transparency to bring others along.

•You are a key i *** uencer in your team's strategy and contribute significantly to team planning. You show good judgment in making trade-offs *** ween im *** te and long-term business needs. You are a collaborative leader who makes other engineers and team members around you more productive by sharing your knowledge and helping to tie-break key technical decisions. You mentor other engineers, and your success is judged as much on your productivity as on the positive impact you have on engineers around you.

•You can troubleshoot a production issue by reviewing source code, logs, operational metrics, stack trace, etc., to pinpoint a specific problem and then resolve it. You can identify root causes and learnings to improve development processes and system design.

Requirements

• 1+ years of experience developing solutionsin Golang with proficiency in GO development frameworks. Experience withJava is a plus.

• Experience in backend software development, building micro services, event driven architectures/solutions
• Demonstrated ability to use common industry tools for software development including but not limited to IDEs, build and continuous integration, source control management, code review tools, data storage services, and cloud infrastructure, and you are able to build software in a professional team environment delivered to production using these tools.
• Familiarity with a range of database technologies, encompassing both SQL and NoSQL options, including DynamoDB, Elasticsearch, and Postgres Aurora.
• Usage and deep understanding of Docker, Kubernetes, and AWS services
• Experience building, operating, and owning services. Implementing operational excellence mechanisms including alerting, metrics, and logging using Prometheus, CloudWatch, Kibana, PagerDuty
• Experience with software engineering best practices (e.g., unit testing, design patterns, building maintainable code, performance)
• DevOps experience (AWS preferred) architecting, configuring cloud technology stacks (Compute, Network Security, API Gateways, VPCs, CDNs, Kafka/MKS, Kubernetes, Fargate/EKS, Jenkins configuration, CI/CD configurations etc., is a plus.
• Demonstrates good software development practices in several areas, with improvement over the time expected. Provide technical documentation describing your contributions and contribute enhancements to your team's best practices
• Ability to work with minimal instructions on day-to-day work, consume and self-start with general instructions on new assignments. Participates in an inclusive and supportive engineering culture.

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
*** Discovery embraces the opportunity to build a workforce that reflects the diversity of our society and the world around us. 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 and you require adjustments or accommodations to search for a job opening or apply for a position, please contact us at [Please reply using Staff Me Up].

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 *** Discovery's total compensation package for employees. Pay Range: $81,200.00 - $150,800.00 salary per year. Other rewards may include annual bonuses, short- and long-term incentives, and program-specific awards. In addition, *** 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.

The Account Manager supports Account Executives' sales efforts by taking ownership of campaign fulfillment so that the AE can be client-facing, creating opportunities and closing revenue. The AM manages the day-to-day responsibilities of accounts to ensure the proper implementation of their marketing solutions. The Account Manager i *** uences and drives sales by providing superior customer ser *** and support across Broadcast Television and Digital, aiming at retaining clients and growing business.

What You Will Do:

• Support assigned Account Executives on post-sale activity including campaign implementation, maintenance, and review.
• Daily interaction with existing advertising agencies and direct clients; this responsibility includes maintenance of client schedules on digital and television in addition to implementation of special projects and promotions.
• Works in tandem with Account Executives, Marketing Director, Research Director, and Creative Services to support client needs.
• Attend sales meetings and sales training to gain sales, product, and process information and keep abreast of company products and services to articulate to clients, when appropriate.
• Partner with designated Account Executives in identifying new/incremental revenue based on campaign results.
• Assist designated Account Executives with the maintenance of contracts, generating avails, traffic, make-goods, collection, and overall customer service.
• Regular tracking of client audience delivery using Comscore ratings, impressions, and campaign fulfillment.
• Communicate campaign delivery to clients.
• Coordinate with the team to set up new customer accounts, contracts, order entry, and revisions.
• Prepare all insertion orders before booking and ensure these orders have been precleared.

What You Need:

• 1 to 3 years of account management in a professional, fast-paced *** sales environment.
• Track record of successfully retaining and growing clients.
• Knowledge of marketing solutions including broadcasting and digital advertising is preferred.
• Knowledge of Google Analytics and advertising solutions is highly desirable.
• Prior experience using CRM systems and MS Office suite.
• Ability to make decisions and solve problems independently to support customer needs.
• Self-motivation and willingness to work as a team player are essential attributes.
• Demonstrate ability to be creative, flexible, and able to adapt to change with evolving priorities.
• Creative with ability to work effectively as part of a team and independently.
• Ability to handle and prioritize multiple tasks to meet deadlines.
• The position requires strong written and verbal communication skills, as well as strong organization and time management skills.

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Pay Range

$24 - $26.35 USD

Benefits:

*** offers comprehensive benefits designed to safeguard the physical, mental and financial health of our employees and their families. *** offers two medical plan options for full and part-time employees through Blue Cross Blue Shield of Texas, as well as access to dental and eye care coverage; fertility, surrogacy and adoption assistance; disability and life insurance.

