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Senior Staff Data Engineer (Ad Tech Team - AWS experience required)

Silver Spring, MD · Senior

$161,070 – $299,130

Listed on Warner Bros. Discovery’s own careers site. You apply with them directly — we never stand between you and the employer.

What this role is

This role leads the design and operation of massive-scale data pipelines processing billions of ad events daily across WBD's streaming and advertising infrastructure. It suits experienced data engineers who can architect cloud-native systems, mentor teams, and drive modernization of legacy ad-tech platforms.

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What they ask for

Required

12+ years designing and operating enterprise-scale data platforms
Hands-on expertise with AWS, GCP, or Azure
Experience with open table formats (Iceberg, Delta, Hudi)
Deep knowledge of Kafka, Kinesis, or Pub/Sub for real-time ingestion
Operational excellence in CI/CD, automation, observability, and governance
Familiarity with advertising workflows including forecasting, yield optimization, and identity systems

Nice to have

Master's degree or PhD in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field
Advanced expertise in distributed systems or statistical optimization
Experience with ad-tech domain
Demonstrated mentorship of junior engineers