Intern - Software Engineering

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. About The Organization 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. Who Are We Warner Bros. Discovery’s Converged AdTech & Linear Systems (CALS), part of the Technology and Operations organization, powers the company’s global Advertising Technology (AdTech) ecosystem — enabling the Pitch-to-Pay journey through agentic workflows and excellence-driven engineering. Alongside great products and some of the best content in the world, we have built a great team and culture: our engineers are among the most talented in the industry and are excited to mentor and learn from fresh talent. Your New Role The Full-Stack Software Engineering Internship Program offers a 6-month immersive experience for students passionate about building and scaling end-to-end applications. You will work closely with our engineering teams to design user-facing interfaces, build backend services and APIs, and integrate data across the stack to power Warner Bros. Discovery’s consumer products and digital transformation initiatives — real engineering projects built on the cloud technologies, modern web frameworks, and development tools used in enterprise-grade production environments. We are looking for engineering-focused, detail-oriented problem solvers who enjoy understanding how data flows through systems, with a strong engineering mindset, a passion for automation, and an interest in designing scalable solutions; if you love coding, debugging, and optimizing workflows, this internship is for you. Across the six months you will be mentored by senior engineers and solution architects, learn from WBD’s global technology leaders through our Tech Speaker Series, contribute to cross-regional initiatives across brands and functions, and build your network through structured intern events. In this role, you will: • Software development and integration: build and maintain services for ad-serving, campaign management, and identity systems, and develop APIs and integrations with third-party AdTech partners and data providers. • Data engineering: design and implement ETL pipelines and real-time data processing for ad performance, forecasting, and yield optimization, working with big data frameworks such as Spark and Kafka. • Platform modernization: contribute to the migration of legacy systems to modular, cloud native architectures, and implement observability, security, and compliance best practices. • UI engineering and experience development: design responsive, accessible interfaces for ad serving dashboards, campaign management consoles, and reporting tools using React, TypeScript, and state management patterns for complex, data-dense views. • Data visualization and real-time rendering: build interactive visualizations and streaming displays that turn large-scale datasets into clear, actionable insights and keep campaign metrics current without page reloads. Key Domain • Frontend Development and Modern UI Design: JavaScript with React or Next.js, TypeScript, browser rendering, and responsive, accessible interfaces. • Backend Development: services built in Java, Scala, or Python, with REST and GraphQL APIs, SQL and NoSQL databases, on the AWS cloud platform. • Data Platforms and APIs: big data tools such as Spark and Kafka, and streaming architectures powering ad performance and forecasting. Core Elements • Duration: 6 Months • Eligibility: B.Tech/M.Tech • Date of joining: Jan 2027 Key Learning Outcomes • Hands-on exposure to data engineering tools, cloud ecosystems, and modern frontend frameworks. • Understanding of how large-scale data platforms are architected and maintained. • Experience with ETL/ELT automation, orchestration, and CI/CD pipelines. • Deep appreciation of data quality, reliability, and governance in a production-grade environment. • Ability to translate engineering work into measurable business impact. How We Get Things Done This last bit is probably the most important! Here at WBD, our guiding principles are the core values by which we operate and are central to how we get things done. You can find them at www.wbd.com/guiding-principles/ along with some insights from the team on what they mean and how they show up in their day to day. We hope they resonate with you and look forward to discussing them during your interview. Championing Inclusion at WBD Warner Bros. Discovery embraces the opportunity to build a workforce that reflects a wide array of perspectives, backgrounds and experiences. Being an equal opportunity employer means that we take seriously our responsibility to consider qualified candidates on the basis of merit, regardless of sex, gender identity, ethnicity, age, sexual orientation, religion or belief, marital status, pregnancy, parenthood, disability or any other category protected by law. If you’re a qualified candidate with a disability and you require adjustments or accommodations during the job application and/or recruitment process, please visit our accessibility page for instructions to submit your request. How We Get Things Done… This last bit is probably the most important! Here at WBD, our guiding principles are the core values by which we operate and are central to how we get things done. You can find them at www.wbd.com/guiding-principles/ along with some insights from the team on what they mean and how they show up in their day to day. We hope they resonate with you and look forward to discussing them during your interview. Championing Inclusion at WBD Warner Bros. Discovery embraces the opportunity to build a workforce that reflects a wide array of perspectives, backgrounds and experiences. Being an equal opportunity employer means that we take seriously our responsibility to consider qualified candidates on the basis of merit, regardless of sex, gender identity, ethnicity, age, sexual orientation, religion or belief, marital status, pregnancy, parenthood, disability or any other category protected by law. If you’re a qualified candidate with a disability and you require adjustments or accommodations during the job application and/or recruitment process, please visit our accessibility page for instructions to submit your request.