Our 401(k) program offers full, part-time and temporary employees the opportunity to contribute 1% - 80% of their pay on a pre-tax basis to *** 's 401(k). Contributions made up to the first 4% of pay are eligible for a 100% match from the company and are 100% vested from day one.

Regardless of participation in *** medical plans, ALL employees receive nine free virtual doctor's appointments with a physician through Teladoc, and 12 annual therapy sessions with a licensed clinician for themselves and each of their family members through Spring Health.

*** 's Paid Time Off (PTO) program begins with 15 days of PTO for full-time employees, and nine paid holidays.

*Union employees should refer to their collective bargaining agreement for details specific to their benefits.

About ***

*** Inc. (NYSE: *** ) is an innovative *** company that serves the greater good of our communities. Across platforms, *** tells empowering stories, conducts impactful investigations and delivers innovative marketing solutions. With 64 television stations in 51 U.S. markets, *** is the largest owner of top 4 network affiliates in the top 25 markets among independent station groups, reaching approximately 39 percent of all television households nationwide. *** also owns leading multicast networks True Crime Network and Quest. *** Marketing Solutions (TMS) offers innovative solutions to help businesses reach consumers across television, digital and over-the-top (OTT) platforms, including Premion, *** 's OTT advertising service. For more information, visit www. *** .com .

EEO statement:

*** Inc. is a proud equal opportunity employer. We are proud to be an equal opportunity employer, hiring and developing individuals from diverse backgrounds and experiences to add to our collaborative culture. We value and consider applications from all qualified candidates without regard to actual or perceived race, color, religion, national origin, sex, gender, age, marital status, personal appearance, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, family responsibilities, disability, medical condition, enrollment in college or vocational school, political affiliation, military or veteran status, citizenship status, genetic information, or any other basis protected by federal, state or local law. *** will reasonably accommodate qualified individuals with disabilities in accordance with applicable law. If you are in need of an accommodation in order to submit your application, please email [Please reply using Staff Me Up]

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Job Summary:

*** Entertainment & *** Technology
On any given day at *** Entertainment & *** Technology, we're reimagining ways to create magical viewing experiences for the world's most beloved stories while also transforming *** 's *** business for the future. Whether that's evolving our streaming and digital products in new and immersive ways, powering worldwide advertising and distribution to maximize flexibility and efficiency, or delivering *** 's unmatched entertainment and sports content, every day is a moment to make a difference to partners and to hundreds of millions of people around the world.

• Building the future of *** 's *** business: DE&E Technologists are designing and building the infrastructure that will power *** 's *** , advertising, and distribution businesses for years to come.
• Reach & Scale: The products and platforms this group builds and operates delight millions of consumers every minute of every day - from *** + and *** , to *** and Entertainment, to *** and *** +, and much more.
• Innovation: We develop and execute groundbreaking products and techniques that shape industry norms and enhance how audiences experience sports, entertainment & news.

The Commerce, Growth & Identity (CGI) team is dedicated to three business-critical areas at *** that will help transform its *** business. They create seamless user experiences for consumers who can choose from a wide range of subscription plans, enabling more choice and flexibility. The CGI team is also focused on building innovative and cutting-edge capabilities that will drive subscriptions, engagement, and monetization across *** 's streaming and digital products.

Job Summary:

At *** we pride ourselves on delivering the best experience possible to all our guests. Product Managers create the vision needed to deliver that fantastic experience. We want you to ask why, how, what, when, where, who, again and again. Being curious defines a Product Manager's ability to assess a current issue or potential opportunity, review the associated details, assess and prioritize among multiple opportunities, and drive high business value outcomes.

As a Senior Product Manager with *** 's Identity Product team, you will participate in efforts to identify and create product features that are delivered as part of the Global Identity product roadmap. This will include creating business investment justifications and driving product requirements for each, as well as creating feature roadmaps prioritize based on overall business value, key launch dates, and engineering effort. The candidate will work closely with engineering teams as "the voice of the business" to deliver world class consumer identity experiences. In addition, the candidate will drive usage and adoption of new features and services with *** Company business units, including creating and socializing go-to-market plans for integrated products, ensuring our business units and their guests derive the full suite of benefits we envisioned.

*** strives to build the right features, deliver them at the right time, and with exceptional quality, and we embrace agile and lean methodologies to get us there efficiently and sustainably. An ideal candidate is a passionate and impactful individual interested in contributing their unique skills and abilities to the long and storied history of *** . We seek someone who holds themselves and their teammates accountable in a professional, collaborative manner while also seeking to bring out the best in themselves and their teams.

