Senior Manager, Client Engineering

Warner Bros Discovery Warner Bros Discovery · Media · Warsaw, Masovian, Poland · Technology

Senior Manager, Client Engineering role at Warner Bros. Discovery, responsible for managing a team and designing/delivering scalable, cloud-native solutions for the advertising technology stack. Requires strong leadership, technical vision, and experience in AdTech ecosystems.

What you'd actually do

  1. Define and drive the technical vision for advertising platforms, ensuring alignment with business objectives and scalability requirements.
  2. Lead architectural decisions for cloud-native solutions and guide modernization initiatives.
  3. Manage and mentor a team of engineers, fostering a culture of innovation, accountability, and continuous improvement.
  4. Oversee resource planning, performance reviews, and career development for team members.
  5. Ensure timely and high-quality delivery of engineering projects by establishing best practices, KPIs, and governance processes.

Skills

Required

  • Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering or a related field
  • 8+ years in software engineering
  • 4–5 years in a leadership or managerial role
  • Strong understanding of modern software architecture
  • cloud-native platforms (AWS/GCP/Azure)
  • distributed systems
  • Familiarity with AdTech ecosystems
  • advertising workflows
  • identity resolution
  • campaign execution
  • monetization strategies
  • People Management
  • defining technical roadmaps
  • managing cross-functional dependencies
  • collaboration with Product, Data, and Operations teams
  • stakeholder influence
  • communication of technical concepts
  • evaluation of emerging technologies
  • automation best practices
  • observability best practices
  • security best practices

Nice to have

  • Ability to guide technical decisions rather than hands-on coding

What the JD emphasized

  • 8+ years in software engineering
  • at least 4–5 years in a leadership or managerial role
  • Strong understanding of modern software architecture
  • cloud-native platforms (AWS/GCP/Azure)
  • distributed systems
  • Familiarity with AdTech ecosystems
  • advertising workflows
  • related technologies such as identity resolution, campaign execution and monetization strategies
  • Proven track record of managing and mentoring engineering teams
  • driving performance and fostering a culture of innovation and accountability
  • Experience in defining technical roadmaps
  • aligning engineering initiatives with business objectives
  • managing cross-functional dependencies
  • Ability to partner effectively with Product, Data, and Operations teams
  • influencing stakeholders
  • communicating technical concepts to non-technical audiences
  • Demonstrated ability to evaluate emerging technologies
  • champion automation
  • implement best practices for scalability, security, and observability