Principal Software Engineer, Front End

17 Hours ago • 10 Years +

About the job

SummaryBy Outscal

Must have:
  • 10+ years software engineering experience
  • Advanced knowledge of Node.js, React, TypeScript, and JavaScript best practices
  • Proven ability to mentor senior, lead, and principal engineers
  • Expertise in designing and implementing scalable, redundant platforms
  • Strong architectural skills
  • Proven ability to learn new technologies
  • Exceptional emotional intelligence
  • Effective collaboration and communication skills
Good to have:
  • Experience shipping entertainment/streaming media applications/platforms
  • Proven ability to strategize and implement complex technical changes
  • Strong track record supporting and mentoring engineering managers and executive leaders
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Job Summary:

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 our 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 enhance 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: Our 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 sports, entertainment & news.

The Commerce, Growth & Identity (CGI) organization is dedicated to three business-critical areas at Disney that will help transform its media business. We build innovative and cutting-edge capabilities to drive subscriptions, engagement, and monetization across Disney's streaming and digital products. We enable the wide range of Disney brands to connect and engage with consumers through a unified identity, powered by shared services that are trustworthy and seamless to integrate with.

The Disney Entertainment & ESPN Technology (DE&ET) Commerce, Growth and Identity Client Engineering organization delivers experiences across Disney+, Hulu, ESPN+, and Star+ built on a common platform and shared technology. We are fast-paced and fast-growing organization that shares knowledge and code for initiatives throughout Disney! Our mission: Building inclusive user-centered experiences that welcome users, guiding them through a seamless journey from login to sign up, and facilitating effortless account management. As a member on DE&ET Web Commerce team you’ll build the core sign-up, purchase, and subscription management experiences of our Web platform.

You will serve as a high level technical resource and “go-to” person, solving sophisticated technical challenges and finding opportunities to improve systems, products, and services!

Responsibilities

  • Work with a distributed team of engineers across multiple organizations building software in a collaboratively
  • Demonstrated ownership for the projects delivered by your team and department
  • Expertise in designing and implementing robust, scalable, redundant platforms, as well as in advocating best practices to fellow engineers
  • Lead through metrics – understand application performance & costs, and push for better results
  • Drive best engineering practices to write well-constructed and easy to maintain code, defensive and robust tests
  • Challenge current architectural choices while collaborating to solve problems in innovative new ways

Basic Qualifications:

  • 10+ years of software engineering experience
  • Advanced knowledge Node.js, React, TypeScript and JavaScript best practices.
  • Proven ability to mentor senior, lead, and principal engineers
  • Strong architectures skills building systems that scale for high throughput and with high availability.
  • Proven ability to learn new technology and/or complex systems
  • Exceptional emotional intelligence, maintaining composure under high-pressure situations and meeting urgent deadlines.
  • Effective collaboration and communication skills, able to discuss technical topics clearly and engage in productive technical discussions.

Preferred Qualifications:

  • Experience shipping entertainment/streaming media applications/platforms
  • Proven ability to strategize and implement complex technical changes, share knowledge, and gain support for solutions.
  • Strong track record supporting and mentor engineering managers and executive leaders, fostering trust, setting goals, and offering guidance.


The hiring range for this position in Seattle, WA and in New York City, NY is $189,300 to $253,800 per year; the hiring range for this position in Santa Monica/Burbank/Glendale/L.A., California and in Bristol, Connecticut is $180,700 to $242,300; and the hiring range for this position in San Francisco, California is $197,900 to $265,400 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.
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About The Company

From classic animated features and exhilarating theme park attractions to cutting edge sports coverage, and the hottest shows on television, The Walt Disney Company has been making magic since 1923, creating unforgettable stories that connect with audiences around the world. And we’re just getting started!

The key to our success…. The Cast, Crew, Imagineers and Employees who honor Disney’s rich legacy by stretching the bounds of imagination to create the never-before-seen, bringing unparalleled entertainment experiences to people of all ages. Begin a career that delivers unparalleled creative content and experiences to audiences around the world and just imagine the stories you could be part of…

What is #LifeAtDisney like? It’s a series of magical moments with cast members and employees developing and telling our stories in the most innovative ways. Whether it’s a day spent as a Disney VoluntEAR, or celebrating the release of a new interactive experience, retail product or movie, our days are filled with the knowledge that we are creating entertainment experiences the whole family can enjoy. Follow @DisneyCareers on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram for a peek behind-the-curtain, and discover how you could connect to a world of stories with Disney!

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