Sr. Software Engineer

Job ID 10102654 Location Seattle, Washington, United States / Santa Monica, California, United States / San Francisco, California, United States / New York, New York, United States Business Disney Entertainment & ESPN Technology Date posted Nov. 18, 2024

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Job Summary:

Disney Entertainment & ESPN Technology:

On any given day at Disney Entertainment & ESPN Technology, we’re reimagining ways to create magical viewing experiences for the world’s most beloved stories while also transforming Disney’s media business for the future. Whether that’s evolving our streaming and digital products in new and immersive ways, powering worldwide advertising and distribution to maximize flexibility and efficiency, or delivering Disney’s unmatched entertainment and sports content, every day is a moment to make a difference to partners and to hundreds of millions of people around the world.

A few reasons why we think you’d love working for Disney Entertainment & ESPN Technology:

Building the future of Disney’s media business: DE&E Technologists are designing and building the infrastructure that will power Disney’s media, advertising, and distribution businesses for years to come.
Reach & Scale: The products and platforms this group builds and operates delight millions of consumers every minute of every day – from Disney+ and Hulu, to ABC News and Entertainment, to ESPN and ESPN+, and much more.
Innovation: We develop and execute groundbreaking products and techniques that shape industry norms and enhance how audiences experience sports, entertainment & news.

Lifecycle Messaging:

Lifecycle Messaging’s mission is to create and deliver scaled, customer centric multi-channel messaging experiences across the customer journey that drive impact in the form of engagement, revenue growth, customer delight & brand trust. Our platform, the Unified Messaging Platform helps us to inform, engage, and delight our guests.

Job Summary:

Build and maintain product-driven initiatives to improve and expand the messaging portal.
Enhance/improve the underlying codebase to be extensible, reusable, and maintainable.
Be involved in code reviews and architecture reviews for team members.
Provide on-call support for critical services on a rotational basis.
Own and deliver projects end-to-end with high quality and a robust architecture.
Communicate and work with multi-functional business partners, including product, design, and backend engineering.
Collaborate and mentor more junior developers, help them and yourself grow as developers and people.
Ramp up on new domains and technologies.

Responsibilities and Duties of the Role:

Build and maintain product-driven initiatives to improve and expand the messaging portal, Enhance/improve the underlying codebase to be extensible, reusable, and maintainable.
Collaboration and mentorship of more junior developers.
On-call support.
Collaborate with your squad, Product Managers, Designers, QA, Operations, and other stakeholders to understand requirements and articulate technical decisions and outcomes.

Basic Qualifications:

5+ years of relevant work experience.
Front-end web development experience working with Typescript, React, HTML5, CSS3, SASS/LESS, and vanilla JS.
Experience working collaboratively across development, design, product, marketing, and more.
Experience using design tools for development purposes (such as Figma and Sketch).
Proven ability to mentor more junior developers.
Strong attention to detail, excellent communication skills, both written and verbal.
Experience working with localization and/or internationalization.
Solid understanding of A/B experimentation.

Preferred Qualifications:

Experience shipping entertainment/streaming media applications/platforms.
Experience building messaging experiences, especially Email and Push.
A history building internally scalable UI systems.

Required Education:

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Software, Electrical or Electronics Engineering, or comparable field of study, and/or equivalent work experience.

The hiring range for this position in Seattle or New York is $145,400 to $195,000 per year, in Santa Monica is $ 138,900 to $186,200 per year, and in San Francisco is $152,100 to $203,900 per year. The base pay actually offered will take into account internal equity and also may vary depending on the candidate’s geographic region, job-related knowledge, skills, and experience among other factors. A bonus and/or long-term incentive units may be provided as part of the compensation package, in addition to the full range of medical, financial, and/or other benefits, dependent on the level and position offered.

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About Disney Entertainment & ESPN Technology:

Disney Entertainment and ESPN Technology (DE&E Technology) provides the technological backbone and product development for Disney’s two media business units, while helping to keep the company at the vanguard of innovation – enabling the Company to continuously leverage technology to enhance storytelling and creativity, while delivering scalability, flexibility, and efficiency for its businesses.

About The Walt Disney Company:

The Walt Disney Company, together with its subsidiaries and affiliates, is a leading diversified international family entertainment and media enterprise that includes three core business segments: Disney Entertainment, ESPN, and Disney Experiences. From humble beginnings as a cartoon studio in the 1920s to its preeminent name in the entertainment industry today, Disney proudly continues its legacy of creating world-class stories and experiences for every member of the family. Disney’s stories, characters and experiences reach consumers and guests from every corner of the globe. With operations in more than 40 countries, our employees and cast members work together to create entertainment experiences that are both universally and locally cherished.

This position is with Disney Streaming Technology LLC, which is part of a business we call Disney Entertainment & ESPN Technology.

Disney Streaming Technology LLC is an equal opportunity employer. Applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, gender expression, national origin, ancestry, age, marital status, military or veteran status, medical condition, genetic information or disability, or any other basis prohibited by federal, state or local law. Disney champions a business environment where ideas and decisions from all people help us grow, innovate, create the best stories and be relevant in a constantly evolving world.

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