Senior Software Engineer - Rust

1 Month ago • 5 Years + • Full Stack Development • $138,900 PA - $203,900 PA

Job Summary

Job Description

The Senior Software Engineer will develop and maintain the Rust and C/C++ player for Disney+, Hulu, and ESPN+ streaming experiences across various devices. Responsibilities include optimizing player performance, designing and reviewing project architecture, collaborating with other teams, ensuring deployment quality and stability (including testing and telemetry), developing build systems, mentoring junior engineers, and upholding high development standards. The role requires expertise in streaming technologies (HLS preferred), DRM, adaptive bitrate streaming, and relevant codecs. Experience with multi-threaded applications and multi-platform build tools is essential.
Must have:
  • 5+ years software development experience
  • Fluent in C/C++ or Rust
  • Streaming tech experience (HLS preferred)
  • DRM technologies (Playready/Widevine)
  • Multi-threaded application development
  • Experience with build runners
Good to have:
  • Rust experience
  • Cross-platform development
  • Embedded OS experience
  • Gaming console development
  • Set-top box development
  • Familiarity with SoCs from Broadcom, MediaTek etc.

Job Details

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 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

Media Engineering builds the software and systems that prepare media content and metadata for the Disney Streaming platform - providing the best possible playback experience to our viewers.

Media Engineering handles audio, video, and metadata content from ingest through publish - for normalization, processing, and packaging - supporting operator tools and automation for a scalable workflow. We build logic across players and back-end services to measure, control, and optimize playback across our stack.

Job Summary

Our team is seeking a Senior Software Engineer to help us deliver excellent streaming experiences for Hulu, Disney+ and ESPN+ as a developer of our client player. Our team is responsible for playback across several devices including gaming consoles, mobile devices and set top boxes. You will have the opportunity to lead in the design and implementation of our cross-platform C/C++ and Rust player that runs Disney+ and Hulu on these devices.

We’re looking for an experienced C/C++ or Rust engineer who has video player and cross platform development experience. You should have a passion for coding and debugging hard problems, and an eagerness to help us deliver seamless video to our subscribers. Being a Senior member, you will get to own large features, lead the technical direction of our work, and mentor and provide technical expertise to other engineers. You will work closely with other technical teams in the application layer and backend video services to deliver features.

This opening is for a USA based employee, within commuting distance to any of our offices in Seattle WA, Morrisville NC, New York NY, San Francisco CA, Los Angeles, CA, or Bristol, CT.

Responsibilities

  • Develop and maintain our Rust and C/C++ player that drives our streaming experience
  • Optimize our player to perform well for resource constrained platforms
  • Create and review architecture and designs for our team’s projects
  • Maintain a strong understanding of our code to identify, research and address issues
  • Collaborate with application development teams, services engineering teams and product management to help understand and explain device limitations and requirements
  • Lead in strategies to ensure the quality and stability of our deployments, including testing strategies and telemetry approaches
  • Develop our project’s build system and continuous integration system as needed
  • Provide technical expertise or mentoring to developers on our team
  • Hold our team accountable to high development standards

Basic Qualifications

  • 5+ years of full software development lifecycle experience
  • Fluent in C and C++ or Rust
  • Willing to learn Rust
  • Experience in Streaming technologies, such as:
    • HLS (preferred) or DASH
    • DRM technologies like Playready or Widevine
    • Adaptive Bitrate Streaming Algorithms
    • Caption and subtitle formats such as CEA-608 / 708
    • Codecs AVC, HEVC, AAC, EAC3
  • Experience developing and optimizing multi-threaded applications
  • Experience using build runners / compilation tools for multi-platform projects
  • Strong individual contributor with a drive to learn and patience to teach others
  • Great communication and collaboration skills and a strong teamwork ethic
  • BS or BA in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field or equivalent experience

Preferred Qualifications

  • Rust
  • Cross-Platform Development
  • Embedded operating system experience
  • Experience developing for gaming consoles (e.g. Playstation, Switch), Android devices (e.g.FireTV), or similar devices
  • Familiarity with set-top box development and specialized SoCs from manufacturers like Broadcom, MediaTek, etc.


The hiring range for this position in Seattle, WA and New York, NY is $145,400 to $195,000 per year, in Santa Monica, CA is $138,900 to $186,200 per year and in San Francisco, CA is $152,100 to $203,900 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.

Similar Jobs

oportun - Senior Software Engineer

oportun

India (Remote)
1 Week ago
Qualcomm - 2025 Summer Intern - AI/ML Research Intern

Qualcomm

Beijing, China (On-Site)
2 Weeks ago
Netflix - Research Scientist (L6) - Identity Algorithms

Netflix

Los Gatos, California, United States (On-Site)
7 Months ago
Google - Software Engineer II

Google

New Taipei, New Taipei City, Taiwan (On-Site)
1 Month ago
Animoca Brands - Full-Stack Web Developer (Blockchain)

Animoca Brands

Hong Kong (On-Site)
8 Months ago
bytedance - Backend Software Engineer

bytedance

San Jose, California, United States (On-Site)
2 Months ago
Nagarro - Associate Distinguished Engineer, Enterprise Architect

