Principal Software Engineer

Company: HBO
Location: Burbank
Posted on: February 20, 2021

Job Description:

Company OverviewWarnerMedia is a leading media and entertainment company that creates and distributes premium and popular content from a diverse array of talented storytellers and journalists to global audiences through its consumer brands including: HBO, HBO Max, Warner Bros., TNT, TBS, truTV, CNN, DC Entertainment, New Line, Cartoon Network, Adult Swim, Turner Classic Movies and others.HBO is one of the most respected and innovative entertainment brands in the world, serving iconic, award-winning programming to 140 million subscribers globally. A subsidiary of WarnerMedia, HBO is the world's most successful pay TV service with an extensive array of programming that includes some of the most notable titles to be on television, including drama series Succession--, Watchmen--, Westworld--, Big Little Lies--, Game of Thrones--, The Sopranos--, Band of Brothers----and The Wire--, as well as comedy series Barry--, Insecure----and Sex and the City--. HBO is committed to retaining and recruiting skilled and motivated employees, placing a priority on qualified team players who contribute to the diversity of their workforce. HBO offers competitive benefits to include medical, dental, vision, a matched 401(k) plan, flexible spending, a commuter benefit program and tuition reimbursement.Opportunity OverviewHBO Max is the future of entertainment and storytelling.WarnerMedia's streaming entertainment offering, HBO Max launched in May 2020 and is the culmination of some of the most innovative new technology and greatest creative talent in the industry. Anchored by the entire HBO service, arguably the greatest brand in television, HBO Max also features fan favorites from the WarnerMedia library including Warner Bros., New Line, DC, CNN, TNT, TBS, truTV, Turner Classic Movies, Cartoon Network, Adult Swim, Crunchyroll, Rooster Teeth, Looney Tunes, and more. HBO Max is home to key third-party library acquisitions such as Friends, South Park and Doctor Who, and more than 50 exclusive Originals in its first year, from the likes of groundbreaking creative talent such as J.J. Abrams, Ridley Scott, Jordan Peele, Steven Soderbergh, Michael Mann, Mindy Kaling, Reese Witherspoon, Anna Kendrick, Greg Berlanti, Melissa McCarthy, Robert Zemeckis and other visionaries. Find out more information at--HBOMax.com.The JobWe power the most critical HBO Max user experience - watching video - across all mobile, desktop, and connected devices. As the Principal Engineer for Video Processing, your team own and develop the core services for processing videos delivered to millions of users for HBO Max.As a Principal Engineer for WarnerMedia's video processing team, you will lead the technical agenda for the team that build and support the server-side components for our HBO Max streaming video application. You will own server-side video processing, including video packaging, video profile selection and video standards and specifications.The Daily* Define the technical agenda for the Video Processing team and the critical features of a product used by millions of customers.* Design and deliver complex architectures and distributed systems, including working through other engineers to help deliver the end solution.* Work across teams and disciplines to explore technical solutions and evaluate technical tradeoffs, using the latest streaming media technologies and video capabilities.* Improve your team's software development, test, and operations practices.* Mentor engineers on your team in technical development.The Essentials* Possess a bachelor's degree in Computer Science or Software Engineering* Have 8+ years of experience in software development and a proven track record of releasing software* Experience working in Golang* Experience in video technologies (e.g. video transcoding, packaging, DRM, FFMpeg)* Deliver scalable engineering designs for processing millions of encoding processes* Have experience developing services for video streaming or similar technologyThe Nice to Haves* Experience managing a teamThe Perks* Exclusive WarnerMedia events and advance screenings* Paid time off every year to volunteer* Access to well-being tools, resources, and freebies* Access to in-house learning and development resources* Part of the WarnerMedia family of powerhouse brandsWarnerMedia is a leading media and entertainment company that creates and distributes premium and popular content from a diverse array of talented storytellers and journalists to global audiences through its consumer brands including: HBO, HBO Now, HBO Max, Warner Bros., TNT, TBS, truTV, CNN, DC Entertainment, New Line, Cartoon Network, Adult Swim, Turner Classic Movies and others.

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