Warner Bros. Discovery

🟨 Software Engineering Intern – Summer 2025

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, 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.

💼 Software Engineering Intern – Summer 2025

Location: London

🏢 About the Organization

Warner Bros. Discovery’s global technology organization sits at the intersection of tech, entertainment, and everyday utility. Our platform covers everything from search, catalog, and video transcoding to personalization, global subscriptions, and more. As a pure tech organization, we are essential to Warner Bros. Discovery’s continued growth, building world-class products on our streaming platforms Max and discovery+.

🌐 Why Join the Warner Bros. Discovery Team?

Delivering one of the largest and most iconic content libraries in streaming to millions of consumers around the globe is no easy feat. It requires high levels of collaboration, a willingness to take risks, and a passion to tackle some of the most complex technical challenges.

At Warner Bros. Discovery, we cultivate an environment for our employees to thrive—whether it’s building all our tech from scratch to continuously innovate, working at the exciting pace of a startup, or utilizing our flexible working hours to enhance collaboration with teams worldwide. We think big and hire people who do the same: technologists who love owning a problem, creating elegant solutions, and trying, failing, learning, and trying again because that’s how we truly build the future.

In terms of languages, we speak a little bit of everything: Swift 5/Swift UI, Kotlin, Java, TypeScript, JavaScript, Ruby, Vue.js, React, Brightscript, GraphQL on AWS container-based and serverless stacks.

We expose early-career engineers to a wide range of projects to help them identify their interests. We then pair them with various senior engineers so they can learn from a mix of experiences. Attributes we look for in all our hires across the team are ownership, leadership, and curiosity—always asking “why.”

🎓 Why Intern at Warner Bros. Discovery

In addition to building great products and creating some of the best content in the world, we’ve built a great team and culture! Our program offers unique experiences with tremendous opportunities for growth. Our engineers are some of the most talented in the industry and are excited to mentor and learn from our interns. You’ll have the opportunity to help deliver impactful, customer-facing projects and test your theories on the newest technologies while learning from seasoned pros.

🔑 Key Features of the Program

  • 1:1 Mentorship: You’ll be assigned a mentor for the duration of the program to ensure you get off to a flying start and continue to meet your development goals throughout.
  • Tech Speaker Series: You’ll frequently learn about new technologies and trends and meet and learn from some of the most talented technologists in the industry, both internal and external to Warner Bros. Discovery.
  • Career Coaching: You’ll receive tailored career advice and guidance from experienced technologists and leaders who have been where you are and can share how they’ve successfully navigated their careers.
  • Global Exposure: Most of our teams and products have a global impact, so our interns often work on projects affecting multiple markets. This provides unique insight into solving problems at scale and learning how we leverage technology to provide seamless, consistent quality across our global customer experience.
  • Global Network: By the end of the program, you’ll have built a global network of talented Engineers, Product Managers, Data Scientists, Data Analysts, Product Designers, Marketers, and business leaders, as well as a strong network of peers!
  • Long-Term Career Prospects: While this is a summer internship, we view it as the beginning of a long-term relationship that may lead to a return offer for our Full-Time New Grad Program. For developers early in their career, Warner Bros. Discovery offers unparalleled opportunities.

🛠 About the Projects You May Work On

Projects may include building APIs, SVOD streaming applications, commerce integrations, designing products to prioritize security, and improving payment services.

You’ll get an opportunity to consider scale, resiliency, and how to make your features production-ready. We expose early-career engineers to various projects to help them explore their interests and pair them with senior engineers to benefit from diverse experiences.

Previous interns have started making improvements to our production environments within the first two weeks of joining the team. Ultimately, the projects you work on will depend on your areas of interest.

🎯 Expectations

In addition to academic qualifications, we seek interns who are always curious and eager to learn. You’ll need great attention to detail, agility, and scope.

We look for engineers who are meticulous about operational and engineering excellence and take pride in understanding and owning features from design to production. Logging and testing are built in throughout the journey.

Balance is important to us; we work hard, but it’s also important to maintain a good sense of humor and have fun while doing great work!

Requirements: Must be currently enrolled as a student (proof of enrollment required if selected) and graduating between Winter 2025 and Spring 2027. Warner Bros. Discovery will only consider candidates presently authorized to work in the country where this role is posted.

📋 Skills/Experience

  • Currently working towards a Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science or a related field
  • Experience delivering online technology
  • Willingness to learn about Linux/Unix environments
  • Proficient in Python or another general-purpose programming language
  • Experience using and creating APIs
  • Excellent communication skills

📝 What to Know About the Global Tech Summer 2025 Program Application Process

  • Duration: 11 weeks, starting June 2nd - August 15th, 2025.
  • Compensation: Paid internships. Credit is not required, but we can provide documentation if needed.
  • Application Deadline: December 13th, 2024. We recommend applying before the deadline for guaranteed review.
  • Cover Letter: Not required. Demonstrate your passion through your resume.

We interview on a rolling basis throughout Fall 2024. A Warner Bros. Discovery Intern Program team member will contact you if your experiences and interests match an open position. Due to high application volumes, we’re unable to give individual status updates.

🏡 Hybrid Working

This role follows a Hybrid work model, with a combination of remote and in-office work. Warner Bros. Discovery reserves the right to adjust this arrangement as business needs arise, with reasonable notice.

🚀 How We Get Things Done

This last bit is probably the most important! At WBD, our guiding principles are central to how we operate. You can find them at www.wbd.com/guiding-principles along with insights from the team on what they mean and how they show up in daily work. We hope these resonate with you and look forward to discussing them in your interview.

🤝 Championing Inclusion at WBD

Warner Bros. Discovery embraces the opportunity to build a workforce that reflects the diversity of our society. Being an equal opportunity employer means we consider qualified candidates based on merit, regardless of gender, ethnicity, age, orientation, belief, or any other category protected by law.

If you’re a qualified candidate with a disability and require accommodations during the application or recruitment process, please visit our accessibility page for instructions to submit your request.

Please note, when answering the ‘How did you hear about us?’ question on the application, please select ‘Warner Bros. Discovery Partner Organization > Diverse (WeAreDiverse.io)’ This will ensure we can track if you have come through DIVERSE and pipeline you through the process 😊

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