Responsibilities:

• Responsible for working across the Identity product organization and product portfolio
• Own the creation and management of product artifacts, such as product briefs, feature epics, and user stories; plus go to market materials such as walking decks, how-to guides and newsletter articles
• In continuous collaboration with the Identity product team and and stakeholders-including business, legal, brand, security, architecture and engineering-build out annual and quarterly roadmaps, which provide clarity on priorities and outcomes for development teams
• Define leading indicators and success metrics for their feature area; including plans to assess and review outcomes
• Define, build out, regularly consult with, and drive evolution of, a body of Identity-related analytics and metrics, that can be relied on to prove out successes and deficiencies in current identity products and features; consistently use these to build cases for roadmap prioritization
• Contribute to the identity product quality by conducting competitive analysis to ensure *** identity experiences are modern, intuitive and fully featured, and identify opportunities to delight our customers
• Own, manage and prioritize feature backlogs for their assigned development teams, including lending product and feature expertise for the refinement of user stories
• Identify process gaps within im *** te working team, suggest improvements and work cross-functionally to assist in implementing improvements

Qualifications:

• Minimum 5 years of Product Management experience in a related industry or functional area
• Detail- and data-oriented, with the ability to plan, prioritize, and meet deadlines in a fast-paced environment
• Ability to operate effectively in a team-oriented and collaborative environment, with a bias toward continuously aligning key stakeholders (business, legal, brand, security, architecture, engineering) on product plans
• Ability to learn quickly about multiple functional areas across *** 's far-reaching, global businesses
• Ability to creatively and collaboratively problem solve in a dynamic business environment, often with co *** icting inputs from different stakeholders, with a bias to action and objective focus on achieving business value
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills, including proven ability to present complex problems clearly and concisely
• Experience with agile software development and scrum framework

Preferred Qualifications:

• Product management experience in *** industry and/or identity and access management (IAM) features preferred
• Strongly passionate about the opportunity to work for ***

Required Education:

• Bachelor's degree with educational background in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Applied and Computational Math Sciences, Human Computer Interaction, Information Systems or related fields

Preferred Education:

• Master's/MBA/Technical degrees highly recommended

The hiring range for this position in Seattle, WA and New York, NY is $156,300 to $209,600 per year, in Los Angeles, CA and Bristol, CT is $149,300 to $200,200 per year, in San Francisco, CA is $163,500 to $219,200 per year. The base pay actually offered will take into account internal equity and also may vary depending on the candidate's geographic region, job-related knowledge, skills, and experience among other factors. A bonus and/or long-term incentive units may be provided as part of the compensation package, in addition to the full range of medical, financial, and/or other benefits, dependent on the level and position offered.

About *** Entertainment & *** Technology:

*** Entertainment and *** Technology (DE&E Technology) provides the technological backbone and product development for *** 's two *** business units, while helping to keep the company at the vanguard of innovation - enabling the Company to continuously leverage technology to enhance storytelling and creativity, while delivering scalability, flexibility, and efficiency for its businesses.

About *** :

*** , together with its subsidiaries and affiliates, is a leading diversified international family entertainment and *** enterprise that includes three core business segments: *** Entertainment, *** , and *** Experiences. From humble beginnings as a cartoon studio in the 1920s to its preeminent name in the entertainment industry today, *** proudly continues its legacy of creating world-class stories and experiences for every member of the family. *** 's stories, characters and experiences reach consumers and guests from every corner of the globe. With operations in more than 40 countries, our employees and cast members work together to create entertainment experiences that are both universally and locally cherished.
This position is with *** Streaming Technology LLC , which is part of a business we call *** Entertainment & *** Technology .
*** Streaming Technology LLC is an equal opportunity employer. Applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, protected veteran status or any other basis prohibited by federal, state or local law. *** fosters a business culture where ideas and decisions from all people help us grow, innovate, create the best stories and be relevant in a rapidly changing world.

Job Summary:

*** Entertainment & *** Technology
On any given day at *** Entertainment & *** Technology, we're reimagining ways to create magical viewing experiences for the world's most beloved stories while also transforming *** 's *** business for the future. Whether that's evolving our streaming and digital products in new and immersive ways, powering worldwide advertising and distribution to maximize flexibility and efficiency, or delivering *** 's unmatched entertainment and sports content, every day is a moment to make a difference to partners and to hundreds of millions of people around the world.

A few reasons why we think you'd love working for *** Entertainment & *** Technology

• Building the future of *** 's *** business: DE&E Technologists are designing and building the infrastructure that will power *** 's *** , advertising, and distribution businesses for years to come.
• Reach & Scale: The products and platforms this group builds and operates delight millions of consumers every minute of every day - from *** + and *** , to *** and Entertainment, to *** and *** +, and much more.
• Innovation: We develop and execute groundbreaking products and techniques that shape industry norms and enhance how audiences experience sports, entertainment & news.

