Lead Media Streaming Engineer

Job ID 10100111 Location Santa Monica, California, United States / Bristol, Connecticut, United States / The Woodlands, Texas, United States / New York, New York, United States / Morrisville, North Carolina, United States Business Disney Entertainment & ESPN Technology Date posted Sep. 12, 2024

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"I didn't think it was possible that something I did for fun - telling sports stories through stats - could become my job until I came here."

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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.

Media Streaming Engineering

Are you passionate about video encoding technologies and optimizing video streaming systems? As a Senior Media Streaming Engineer at Disney, you will be part of the Media Delivery Live team, which is responsible for the entire audio and video encoding supply chain from content acquisition to delivery, consisting of an agile and responsive team of technicians that perform the daily processes and procedures of our live and on-demand video streaming products. The department’s responsibilities provide round-the-clock support for these products, ensuring proper functionality across all platforms and front-end playback scenarios. The Media Delivery Live team provides technical and engineering support for our partner products, including workflow design and implementation, incident management and system health monitoring for live streaming media orchestration and cross-team communications.

Responsibilities

This is a lead position on the Media Delivery Live team, a small team of engineers responsible for implementing, maintaining and supporting live streaming, and packaging, workflows for Disney’s over-the-top video products. It is an excellent opportunity for someone looking to advance their career in the live streaming space working in a dynamic, fast-paced, and sophisticated technical environment.

You will be responsible for architecting, and optimizing, the video encoding and packaging portion of Disney’s video live streaming ecosystem. You will be a main contributor to the design, deployment, and maintenance of live encoders in our production environments. The ideal candidate would an extensive background in live video streaming technologies. The ideal candidate must also have strong troubleshooting skills within the entire live video streaming ecosystem.

Design and implement new live streaming workflows
Development support tools, scripts & dashboards
Develop automation scripting and video analysis tools
Independently develop and carry out engineering projects that support ever changing workflows and requirements.
Identify and implement optimizations related to live encoder monitoring and alerts in our QA and productions environments.
Troubleshoot encoding and segmentation issues.
Independently develop and carry out engineering projects that support ever changing workflows and requirements.
Provide maintenance/support of our live encoders and packagers.
Provide training to internal team members.
Documentation of workflows and standard operation procedures
Provide external teams with guidance related to live encoder/packaging workflows.

Basic Qualifications

7 or more years of progressively complex related experience.
B.S. in Computer Science, Information Technology, Electrical Engineering, or equivalent experience
Experience designing and building, live streaming workflows.
Experience working with on prem, and cloud based, live streaming solutions.
Experience working in a video OTT/broadcast environment.
Ability to work independently to solve problems in both the video and IT domains
Knowledge of video codecs and compression (H.264/AVC, H.265/HEVC)
Knowledge of audio codecs and containers (AAC, PCM, AC-3, EAC-3, MPEG-1 Layer-II)
Extensive knowledge of ABR/OTT technologies (HLS, DASH)
High level of experience with MPEG Transport Streams in broadcast and ABR workflows
Comfortable with Mac, Linux, and Windows environments, specifically on the command line.
Strong communication skills.
Strong scripting experience (BASH, Python, Ruby)
Strong experience with automation suites (AWX/Ansible, Puppet)
Experience with REST API communication, either manually (cURL/Postman), or programmatically (through a scripting language library)
Experience writing technical documentation for consumption by both technical and non-technical people.
Understanding of DAI workflows in an OTT environment.
Comfortable troubleshooting with Transport Stream and Elementary Stream analyzers
Strong to advanced experience with command-line video tools like FFMPEG, MP4Box, and TSDuck
Strong network transport knowledge (Multicast, TCP/UDP)
Comfortable acting as a technical lead to other departments to address and resolve technical issues.
Knowledge of the ANSI/SCTE 35 specification preferred

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The hiring range for this position in Santa Monica, California and Bristol, Connecticut is $124,000 - $166,200 per year and in New York is $129,900 - $174,100 per year and in The Woodlands, Texas and Morrisville, North Carolina is $118,000 - 158,200 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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