Warner Bros. Discovery
Advertising Technology
PrincipalSystemArchitecture
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“Principal System Architecture at Warner Bros. Discovery. Skills: System Architecture, AI/ML, AdTech Platforms, Cloud-native. Define AI-powered systems architecture. Architect autonomous systems”
What You'll Achieve.
Improve scalability; Improve reliability; Improve performance; Improve cost efficiency; Maximize monetization; Enable automation; Deliver premium advertising experiences; Reduce fragmentation; Improve developer velocity; Reduce long-term complexity; Enable scale and agility; Ensure architectural integrity; Drive decisions that materially impact system and business outcomes
Industry & Context.
Incident response; Failure handling; System simplification; De-risk delivery
What They're Looking For.
Must Have
15+ years of experience architecting and scaling enterprise-grade data platforms, Proven track record in large scale ingestion, transformation, and activation pipelines, Experience automating high‑availability, high‑throughput production environments, Leveraging AI and agentic architectures, Advanced knowledge of open data Lakehouse formats (Iceberg, Delta, Hudi), Distributed compute frameworks (Spark, Flink, Presto), Streaming technologies (Kafka, Kinesis, Pub/Sub), Hands-on expertise in cloud-native data design (AWS, GCP, Azure), Microservices, APIs, Serverless, Demonstrated success in modernizing legacy platforms into modular, cost efficient systems, Familiarity with identity resolution, Audience graphs, Cross-platform measurement systems in media, advertising, or adjacent high-scale transaction domains, Deep knowledge of data engineering best practices, CI/CD automation, Observability, Data lineage, Governance frameworks that ensure reliability and compliance, Skilled in cost modeling, Benchmarking, Optimizing large-scale distributed systems for throughput, latency, and cost efficiency, Grasp of emerging trends in ad-tech, Programmatic ecosystems, ML/AI-driven data products, Privacy-first architectures (GDPR, CCPA, VPPA), Experienced in leading technical evaluations, Vendor integrations, Collaborations with third-party data providers, cloud platforms, and open-source communities
Nice to Have
AI/ML-enabled capabilities, Agentic AI, Privacy tech
What You'll Do.
Define AI-powered systems architecture
Architect autonomous systems
Establish AI guardrails
Integrate AI capabilities
Drive agentic workflows standardization
Define foundational platform architecture
Apply system engineering rigor
Establish multi-region patterns
Drive platform standardization
Lead system transformation
Identify systemic bottlenecks
Drive system topology simplification
Lead large-scale modernization
Ensure system interoperability
Shape technology direction
Elevate architectural capability
How You'll Work.
Team & Collaboration
Work with product team; Collaborations with third-party data providers; Collaborations with cloud platforms; Collaborations with open-source communities; Align engineering, product, and business stakeholders
Process & Methodology
Manage large-scale modernization, Intervene in complex programs
Full Job Description
**_Welcome to Warner Bros. Discovery… the stuff dreams are made of._** **Who We Are…** When we say, “the stuff dreams are made of,” we’re not just referring to the world of wizards, dragons and superheroes, or even to the wonders of Planet Earth. Behind WBD’s vast portfolio of iconic content and beloved brands, are the _storytellers_ bringing our characters to life, the _creators_ bringing them to your living rooms and the _dreamers_ creating what’s next… From brilliant creatives, to technology trailblazers, across the globe, WBD offers career defining opportunities, thoughtfully curated benefits, and the tools to explore and grow into your best selves. Here you are supported, here you are celebrated, here you can thrive. Your New Role: The Senior Principal, System Architecture reports to the VP Engineering, Converged AdTech & Linear Systems and leads the architecture for WBD’s most critical advertising technology platforms. This role owns and drives the systems automation architecture of core adtech platforms to improve scalability, reliability, performance, and cost efficiency across the ecosystem. This role is accountable for the architecture, scalability, and operational excellence of systems spanning converged planning, linear and digital advertising, scheduling, and affiliate distribution. By architecting the platform rationalization, cloud migration, and next-generation AI/ML-enabled capabilities, the Principal ensures WBD’s ad-tech stack is positioned to maximize monetization, enable automation, and deliver premium advertising experiences across all platforms. Your Role Accountabilities: AI‑Driven & Agentic Systems Automation Define and drive the long-term architecture for AI-powered and agentic systems across large-scale AdTech platforms. • Architect autonomous and human-in-the-loop systems for deployment orchestration, infrastructure lifecycle, and incident response • Establish guardrails for safe, observable, and governed AI adoption (reliability, explain
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