Job Summary:
The Data Platforms Team, a segment under the *** Entertainment & *** Technology (DEET) organization is looking for a Software Engineer II to join our Playback and Content Consumption Data Team. Content Consumption Data is critical to improving products in the DEET Portfolio because it allows us to quantify content performance, measure advertising effectiveness, help users discover new content, detect fraud, and track user journeys. This data helps us to *** ter understand the user playback experience, enabling continuous improvement of our ser *** for our users, advertisers, and content partners.
Our Playback and Content Consumption Data Engineering team is seeking a highly motivated Software Engineer with a strong technical background who is passionate about designing and building systems to process data at scale, solving challenging problems in both batch and real-time data processing, and working across software and data disciplines to engineer solutions. Our tech stack includes AWS, Databricks, Airflow, and Spark, and primary languages are Scala and Java.

Responsibilities and Duties of the Role:

• Contribute to the design and growth of our Playback Data Products and Services, enabling evaluation of product performance and user behavior
• Design and develop scalable data warehousing solutions, building ETL pipelines in Big Data environments (cloud, on-prem, hybrid)
• Write code, complete programming, write tests, perform testing and debug codes.
• Work on systems to query, process, and deliver data out of the analytics environment into internal tools and systems
• Collaborate on architectural designs and help plan for maintainability, observability, and future development concerns
• Regularly review code to ensure it meets standards for readability and maintainability
• Maintain detailed documentation of your work and changes to support data quality and data governance
• Ensure high operational efficiency and quality of your solutions to meet SLAs and support commitment to our customers
• Be an active participant and advocate of agile/scrum practice to ensure health and process improvements for your team

Required Education, Experience/Skills/Training:
Basic Qualifications

• 3+ years of software or data engineering experience
• Familiarity with data pipelines and orchestration frameworks (Spark, Hadoop, Databricks, Airflow)
• Experience with developing for a cloud environment (AWS preferred), including cloud databases (Snowflake, Redshift, Databricks Delta Lake)
• Knowledge of both SQL and NoSQL databases
• Strong programming skills in Java, Scala or Python
• Demonstrated competency in data modeling and analysis techniques
• Familiar with Scrum and Agile methodologies
• Strong attention to detail and excellent analytical skills
• Verbal and written communication skills and ability to collaborate with others effectively

Required Education

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems or related field, or equivalent work experience.

The hiring range for this position in Seattle is $118,000 - $158,200 per year. The base pay actually offered will take into account internal equity and also may vary depending on the candidate's geographic region, job-related knowledge, skills, and experience among other factors. A bonus and/or long-term incentive units may be provided as part of the compensation package, in addition to the full range of medical, financial, and/or other benefits, dependent on the level and position offered.

About *** Entertainment & *** Technology:

*** Entertainment and *** Technology (DE&E Technology) provides the technological backbone and product development for *** 's two *** business units, while helping to keep the company at the vanguard of innovation - enabling the Company to continuously leverage technology to enhance storytelling and creativity, while delivering scalability, flexibility, and efficiency for its businesses.

About *** :

*** , together with its subsidiaries and affiliates, is a leading diversified international family entertainment and *** enterprise that includes three core business segments: *** Entertainment, *** , and *** Experiences. From humble beginnings as a cartoon studio in the 1920s to its preeminent name in the entertainment industry today, *** proudly continues its legacy of creating world-class stories and experiences for every member of the family. *** 's stories, characters and experiences reach consumers and guests from every corner of the globe. With operations in more than 40 countries, our employees and cast members work together to create entertainment experiences that are both universally and locally cherished.
This position is with *** Streaming Technology LLC , which is part of a business we call *** Entertainment & *** Technology .
*** Streaming Technology LLC is an equal opportunity employer. Applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, protected veteran status or any other basis prohibited by federal, state or local law. *** fosters a business culture where ideas and decisions from all people help us grow, innovate, create the best stories and be relevant in a rapidly changing world.

Job Summary:

*** Entertainment & *** Technology
On any given day at *** Entertainment & *** Technology, we're reimagining ways to create magical viewing experiences for the world's most beloved stories while also transforming *** 's *** business for the future. Whether that's evolving our streaming and digital products in new and immersive ways, powering worldwide advertising and distribution to maximize flexibility and efficiency, or delivering *** 's unmatched entertainment and sports content, every day is a moment to make a difference to partners and to hundreds of millions of people around the world.

A few reasons why we think you'd love working for *** Entertainment & *** Technology

• Building the future of *** 's *** business: DE&E Technologists are designing and building the infrastructure that will power *** 's *** , advertising, and distribution businesses for years to come.
• Reach & Scale: The products and platforms this group builds and operates delight millions of consumers every minute of every day - from *** + and *** , to *** and Entertainment, to *** and *** +, and much more.
• Innovation: We develop and execute groundbreaking products and techniques that shape industry norms and enhance how audiences experience sports, entertainment & news.

Subscriber Data Solutions
Subscriber Data Solutions builds and maintains best in class data products enabling business teams to analyze and measure subscriber movements and support revenue generation initiatives.

Job Summary:
The Lead Data Engineer will contribute to the Company's success by partnering with business, analytics and infrastructure teams to design and build data pipelines to facilitate measuring subscriber movements and metrics. Collaborating across disciplines, they will identify internal/external data sources, design table structure, define ETL strategy & automated Data Quality checks. You will also help mentor and guide other more junior data engineers in their data pipeline development.

