Manager Data Engineering

Job Summary

Manager, Data Engineering - Hyderabad

The Data & Audience Platform organization develops and maintains the frameworks, tools, and data products that power WBD s flagship streaming service, Max, as well as non-streaming businesses across Films, Sports, News, and the broader WBD ecosystem. Our mission is to enable unified analytics and data-driven use cases through a robust multi-tenant platform and semantic layer. We deliver innovative solutions that help teams across the company drive subscriber growth, deepen engagement, and make timely, informed decisions in a rapidly evolving digital landscape.

We are seeking a highly motivated Manager, Data Engineering, to help build a state-of-the-art data platform that supports data-driven use cases across the organization. The platform will host multiple data products, including Subscription, Content, and Product Analytics; Personalization and Recommendations; and Marketing and Ad Sales enablement. In this role, you will manage a team and design and deliver scalable, cloud-native solutions that address current and future big data initiatives.

Responsibilities

• Define and drive the technical vision for data platform, ensuring alignment with business objectives and scalability requirements.
• Lead architectural decisions to continue enhancing our state-of-the-art data platform
• Provide technical leadership through active participation in architecture design and code reviews.
• Guide teams in troubleshooting complex technical issues while driving code quality, reliability, and engineering best practices.
• Manage and mentor team of engineers to foster a culture of innovation, accountability, and continuous improvement.
• Oversee resource planning, performance reviews, and career development for team members.
• Ensure timely and high-quality delivery of engineering projects by establishing best practices, KPIs, and governance processes.
• Collaborate with program management to prioritize initiatives and manage dependencies.
• Partner with Product, Engineering, Analytics and Data Science teams to translate business needs into technical solutions.
• Represent data in stakeholder discussions and communicate progress effectively.
• Evaluate emerging technologies and tools to enhance platform capabilities and operational efficiency.
• Champion automation, observability, and security best practices across the engineering organization.

What To Bring

• Master's or bachelor's degree in computer science, engineering or similar discipline
• 10+ years of experience in data engineering and/or software engineering with at least 3-5 years in a leadership or managerial role overseeing engineering teams and large-scale projects.
• Strong understanding of modern data architecture, cloud-native platforms (AWS/GCP/Azure), and distributed systems. Ability to guide technical decisions.
• Ability to design, build and manage data engineering and AI/ML engineering pipelines at scale (both streaming and batch)
• Proficient in programming languages like Python, Java or Scala and SQL.
• Proficient in working with streaming data platforms (Kafka, Kinesis) and distributed data frameworks (Spark, Flink).
• Proficient in working with cloud data warehouses like Databricks, Snowflake, Redshift, or BigQuery.
• 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, and managing cross-functional dependencies.
• Ability to partner effectively with Product, Engineering, Analytics and Data Science teams, influencing stakeholders and communicating technical concepts to non-technical audiences.
• Demonstrated ability to evaluate emerging technologies, champion automation, and implement best practices for scalability, security, and observability.

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