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About Warner Bros. Discovery
Warner Bros. Discovery is a global media and entertainment company operating a broad portfolio of iconic content and brands including Warner Bros. film studio, HBO, CNN, Discovery Channel, and Max streaming service. Industry: Media & Entertainment
Warner Bros. Discovery currently has
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Listed pay typically runs
$132,300–$245,700
across 24 roles with salary data.
JOB TITLE: Director, Digital AdTech Engineering
The Director, Linear Systems leads the design, delivery, and modernization of linear advertising platforms within the Converged Advertising and Linear Systems organization. This leader owns the architecture and technical direction of linear ad-tech systems, ensuring interoperability across planning, forecasting, trafficking, billing, and reporting platforms. Key responsibilities include leading teams to deliver business-critical systems, overseeing integrations with converged digital, identity, and data systems, and driving the evolution of legacy systems toward cloud-enabled, agentic-driven architectures. The role requires expertise in high-availability systems, APIs, and cloud technologies to reduce technical debt while maintaining revenue-critical workflows. The position solves the complex problem of modernizing legacy linear infrastructure to support global ad sales, requiring deep knowledge of yield optimization, order management, and cross-functional alignment with Sales, Product, and Finance.
Machine Learning
Data Platforms
Large-scale Data Processing
Streaming Systems
Experimentation
Anomaly Detection
Graph Systems
Privacy-Enhancing Technologies
Model Governance
Production Reliability
Causal Measurement
AI
Agentic Systems
data-quality