Responsibilities and Duties of the Role:

• Lead the successful design and implementation of complex technical problems.
• Lead and contribute to the design and growth of our Data Products and Data Warehouses around Subscriber movements and metrics.
• Use sophisticated analytical thought to exercise judgement and identify innovative solutions.
• Partner with technical and non-technical colleagues to understand data and reporting requirements, and Collaborate with Data Product Managers, Data Architects and other Data Engineers to design, implement, and deliver successful data solutions
• Design table structures and define ETL pipelines to build performant Data solutions that are reliable and scalable in a fast growing data ecosystem.
• Develop Data Quality checks
• Develop and maintain ETL routines using ETL and orchestration tools such as Airflow
• Serve as an advanced resource to other Data Engineers on the team, and mentor and coach more junior members of the team helping to improve their skills, knowledge, and productivity.

Required Education, Experience/Skills/Training:

Basic Qualifications

• 7+ years of data engineering experience developing large data pipelines.
• Strong understanding of data modeling principles including Dimensional modeling, data normalization principles.
• Good understanding of SQL Engines and able to conduct advanced performance tuning.
• Ability to think strategically, analyze and interpret market and consumer information.
• Strong communication skills - written and verbal presentations.
• Excellent conceptual and analytical reasoning competencies.
• Comfortable working in a fast-paced and highly collaborative environment.
• Familiarity with Agile Scrum principles and ceremonies

Preferred Qualifications

• 4+ years of work experience implementing and reporting on business key performance indicators in data warehousing environments, required.
• 5+ years of experience using analytic SQL, working with traditional relational databases and/or distributed systems (Snowflake or Redshift), required.
• 3+ years of experience programming languages (e.g. Python, Pyspark), preferred.
• 3+ years of experience with data orchestration/ETL tools (Airflow, Nifi), preferred.
• Experience with Snowflake, Databricks/EMR/Spark & Airflow a plus.

Required Education

• Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Information Systems or related field, or equivalent work experience.
• Master's Degree a plus.

The hiring range for this position in Santa Monica, California is $149,300 to $200,200 per year, in San Francisco, California is $163,400 to $219,200 per year, in Seattle, Washington is $156,300 - $209,600 per year, and in New York City, NY is $156,300 - $209,600 per year. The base pay actually offered will take into account internal equity and also may vary depending on the candidate's geographic region, job-related knowledge, skills, and experience among other factors. A bonus and/or long-term incentive units may be provided as part of the compensation package, in addition to the full range of medical, financial, and/or other benefits, dependent on the level and position offered

About *** Entertainment & *** Technology:

*** Entertainment and *** Technology (DE&E Technology) provides the technological backbone and product development for *** 's two *** business units, while helping to keep the company at the vanguard of innovation - enabling the Company to continuously leverage technology to enhance storytelling and creativity, while delivering scalability, flexibility, and efficiency for its businesses.

About *** :

*** , together with its subsidiaries and affiliates, is a leading diversified international family entertainment and *** enterprise that includes three core business segments: *** Entertainment, *** , and *** Experiences. From humble beginnings as a cartoon studio in the 1920s to its preeminent name in the entertainment industry today, *** proudly continues its legacy of creating world-class stories and experiences for every member of the family. *** 's stories, characters and experiences reach consumers and guests from every corner of the globe. With operations in more than 40 countries, our employees and cast members work together to create entertainment experiences that are both universally and locally cherished.
This position is with *** Streaming Technology LLC , which is part of a business we call *** Entertainment & *** Technology .
*** Streaming Technology LLC is an equal opportunity employer. Applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, protected veteran status or any other basis prohibited by federal, state or local law. *** fosters a business culture where ideas and decisions from all people help us grow, innovate, create the best stories and be relevant in a rapidly changing world.

Who We Are:

*** and its brands (Pandora, *** *** , AdsWizz, Simplecast, and *** Connect) are leading a new era of audio entertainment and services by delivering the most compelling subscription and ad-supported audio entertainment experience for listeners -- in the car, at home, and anywhere on the go with connected devices. Our vision is to shape the future of audio, where everyone can be effortlessly connected to the voices, stories and music they love wherever they are.

This is the place where a diverse group of emerging talent and legends alike come to share authentic and purposeful songs, stories, sounds and insights through some of the best programming and technology in the world. Our critically-acclaimed, industry-leading audio entertainment encompasses music, sports, comedy, news, talk, live events, and podcasting. No matter their individual role, each of our employees plays a vital part in bringing *** 's vision to life every day.

