Manager, Media Engineering

Warner Bros. Discovery

Confirmed live 2 days ago High trust
Remote

Quick summary

Work type
Remote
Location
Burbank, CA
Salary
$123,200–$228,800 / yr
Posted
3 days ago
Freshness
Confirmed live 2 days ago

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Salary context

Below market

How this pay compares to similar roles

Similar $220k
This role $176k
$106k most similar roles pay here $280k

This role pays less than 80% of similar roles. Most pay $185,500–$253,775 — the shaded band above. At the midpoint, this role pays about $176k versus about $220k for comparable roles.

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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 55 open roles on FindRole.

Listed pay typically runs $131,985–$245,115 across 38 roles with salary data.

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TL;DR · Manager, Media Engineering

Manager, Media Engineering leads a development team to evolve Keystone, an internal production technology platform serving as the primary gateway for the content supply chain. This role sits at the intersection of media engineering, software development, and post-production operations. The manager is responsible for designing scalable media workflow solutions, overseeing intersystem integrations, and managing technical delivery in a high-volume environment with strict deadlines. Key responsibilities include mentoring engineers, establishing development standards, and automating workflows involving transcoding, QC, localization, and metadata enrichment. The role requires expertise in AV media engineering, software development, scripting, APIs, and cloud services like AWS. Candidates will work with tools such as SDVI Rally, MAM systems, and modern web technologies including React, Nest, Node, Tailwind, Prisma, and Typebox to solve complex technical bottlenecks within the production pipeline.

What you'll do

  • Lead, mentor, and manage a team of software engineers and media engineers supporting the Keystone platform.
  • Provide technical direction for platform architecture, workflow automation, and media pipeline execution.
  • Design and maintain multi-functional media workflows including transcoding, QC, localization, and final delivery.
  • Lead technical integration efforts across AWS, MAM systems, vendor platforms, and internal distribution tools.
  • Perform hands-on engineering tasks such as code reviews, scripting, and technical design for platform development.
  • Act as the primary technical bridge between engineering teams, product management, and media operations stakeholders.
  • Troubleshoot complex issues involving failed jobs, metadata errors, and delivery blockers across integrated systems.
  • Ensure high-volume production workflows remain stable while implementing scalable technical solutions.

What we're looking for

  • 7+ years of experience in media engineering, software engineering, platform engineering, or technical delivery roles.
  • 3+ years of experience leading engineers, developers, media engineers, or technical teams.
  • Strong understanding of media supply chain, post-production, localization, QC, mastering, packaging, or content delivery workflows.
  • Hands-on experience with software development, scripting, APIs, integrations, databases, cloud services, or workflow automation.
  • Proven ability to lead technical teams through complex system integrations and production-critical delivery efforts.
  • Strong troubleshooting skills across media workflows, system integrations, metadata exchange, and operational support issues.
  • Experience working with MAM systems, workflow orchestration platforms, media processing systems, or enterprise content platforms.
  • Experience with SDVI Rally or comparable media workflow orchestration platforms (preferred).

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