Disney Entertainment & ESPN Technology On any given day at Disney Entertainment & ESPN Technology, were reimagining ways to create magical viewing experiences for the worlds most beloved stories while also transforming Disneys media business for the future. Whether thats evolving our streaming and digital products in new and immersive ways, powering worldwide advertising and distribution to improve flexibility and efficiency, or delivering Disneys 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 youd love working here:
Building the future of Disneys media: DE&E Technologists are designing and building the infrastructure that will power our 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 implement groundbreaking products and techniques that shape industry norms and enhance how audiences experience
The Media Processing and Distribution (MPD) Core Media team develops the video encoding, packaging, and orchestration systems that power Disneys video streaming platforms (Disney+, ESPN+, and Hulu). We are looking for hardworking team players to join Media Engineering, who will thrive on Disneys story telling legacy, who will embrace unconventional thinking, and who are passionate about contributing to The Walt Disney Companys direct-to-consumer (DTC) experience.
Our team is looking to add a Senior Software Engineer to our Media Manufacturing team who possesses a wide range of technical knowledge. This position will be working primarily on the back end with some front end of our applications that supports the workflow orchestration of our Video-on-Demand (VOD) processing pipeline.
Responsibilities: The MPD Core Media Manufacturing Sr Software Engineer position on our Media Manufacturing team will contribute to the design, implementation, and maintenance of Video-on-Demand (VOD) workflow orchestration. This position will be working primarily on the back end with some front end of our applications that supports the workflow orchestration of our Video-on-Demand (VOD) processing pipeline Contributing to the design, development, deployment, troubleshooting and maintenance of the orchestration software system responsible for Disneys Video-on-Demand (VOD) media encoding pipeline. Participating in the design process of new features and workflows leveraging microservice architectural principles. Designing and implement new features in Scala and Java that may touch multiple distinct services, including the design, definition, and integration with multiple RESTful APIs. Building and deploying applications in a hybrid environment in both on-prem and AWS cloud environments. Collaborating closely with technical leads, project managers, and other team members to understand, scope, plan and complete development assignments. Developing a deep understanding of Disney Streamings media processing workflows, architecture of orchestration system software components and how those components integrate with other systems.Ensuring high software quality and performance standards by participating in code reviews, conducting unit testing, and monitoring the production environment. Apply Agile methodology and practices, including participation in regular scrums, sprint planning, and backlog grooming. Diagnose issues, evaluate and recommend the best resolution, and execute against that plan. Handle on call support / troubleshooting issues including off hours and weekends as necessary Basic Qualifications 5+ years of experience working as a developer within complex systems development environments
Bachelors degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or related field or equivalent experience in lieu of
Experienced in Java, Scala, MySQL, GitHub Enterprise, AWS, Jenkins 2, Groovy, Docker, ECS, Kubernetes, Rancher, JIRA, Confluence
Experience with Java/J2EE, Scala, XML, JSON Messaging, REST APIs and Relational databases
Experience with AWS Architecture (Lambda, SNS/SQS Messaging, API gateway, S3, EC2)
Experience working with Continuous Integration and Deployment tools - e.g., Maven, Jenkins 2, Ansible, GitHub, Kubernetes, Rancher, Docker
Experience in database design and writing SQL queries
Willingness to think-outside-of-the-box to resolve project challenges and improve development processes/systems
Strong written, verbal and interpersonal communication skills
Proven ability to work with all members of an extended and diverse project team
Must be detail-oriented, self-organized, committed to quality and be capable of tracking multiple issues simultaneously
Ability to function in a virtual team setting and effectively collaborate globally
Excellent time management skills with the ability to multitask effectively
A desire to work in a fast-paced and challenging work environment.
Strong technical, problem-solving, analytical, communication and interpersonal skills.
Demonstrated strong partnering and coaching skills.
Preferred Qualifications Experience with Spring/Spring-Boot frameworks
Experience developing complex back-end systems using Java and/or Scala
Experience with DB administration
Experience in video streaming and playback domain such as ABR, HLS, CDN, TCP/IP, HTTP/2, etc.
Experience implementing internally facing web user interfaces using front-end frameworks (VueJS, React, Angular, etc.)
Comfortable with Unix/Linux OS via command line
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The hiring range for this position in Morrisville, North Carolina is $129,600 - $173,800 per year and in New York is $142,600 - $191,100 per year and in Santa Monica, California is $136,100 - $182,400 per year. The base pay actually offered will take into account internal equity and also may vary depending on the candidates 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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