*** is the leading audio entertainment company in North America, and the premier programmer and platform for subscription and digital advertising-supported audio products. *** 's platforms collectively reach approximately 150 million listeners, the largest digital audio audience across paid and free tiers in North America, and deliver music, sports, talk, news, comedy, entertainment and podcasts. Pandora, a subsidiary of *** , is the largest ad-supported audio entertainment streaming ser *** in the U.S. *** 's subsidiaries Simplecast and AdsWizz make it a leader in podcast hosting, production, distribution, analytics and monetization. The Company's advertising sales organization, which operates as *** *** , leverages its scale, cross-platform sales organization and ad tech capabilities to deliver results for audio creators and advertisers. *** , through *** Canada Holdings, Inc., also offers satellite radio and audio entertainment in Canada. In addition to its audio entertainment businesses, *** offers connected vehicle services to automakers.

How you'll make an impact:

We are looking for an expert, systems focused Senior Product Owner, GTM Tools & Applications. This position will be part of Business Solutions System team, responsible to contribute Sirius XM/Pandora's strategic initiatives on Sales CRM platform used by Ad-Sales organization that generates $1.5B annual revenue. The right individual will be a key contributor to the overall Salesforce Delivery & Operations team with a focus on driving business value & efficiencies for end users using Sales tools/Applications. You are passionate about enhancing Ad Sales business stakeholder satisfaction and revenue generation through the creation and evaluation of tool modifications, technologies and processes that improves our Ad sales and Ad sales operations. This is an excellent opportunity to be a standout performer, learn cutting edge tools in ever changing technology space.

What you'll do:

At a high level, this role will manage and serve as the product owner of the existing Sales Technology Stack like ZoomInfo, Ringlead, DRIFT, SalesLoft, Winmo, *** Radar, and Vivvix. Maximize ROI for sales tools by identifying business needs, tool gaps, hold vendor accountable and manage vendor performance including business various Metrics, Quarterly Business Reviews, roll out new functionality as a part of upgrade cycles. Also dedicate 20% of your time as a Salesforce performing oversight & guidance to 1 or 2 offshore Admins to do day-2-day support.

• Product ownership of existing sales tools in our sales Tech stack (ZoomInfo, Ringlead, DRIFT, SalesLoft, Winmo, *** Radar, and Vivvix). You will spend your 80% time responsible to -
  
  • Understands end-2-end functionality of the tools, configurations involved & how tools are used in QTC sales processes as a part of Salesforce Sales Cloud.
  • Engage with Ad Sales, Marketing and Sales Operations leadership to evaluate and identify new tools that would enable their teams to increase Ad Sales revenue as well as operational efficiencies.
  • Drive & manage new application onboarding as well as existing application sunset process by working with project manager and Salesforce technical team when needed.
  • Keep abreast of industry trends and practices, new tools used in Ad Sales processes. Learn functionality of new tools after on boarding
  • Drive improvement process by translating business requirements into technical requirements and collaborating with application vendors and Salesforce delivery team to determine the best-case application design and configuration.
  • Document functional and non-functional requirements, functional design documents, data flows and architecture diagrams, test plans and process documents.
  • Perform Configuration during Application onboarding or as an ongoing improvement.
  • Be a liaison *** ween business stakeholders & application vendors to facilitate Vendor Quarterly business reviews (QBR), vendor roadmap, various business metrics from vendors, user training needs.
  • Hold application vendor accountable to provide expected ROI through vendor performance management.
  • Manage new enhancements or features rollout available through regular upgrades for Sales Tools

• About 20% of time spent on Salesforce Administrative oversight:
  
  • Provide oversight to solve day-2-day support issues by providing guidance to couple of offshore admins and make sure there is no negative impact of the changes.
  • Perform light configuration work in production if needed.
  • Perform quarterly salesforce release review & recommendations.
  • Support change control best practices, including the management of user requests/approvals and promoting changes to production.

What you'll need:

• Bachelor's degree in computer science or software engineering from a top tier college or university
• Minimum 5+ years in an analytical role (e.g. as a Certified Product owner, Certified Scrum Product Owner, Business Analyst) in a fast-paced enterprise environment that used Salesforce CRM and any Sales Applications
• Experience working with online or mobile advertising systems or Sales Tools and understanding of the *** sales, sales marketing or advertising Quote-to-Cash process highly preferred.
• Understanding of as many sales productivity tools such as ZoomInfo, Ringlead, DRIFT, SalesLoft, Winmo, *** Radar, and Vivvix or any other industry tools used
• 3+ years of working experience in software development lifecycle & Agile/SCRUM methodology
• Experience working with advertising systems or applications and understanding of the *** Ad sales, Ad sales marketing or advertising Quote-to-Cash process highly preferred.
• Ability to understand complex business problems and interpret business and technical requirements.
• Experience with Salesforce Sales Cloud and QTC processes would be preferred.
• Inter *** te level of proficiency in Salesforce.com administrative tasks such as creating user profiles, roles, custom objects, custom fields, page layouts, workflow rules, validation rules, reports, das *** ards is a MUST.
• Ability to multi-task and perform effectively in a fast-paced environment.
• Able to work independently & consider cross-functional and downstream impacts with close attention to detail.
• Strong verbal & written communication skills with an emphasis on customer first attitude
• Team player with positive and engaged personality. Ability to work well with a high level of autonomy & trust.
• Working understanding of Jira or any other change management tools
• Having Certified Scrum Product owner certification is a plus.
• Salesforce Lightning Knowledge, Salesforce Administrator Certifications is a plus.
• Thorough knowledge of MS-Office Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Access).

