Software Engineer(Java/Python)
Insight Global, Santa Monica, CA, United States
Team: Metadata Authority Engineering
Join us at Metadata Authority Engineering, a driving force within the Media Engineering organization, where we fuel the magic of Disney Entertainment and ESPN Technology. Our team is dedicated to crafting, refining, and disseminating content metadata across our platforms with unparalleled precision. Imagine being part of a mission to ensure that every piece of content is not just showcased, but gloriously represented, enhancing the viewer experience across Disney Streaming platforms and beyond. We're not just revolutionizing streaming video; we're reshaping it entirely. We're changing the world of streaming video and looking for a dedicated Senior Software Engineer to
be a key contributor to the team while driving the technical design, implementation, and improvement of services.
Responsibilities:
- This role involves a range of responsibilities related to software development and management within the Content Metadata domain.
- Design well-architected solutions and deliver on them with code that is easy to develop and maintain
- Lead technical design and implementation of new features
- Participate in project phasing and delivery together with your manager, team lead and Technical Project Managers
- Identify areas of improvement in our systems and workflows
- Mentor junior and mid-level engineers
- Take a user-centric approach to improving our content management systems and data flows
- Write defensive and robust tests
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- Experience with Graph databases (Neo4j), Terraform and GraphQL is a big plus
- 5 plus years of software development experience
- Proficiency in (in order of importance): Java & Python
- Relational databases (MySQL, Postgres), and NoSQL databases (DynamoDB)
- Event or pub/sub driven architecture (Ka a, Kinesis)
- Solid understanding of AWS (Lambda, Kinesis, SQS/SNS, DynamoDB, etc.)
- Deep understanding of core CS fundamentals, OOP principles, data structures, and algorithms
- Local to Santa Monica - hybrid 2 to 3 days onsite or remote if not local