Senior Software Engineer
Job Summary
Job Description
- Degree in Computer Science or equivalent experience
- 6+ years developing software products
- Java or other Object-oriented programming language
- Advanced English proficiency
- Experience with AWS and cloud infrastructure
- Media player integration in web apps
- Knowledge of web accessibility and standards
- Familiarity with async programming
- Understanding of concurrency and threading
- Skilled in Git, CI/CD, Jenkins, Docker
- Experience with messaging systems (Kafka, Kinesis, SQS)
8 skills required
Job Details
BUILD SOMETHING BIGGER THAN YOURSELF
Technology is at the heart of Disney’s past, present, and future. Disney Entertainment and ESPN Product & Technology is a global organization of engineers, product developers, designers, technologists, data scientists, and more – all working to build and advance the technological backbone for Disney’s media business globally.
The team marries technology with creativity to build world-class products, enhance storytelling, and drive velocity, innovation, and scalability for our businesses. We are Storytellers and Innovators. Creators and Builders. Entertainers and Engineers. We work with every part of The Walt Disney Company’s media portfolio to advance the technological foundation and consumer media touch points serving millions of people around the world.
How will you contribute to our magical experience?
This team is responsible for the management of Live and Linear airings across the Disney+ and Hulu spaces. This means ingesting airings as CNF from Metal, managing linear schedules to ensure no gaps or overlaps between airings on a single channel, contract resolution for blackout or features such as replay/lookback, as well as tools for the management of airings, live events, and stream health and fallback logic.
The Senior Software Engineer will be responsible for:
- Craft web applications specific to the managing of live and linear scheduling for the DTC services.
- Manage AWS infrastructure supporting the EPG and scheduling ecosystems.
- Work on improving system scale and throughput for handling high concurrency.
- Contribute to a culture of collaboration and innovation.
- Build quality products.
- Provide on-call rotational support as needed.
What we need from you to be part of this story:
Degree in Computer Science or related field, or equivalent experience.
6+ years developing software products.
Experience in programming with Java or any other Object-oriented programming language.
Advanced level of English.
Experience with AWS and cloud infrastructure.
Media player integration in web apps.
Knowledge of web accessibility and standards.
Familiar with async programming (promises, async/await, etc.).
Understanding of concurrency and threading.
Skilled in Git, CI/CD, Jenkins, Docker (is a plus).
Experience with messaging systems (Kafka, Kinesis, SQS) is a plus.
Additional Information
At Disney, we believe it takes great people to create the memorable experiences, products and services our consumers know and love. We are a team of storytellers and hire under equal opportunity regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, disability and gender identity. We foster a corporate culture of belonging and inclusiveness, which empowers our staff and company to thrive. At Disney, everyone has the opportunity to speak up and participate, grow and share ideas.
“You can design and create, and build the most wonderful place in the world. But it takes people to make the dream a reality.” — Walt Disney
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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…
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