Sr Software Engineer

Job ID 10106855 Location Glendale, California, United States / San Francisco, California, United States / New York, New York, United States Business Disney Entertainment & ESPN Technology Date posted Nov. 22, 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.

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.

Media Engineering is an innovative organization that is passionate about providing the best possible video playback experience, art, and metadata to customers worldwide, powered by exceptional technology. This work requires streamlining and repurposing technology across different business and distribution channels – including streaming, linear, and theatrical – so that technology can ebb and flow across the needs of the business.

The Integration Platform team is responsible for ingesting, processing, and distributing the metadata from one system/product to another system/product for linear broadcast, VOD and streaming platform workflows. We process content metadata data sets such as titles, schedules, contracts, rights, work orders, commercial registrations, marketing promos & campaigns, QC status, playlists, and other data sets. We work closely with other Media Engineering teams, Ad Platforms, Content Platforms, Platform Engineering, and external partners & vendors to build API's, workflows, and frontends for our media supply chains. We are actively working on unification of linear broadcast & VOD workflows, and this presents an excellent opportunity for candidates to learn & grow and make lasting impact on Disney's linear & streaming platforms success.

Responsibilities:

Design, develop, test, deploy, and maintain Java, Spring Boot, and Kafka services which integrate with various media supply chain systems and backends.
Provide on-call support for critical services on a rotational basis.
Own & deliver projects & large complex features of the workflows.
Perform code reviews, architectural reviews and propose best practices for driving efficiencies in software development.
Collaborate with internal teams & external partners, including product, program, and software engineering teams.
Help define engineering standards and provide technical mentorship to the team.
Improve observability for end-end workflows using monitoring, logging, and alerting technologies.
Drive improvements for our continuous integration and continuous deployment pipelines.
Modernize existing workflows using latest technologies.
Perform code reviews and propose best practices for driving efficiencies in software development.

Basic Qualifications:

Bachelor’s degree in computer science, closely related field or equivalent experience.
5+ years of experience in the software engineering field, with a focus on designing and developing workflows which are highly available, fault tolerant, and distributed in nature.
Strong knowledge of API and Event Driven Architectures
Strong experience in promoting best practices for code development.
Proficiency in Java, Spring Boot, Python, Kafka, SQL, NOSQL, and AWS Cloud technologies
Strong knowledge of data specifications, XML, JSON, REST, and GraphQL
Strong knowledge in automation, continuous integration & continuous deployment
Must be able to work with a geographically dispersed team.
Great communication and collaboration skills and a strong work ethic.
Ability to thrive in a dynamic, collaborative, and fast paced environment.
Strong interpersonal skills as well as strong problem-solving and analytical skills
Attention to the details, experience delivering high-quality software solutions on time, at scale and within budget.

Preferred Qualifications

Master’s degree in computer science or related technical discipline is highly desirable.
Previous work experience in media platforms, products, and workflows.
Experience in widely used Web frameworks (Spring Boot, React.js, etc.)
Experience working with distributed messaging technologies (Kafka, Kinesis, etc.)
Strong curiosity about how Disney delivers the Magic and a desire to be a part of it.

The hiring range for this position in Glendale, CA is $138,900.00 to $186,200.00 per year, in San Francisco, CA is $152,100.00 to $203,900.00 per year, and in New York, NY is $145,400.00 to $195,000.00 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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