Nagarro

France (Remote)
7 Months ago
Google - Software Engineer III, Security/Privacy, Google Cloud

Google

Pune, Maharashtra, India (On-Site)
1 Month ago
Google - Senior Software Engineer, Full Stack, Google Cloud

Google

Bengaluru, Karnataka, India (On-Site)
5 Months ago

Get notifed when new similar jobs are uploaded

Similar Skill Jobs

Qualcomm - SOC Thermal engineer

Qualcomm

Bengaluru, Karnataka, India (On-Site)
3 Weeks ago
LegalZoom - Senior Software Engineer

LegalZoom

Bengaluru, Karnataka, India (On-Site)
1 Week ago
Mozilla - Staff Machine Learning Engineer, Gen AI

Mozilla

Denmark (Remote)
7 Months ago
velotio technologies  - Senior GenAI Engineer - .Net

velotio technologies

Maharashtra, India (Remote)
1 Month ago
Trellix - Software Development Engineer in Test

Trellix

Bengaluru, Karnataka, India (On-Site)
4 Days ago
Calix - Senior Core AI Engineer

Calix

Mexico City, Mexico (Remote)
2 Weeks ago
Capgemini - GEN AI Developer

Capgemini

Bengaluru, Karnataka, India (On-Site)
1 Week ago
TFL Group - Software Engineer II

TFL Group

Overland Park, Kansas, United States (On-Site)
1 Week ago
Epic Games - Software Engineer, Developer Relations

Epic Games

Seoul, South Korea (On-Site)
4 Months ago
G5 games - C++ Gameplay Programmer

G5 games

Limassol, Limassol, Cyprus (Remote)
7 Months ago

Get notifed when new similar jobs are uploaded

Jobs in Seattle, Washington, United States

Hawk Eye Innovations - IT Support Coordinator

Hawk Eye Innovations

Atlanta, Georgia, United States (Hybrid)
1 Month ago
UPF Industries  - General Labor

UPF Industries

Prattville, Alabama, United States (On-Site)
1 Month ago
Clear Watery Analytics - Business Development Representative

Clear Watery Analytics

Boise, Idaho, United States (Hybrid)
1 Month ago
Reddit - Principal Machine Learning Engineer - Large Scale Embedding

Reddit

United States (Remote)
2 Weeks ago
Fictiv - Senior Account Executive

Fictiv

United States (Remote)
2 Weeks ago
Meta - Data Engineer, Product Analytics

Meta

Bellevue, Washington, United States (On-Site)
6 Months ago
Apple - Sales Incentive Strategy Lead

Apple

Culver City, California, United States (On-Site)
1 Week ago
Experian - Executive Admin

Experian

Costa Mesa, California, United States (Hybrid)
1 Month ago
Nintendo - Manager, Retail & Digital Strategy

Nintendo

Redmond, Washington, United States (Hybrid)
8 Months ago
Prophecy - Enterprise Engagement Architect

Prophecy

United States (Remote)
2 Months ago

Get notifed when new similar jobs are uploaded

Full Stack Development Jobs

Nagarro - Senior Engineer, Database Oracle

Nagarro

India (Remote)
7 Months ago
Google - Tech Lead, Software Engineering (For Women in Tech Candidates)

Google

Belo Horizonte, State Of Minas Gerais, Brazil (On-Site)
6 Months ago
Zazz - Java Developer

Zazz

(Remote)
3 Months ago
Google - Software Engineering Manager, Chrome Enterprise Core

Google

Warsaw, Masovian Voivodeship, Poland (On-Site)
1 Month ago
Google - Senior Staff Software Engineer, Google Cloud Compute

Google

Seattle, Washington, United States (On-Site)
1 Month ago
Google - Senior Staff Software Engineer, Infrastructure, Google Cloud

Google

Bengaluru, Karnataka, India (On-Site)
1 Month ago
Corsair - eCommerce Full Stack Developer (React / Shopify)

Corsair

Milpitas, California, United States (On-Site)
1 Month ago
Scopely - Senior Client Engineer - Star Trek Fleet Command

Scopely

Dublin, County Dublin, Ireland (Hybrid)
2 Months ago
Technorizen Software Solutions - React Native | Node Js Developer

Technorizen Software Solutions

Indore, Madhya Pradesh, India (On-Site)
10 Months ago
Meetelise - Senior Software Engineer (Full Stack)

Meetelise

New York, New York, United States (On-Site)
7 Months ago

Get notifed when new similar jobs are uploaded

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!

New York, New York, United States (On-Site)

New York, New York, United States (On-Site)

Burbank, California, United States (On-Site)

Celebration, Florida, United States (On-Site)

Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires, Argentina (On-Site)

Seattle, Washington, United States (On-Site)

Santa Monica, California, United States (On-Site)

Glendale, California, United States (On-Site)

Anaheim, California, United States (On-Site)

View All Jobs

Get notified when new jobs are added by The Walt Disney Company

Level Up Your Career in Game Development!

Transform Your Passion into Profession with Our Comprehensive Courses for Aspiring Game Developers.

Job Common Plug