Sr Software Engineer

Job ID 10109214 Location Glendale, California, United States / Bristol, Connecticut, United States / Seattle, Washington, United States Business Disney Entertainment Date posted Jan. 08, 2025

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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.

The Product & Data Engineering team is responsible for end-to-end development for Disney’s world-class consumer-facing products, including streaming platforms Disney+, Hulu, and ESPN+, and digital products & experiences across ESPN, Marvel, Disney Studios, NatGeo, and ABC News. The team drives innovation at scale for millions of consumers around the world across Apple, Android, Smart TVs, game consoles, and the web, with our platforms powering core experiences like personalization, search, messaging and data.

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.

As a Senior Software Engineer on the User Services squad, you will design, develop and test extremely high throughput and low latency platforms to serve both push and pull access patterns. These systems are used to drive highly personalized and rewarding user experiences across a broad spectrum of Disney products including Disney+, ESPN, Hulu, Marvel, ABC News and National Geographic.

The ideal candidate excels as a leader in a highly collaborative environment and has deep skills in server-side technology (High throughput web services, databases, event streams), cloud services (AWS, GCP, Azure), monitoring (Splunk, Grafana), and exposure to front end client development (Web, mobile, OTT devices).

What You Will Do:

Collaborate with other teams to develop estimates, roadmaps, and workflow processes to achieve strategic company objectives
Own the concept, design, implementation, and maintenance of complex technical projects that anticipate the needs of the business for years to come
Build consensus and influence decisions through well-reasoned research and explanations
Solve unique and complex problems that have a broad impact on the business
Write efficient, reliable, and testable code
Review, analyze, and optimize code for readability, reliability, and performance
Design and implement automated code and system tests
Instrument, monitor, and support live operations of systems your team owns
Troubleshoot and resolve issues, problems, and errors encountered across company platforms
Manage multiple competing priorities in a fast-paced, deadline-oriented environment
Work autonomously with minimal technical supervision
Be a subject matter expert for your team

What You Will Bring:

Basic Qualifications

Minimum of 5+ years of related work experience
Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Software, Electrical or Electronics Engineering, or comparable field of study, and/or equivalent work experience
Excellent written and verbal communication skills with both technical and non-technical audiences
Expert understanding of Java programming language, Spring framework, and Maven dependency management
Expert understanding of API design and distributed web service architecture
Experience designing and implementing SQL and NoSQL databases
Experience designing and implementing event streaming services

Preferred Qualifications

Master’s Degree in Computer Science or similar relevant field
Motivated self-starter with the desire to learn and adapt to new technologies
Experience designing and implementing custom application metrics and monitoring dashboards
Experience with containerized cloud hosting
Experience leveraging cloud platform services
Deep experience with many of the following:
Amazon Web Services ecosystem
Optimized Cassandra database implementations
Optimized Kafka implementations
Unit, integration, and load test frameworks
Analysis of application performance inside a JVM
Experience with React UI framework

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The hiring range for this position in Glendale, California is $138,900 - $186,200 per year and in Seattle, Washington is $145,400 - $195,000 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:

At Disney Corporate you can see how the businesses behind the Company’s powerful brands come together to create the most innovative, far-reaching and admired entertainment company in the world. As a member of a corporate team, you’ll work with world-class leaders driving the strategies that keep The Walt Disney Company at the leading edge of entertainment. See and be seen by other innovative thinkers as you enable the greatest storytellers in the world to create memories for millions of families around the globe.

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.

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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