Senior Software Engineer

Company: The Walt Disney Company
Location: New York
Posted on: April 17, 2025

Job Description:

Senior Software EngineerJob ID: 10098713Location: Morrisville, North Carolina, United States / New York, New York, United StatesBusiness: Disney EntertainmentDate posted: Jan. 31, 2025Job Summary: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, who will embrace unconventional thinking, and who are passionate about contributing to The Walt Disney Company's direct-to-consumer (DTC) experience.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.
  • 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.
    • Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or related field or equivalent experience in lieu of.
    • Experienced in Java, Scala, reactive system architecture and Kafka.
    • 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 ZIO or other Scala frameworks.
      • Experience in video streaming and playback domain such as ABR, HLS, CDN, TCP/IP, HTTP/2, etc.
      • Comfortable with Unix/Linux OS via command line.Compensation: The hiring range for this position in Morrisville, North Carolina is $132,200 - $177,300 per year and in New York is $145,400 - $195,000 per year and in Santa Monica, California is $138,900 - $186,200. 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.About Disney Entertainment:At Disney Corporate you can see how the businesses behind the Company's powerful brands come together to create the most innovative, far-reaching and admired entertainment company in the world. As a member of a corporate team, you'll work with world-class leaders driving the strategies that keep The Walt Disney Company at the leading edge of entertainment. See and be seen by other innovative thinkers as you enable the greatest storytellers in the world to create memories for millions of families around the globe.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.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.Disability Accommodation For Employment Applications:The Walt Disney Company and its Affiliated Companies are Equal Employment Opportunity employers and welcome all job seekers including individuals with disabilities and veterans with disabilities. If you have a disability and believe you need a reasonable accommodation in order to search for a job opening or apply for a position, email Candidate.Accommodations@Disney.com with your request. This email address is not for general employment inquiries or correspondence. We will only respond to those requests that are related to the accessibility of the online application system due to a disability.
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