At *** , we carefully consider a wide range of factors when determining compensation, including your background and experience. These considerations can cause your compensation to vary. We expect the base salary for this position to be in the range of $110,000 to $165,000 and will depend on your skills, qualifications, and experience. Additionally, this role might be eligible for discretionary short-term and long-term incentives. We encourage all interested candidates to apply.

Our goal at *** is to provide and maintain a work environment that fosters mutual respect, professionalism and cooperation. *** is an equal opportunity employer that does not discriminate on the basis of actual or perceived race, creed, color, religion, national origin, ancestry, alienage or citizenship status, age, disability or handicap, sex, gender identity, marital status, familial status, veteran status, sexual orientation or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state or local laws.

The requirements and duties described above may be modified or waived by the Company in its sole discretion without notice.

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Join our dynamic and fast-paced news team! We are a leading *** organization committed to delivering accurate, timely, and engaging news content to our diverse audience. As an ARC intern in our news department, you'll have the opportunity to work alongside seasoned journalists and gain hands-on experience in the exciting world of news reporting. Sinclair's newest news concept is ARC: Authentic, Relevant, and Community focused news. ARC is a unique concept that was created to reach the modern viewer with updated style, graphics, and music. We have a cast that not only explain news happening today, but also have a conversation about the news and what is going on across the country and in your local community. Our goal is to help viewers truly feel the story, connecting their emotions to our news conversation. ARC is currently in many of our markets across the country and actively expanding.

Internship Overview:

Are you a news enthusiast with a passion for storytelling and a keen interest in staying up-to-date with current events? If so, we want you on our team! As a News Department Intern, you will have the chance to contribute to the creation of compelling news stories, assist in research, conduct interviews, and witness the behind-the-scenes workings of a newsroom.

Responsibilities:

• No day is the same. If you excel in an active, fast-moving environment and have the drive to learn the many different areas of News production, this position is perfect for you
• You will work with reporters, anchors, producers, editors, and photographers, in-house and out in the field
• You will receive training on various topics including how to produce a news segment from the control room, how to research and pitch a great story, how to operate camera equipment, what shots matter, and more

Qualifications:

• Must be currently enrolled in an undergraduate or graduate degree program or be considered a recent graduate
• Must be at least in your sophomore year of an accredited college/university
• Must be a U.S. citizen or eligible to work in the U.S.
• Willing to work approximately 15 hours a week for 10 weeks, beginning in September 2024 **There may be a variety in hours due to our news programming schedules**
• Must be at least 18 years of age
• Must have reliable transportation and be able to work from our Seattle, WA location

What You'll Gain:

• Hands-on experience in news reporting and journalism
• Exposure to the inner workings of a newsroom
• Networking opportunities with seasoned professionals in the industry
• Portfolio building with published work
• Mentoring and guidance from experienced journalists

Join us in delivering impactful stories that inform and inspire! We look forward to welcoming a dynamic and talented individual to our news team.

*** Group, Inc. is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer and Drug Free Workplace!

About Us

Make your mark in *** with *** Group, a diversified *** company dedicated to connecting people with content everywhere! We have consistently led the broadcast industry since our inception, and now Sinclair owns the largest regional sports network business and one of the largest television broadcast portfolios in the country. In addition, we have affiliations with all of the major broadcast networks, own Tennis Channel, and several multicast networks including TBD and Comet. Our content is distributed over-the-air, on multi-video providers, and through our industry-leading digital *** platforms. We're at the forefront of NextGen technology, enabling innovative new ways to engage with broadcast content like never before. We also recently launched a free TV streaming ser *** called STIRR. Our success is the direct result of our extraordinary employees and management team who believe in our vision and are dedicated to ensuring a great future for our employees. We are advancing the world of *** and want YOU to join our winning team!

About the Team

The life-blood of our organization is our people. We have a compelling story, a goal-oriented culture, and we take really good care of people. How good? Here is a glimpse: great benefits, open door policy, upward mobility and a strong desire to see you succeed. Ready to be part of a winning team? Let's talk.

The base hourly compensation for this role is $19.00 per hour.

Job Summary:

On any given day at *** Entertainment & *** Technology, we're reimagining ways to create magical viewing experiences for the world's most beloved stories while also redefining *** 's *** business for the future. Whether that's evolving our streaming and digital products in new and immersive ways, powering worldwide advertising and distribution to improve flexibility and efficiency, or delivering *** 's unmatched entertainment and sports content, every day is a moment to make a difference to partners and to hundreds of millions of people around the world!

