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Walt Disney

Sr Software Engineer

Walt Disney, Morrisville, North Carolina, United States, 27560


Job Posting Title:

Sr Software EngineerReq ID:

10098713Job Description:Disney Entertainment & ESPN TechnologyOn 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 improve 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 here:Building the future of Disney’s 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 Disney’s video streaming platforms (Disney+, ESPN+, and Hulu). We are looking for hardworking team players to join Media Engineering, who will thrive on Disney’s storytelling legacy, embrace unconventional thinking, and are passionate about contributing to The Walt Disney Company’s 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:Contributing to the design, development, deployment, troubleshooting, and maintenance of the orchestration software system responsible for Disney’s Video-on-Demand (VOD) media encoding pipeline.Participating in the design process of new features and workflows leveraging microservice architectural principles.Designing and implementing 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 Streaming’s 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.Applying Agile methodology and practices, including participation in regular scrums, sprint planning, and backlog grooming.Diagnosing issues, evaluating and recommending the best resolution, and executing against that plan.Handling 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.Bachelor’s 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, 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.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 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.Job Posting Segment:

Media EngineeringJob Posting Primary Business:

ME - Media Processing & DistributionPrimary Job Posting Category:

Software EngineerEmployment Type:

Full timePrimary City, State, Region, Postal Code:

Morrisville, NC, USAAlternate City, State, Region, Postal Code:

USA - CA - 2450 Broadway, USA - NY - 1211 Avenue of the AmericasDate Posted:

2024-09-13

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