The Walt Disney Company
Sr Software Engineer
The Walt Disney Company, San Francisco, California, United States, 94199
Department/Group Overview:
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.Why 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.This position might be right for you if:
You want to help us improve and enhance an image delivery service that impacts every fan of our Hulu streaming platform.You’re a curious and efficient engineer who wants to feel empowered to help define the direction of development and work side-by-side with some of the brightest minds in our organization.You enjoy working with other brilliant engineers in a challenging but supportive environment, learning from others and sharing your expertise with them.Job Summary:
Maintain, improve, and expand core, backend software components for the Image Service.Collaborate with other Image Service engineers and external engineering teams to evaluate and design appropriate solutions to effectively meet Product requirements.Build and manage code in AWS using TerraForm, K8s, Spinnaker, and other CI/CD tools.Evaluate new or existing technologies and products for implementation, considering costs, usability, compatibility and scalability.Create technical documentation and runbooks for reference and reporting purposes.Use a mix of technologies including Java, Scala, Python, Kafka, and an array of AWS native services.Collaborate with other team members (including product owners, TPMs, and other stakeholders) to achieve product and business requirements.Conduct design and code reviews.Analyze and improve efficiency, scalability, and stability of various system resources.Responsibilities and Duties of the Role:
Design and coding.Collaboration, prioritization.Maintenance.Required Education, Experience/Skills/Training:
Basic Qualifications:
5+ years of experience building internet-scale API or services applications.Experience in Java and alternative JVM application development environments (Scala).Familiarity with the AWS environment, including ECS (Docker), S3, EC2, Lambda, CloudWatch.Familiarity with infrastructure as code such as Terraform, CloudFormation.Understanding of software development fundamentals.Familiarity with writing unit, integration and functional tests.Familiarity integrating with service APIs and/or SDKs.Understanding of agile processes software team with version control & project management tools (e.g. Github, SVN, Jira, Basecamp).Creative and inventive problem solving.Strong interpersonal and communication skills, and a team-focused approach towards software development.Preferred Qualifications:
Experience in Scala.Experience building scalable, fault-tolerant, high-uptime 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.
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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.Why 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.This position might be right for you if:
You want to help us improve and enhance an image delivery service that impacts every fan of our Hulu streaming platform.You’re a curious and efficient engineer who wants to feel empowered to help define the direction of development and work side-by-side with some of the brightest minds in our organization.You enjoy working with other brilliant engineers in a challenging but supportive environment, learning from others and sharing your expertise with them.Job Summary:
Maintain, improve, and expand core, backend software components for the Image Service.Collaborate with other Image Service engineers and external engineering teams to evaluate and design appropriate solutions to effectively meet Product requirements.Build and manage code in AWS using TerraForm, K8s, Spinnaker, and other CI/CD tools.Evaluate new or existing technologies and products for implementation, considering costs, usability, compatibility and scalability.Create technical documentation and runbooks for reference and reporting purposes.Use a mix of technologies including Java, Scala, Python, Kafka, and an array of AWS native services.Collaborate with other team members (including product owners, TPMs, and other stakeholders) to achieve product and business requirements.Conduct design and code reviews.Analyze and improve efficiency, scalability, and stability of various system resources.Responsibilities and Duties of the Role:
Design and coding.Collaboration, prioritization.Maintenance.Required Education, Experience/Skills/Training:
Basic Qualifications:
5+ years of experience building internet-scale API or services applications.Experience in Java and alternative JVM application development environments (Scala).Familiarity with the AWS environment, including ECS (Docker), S3, EC2, Lambda, CloudWatch.Familiarity with infrastructure as code such as Terraform, CloudFormation.Understanding of software development fundamentals.Familiarity with writing unit, integration and functional tests.Familiarity integrating with service APIs and/or SDKs.Understanding of agile processes software team with version control & project management tools (e.g. Github, SVN, Jira, Basecamp).Creative and inventive problem solving.Strong interpersonal and communication skills, and a team-focused approach towards software development.Preferred Qualifications:
Experience in Scala.Experience building scalable, fault-tolerant, high-uptime 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.
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