**Senior Advanced Software Engineer, Server Lead**

Location Carlsbad, California, United States of America WB Games Job Type Full time Job Id R000054187 JOB DESCRIPTION **Company Overview**

WarnerMedia is a powerful portfolio of iconic entertainment, news, and sports brands. We bring people, technology, and the worlds best storytellers together to drive culture and meaningful connection. We believe the enduring power of stories can open our eyes to the world, to each other, and to new and different perspectives.

Warner Bros. Games San Diego is creating the next generation of high quality, cross-platform games that bring iconic and beloved characters to life. Join our growing team of talented game makers and be a foundational part of a dynamic new studio as we strive to make an impact on the future of AAA free-to-play games.

Join us. Shape your story here.

**The Job**

WB Games San Diego is seeking a Senior Advanced Software Engineer - Server Lead.

Reporting to the Director of Engineering, the candidate will lead the team that will be responsible for developing and supporting the backend infrastructure for our AAA next-generation game at scale.

The candidate should be willing to be adaptable, initially hands-on, and over-time moving into more managerial duties as the team size increases.

**The Daily**

* Lead and manage a team of engineers

* Build on the culture of inclusivity and growth through coaching, career management, and mentorship of associate and staff engineers

* Work with the Production team to facilitate scheduling and planning

* Identify and articulate technical challenges and risks along with proposed solutions

* Develop, maintain, and improve backend infrastructure to support our online game across various platforms

* Collaborate with the Feature Owners & Server Engineers to architect and build server-side systems

* Scale testing and performance tuning of the entire stack

* Improve configuration management and deployment processes

**The Essentials**

* Minimum 8 years of professional software engineering experience, working on cross-functional teams

* 3 years in a leadership role managing a team of engineers

* Bachelors Degree in Computer Science or equivalent work experience

* Experience working with managed database (RDS Postgres), server (ECS Fargate), load balancer (ALB), and storage (EFS).

* Experience in deploying, operating, and scaling dedicated *game servers* for session-based, multiplayer games (AWS Gamelift)

* Experience working with Amazon Web Services (AWS) Cloud Services

* Experience with SQL or NoSQL stores (MySQL, Postgres, MongoDB, etc)

* Exceptional understanding of all game development disciplines and their inputs into the content pipeline

* Strong problem solving, debugging, and troubleshooting skills

* Clear, concise, and transparent communicator - both written and verbal

* Be a self-motivated team player with a positive attitude and strong work ethic

* Ability to self-manage when given prioritized goals and objectives

* Seek out opportunities to improve technically and professionally

* A passion for video games

**The Nice to Haves**

* Existing experience working with

Terraform Scripts

Build Systems (TeamCity, Jenkins, etc.)

Powershell Scripts

* Understanding of Unreal Engine Networking and Multiplayer System (Replication, RPCs, Network Authority, etc.)

**The Perks**

* Exclusive WarnerMedia events and advance screenings

* Paid time off every year to volunteer for eligible employees

* Access to well-being tools, resources, and freebies

* Access to in-house learning and development resources

* Part of the WarnerMedia family of powerhouse brands

Warner Media, LLC and its subsidiaries are equal opportunity employers. Qualified candidates will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, mental or physical disability, and genetic information, marital status, citizenship status, military status, protected veteran status or any other category protected by law.