• Building the future of *** 's *** business: DE&E Technologists are designing and building the infrastructure that will power *** 's *** , advertising, and distribution businesses for years to come.
• Reach & Scale: The products and platforms this group builds and operates delight millions of consumers every minute of every day - from *** + and *** , to *** and Entertainment, to *** and *** +, and much more.
• Innovation: We develop and complete groundbreaking products and techniques that shape industry norms and enhance how audiences experience sports, entertainment & news.

Business Operations is responsible for global program and project management, capital and portfolio management, resource prioritization, tracking and communication of performance, administrative services, Annual Operating Plan & LRP Planning, Space Management, and other key functions critical to the operation of DE&E Technology division. This position is part of the Global Program Management team which leads the execution of DE&E Technology programs, including scope, delivery schedules and budgets in addition to identifying dependencies, managing risks and quantifying business impact. This role collaborates with Identity Product, Program, and Engineering to understand and rationalize strategic roadmaps while providing easy to understand, transparent reporting to leadership during delivery.

Within the Business Operations organization the Sr Technical Program Mgr is responsible for running small through large-scale, complex projects in the Identity area from initiation through closure. These initiatives will involve daily hands-on management of technology activities applying Agile and Scrum based software development practices; and may include working with other technical teams to effectively deliver business solutions. This role requires a wide range of leadership competencies, technical (PM) experience and communications skills. Responsible for leading projects using DE&E Technology processes, tools and methodologies, which includes the development of the scope of work and the management of time, cost, risk, and communications.

Responsibilities and Duties of the Role

• Accountable for driving execution and delivery of multiple technical product or software development projects from start to finish.
• Have experience implementing both Agile and Waterfall software development methodologies.
• Have experience with industry-standard project management tools such as Jira and Co *** uence.
• Responsible for developing team dynamics, morale and motivation while building a culture where all members and points of view are respected.
• Identifies project risks; analyzes and communicates prioritized mitigation plans to partners; anticipates problems and roadblocks before they occur.
• Develops and leads project plans comprised of complex activities and dependencies.
• Communicates status, updates and project summaries via presentations, e-mail and direct communication with key collaborators and leadership.
• Have excellent professional writing skills and can provide verbal explanations of status and technical issues with precision and accuracy.
• Excel at working with project partners to define project scope and objectives, and effectively communicate requirements to development teams.
• Excel in leading effective meetings (keeping teams on track), document decisions and follow up.
• Display initiative, take a proactive approach, and can start the conversation.
• Negotiate with skill and can identify a solution path for various contending requirements or partner preferences.
• Learns quickly and enthusiastically, particularly about technical systems and issues.
• Constantly evaluating process and seeking for ways to improve at every iteration.

Basic Qualifications and Requirements

• Have 5+ years of technical project management experience working directly with engineers.
• 3+ years of hands-on experience with Agile/Scrum methodologies developing software applications, playing the role of scrum lead.
• BA/BS or equivalent experience required.
• Extensive knowledge and experience with the software development lifecycle.

Preferred Qualifications:

• CSM / CSPO Certification or similar preferred.
• Experience in streaming *** software and digital technology.
• Experience with identity and access management a plus.
• Have some technical proficiency demonstrated in any number of ways, ex. coding skills, quality assurance experience or technical writing background or similar.

The hiring range for this position in Seattle, Washington is $129,900 to $174,100 per year. The base pay actually offered will take into account internal equity and also may vary depending on the candidate's geographic region, job-related knowledge, skills, and experience among other factors. A bonus and/or long-term incentive units may be provided as part of the compensation package, in addition to the full range of medical, financial, and/or other benefits, dependent on the level and position offered.

About *** Entertainment & *** Technology:

*** Entertainment and *** Technology (DE&E Technology) provides the technological backbone and product development for *** 's two *** business units, while helping to keep the company at the vanguard of innovation - enabling the Company to continuously leverage technology to enhance storytelling and creativity, while delivering scalability, flexibility, and efficiency for its businesses.

About *** :

*** , together with its subsidiaries and affiliates, is a leading diversified international family entertainment and *** enterprise that includes three core business segments: *** Entertainment, *** , and *** Experiences. From humble beginnings as a cartoon studio in the 1920s to its preeminent name in the entertainment industry today, *** proudly continues its legacy of creating world-class stories and experiences for every member of the family. *** 's stories, characters and experiences reach consumers and guests from every corner of the globe. With operations in more than 40 countries, our employees and cast members work together to create entertainment experiences that are both universally and locally cherished.
This position is with *** Streaming Technology LLC , which is part of a business we call *** Entertainment & *** Technology .
*** Streaming Technology LLC is an equal opportunity employer. Applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, protected veteran status or any other basis prohibited by federal, state or local law. *** fosters a business culture where ideas and decisions from all people help us grow, innovate, create the best stories and be relevant in a rapidly changing world.