Senior Software Engineer - Data Platform

About Disney Entertainment & ESPN Technology

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 redefining 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 for Disney Entertainment & ESPN Technology

• Building the future of Disney’s media business: DE&E Technologists are designing and building the infrastructure that will power Disney’s 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.

About the Role & Team

We are seeking a motivated and detail-oriented Senior Software Developer to join our dynamic team. The right person for this role should have proven experience with working in mission-critical infrastructure and enjoy building and maintaining large-scale data query engines with the challenge of varied requirements and large storage capabilities. If you are someone who enjoys building large-scale big data infrastructure, then this is a great role for you.

What You Will Do

• Develop, scale, and improve in-house/cloud and open-source big data systems for query engines and advanced data format (e.g. Spark, Flink, Hive, Druid, Presto/Trino, parquet, ORC, Delta lake, Iceberg, Hudi, etc).

• Investigate new big data technology, and apply it to the DisneyStreaming production environment

• Build next-gen big data infrastructure with up-to-date technologies and continuously improve performance, scalability, and availability.

• Handle architectural and design considerations to evolute the system, focusing on security, efficiency, and flexibility

• Advocate engineering best practices, including the use of design patterns, code review, and automated unit/functional testing  

• Work closely with other engineering teams to influence their big data system designs and optimization efforts. Foster a culture of collaboration and knowledge-sharing           

• Collaborate with senior internal team members and external stakeholders to gather requirements and drive the implementation of big data solutions that support our business goals           

Required Qualifications & Skills

• 5+ years of professional programming and design experience.

• Willing to dive deep and become an expert in one or more big data systems, ready to open up code of open-source software systems to fix bugs, add new features, improve performance, and contribute back to the community.

• With great technical passion, terrific problem-solving skills, drive for results, and the ability to work independently.

• Good communication and collaboration skills.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience in building in-house big data infrastructure.

• Experience in developing and optimizing Hadoop related components (e.g. HDFS, HBase, Yarn, Hive, Spark, Flink, Presto)

• Demonstrated ability with cloud infrastructure technologies, including Terraform, K8S, IAM, ELB, Ranger, KMS, etc

• Experience in managing a big data cluster with over thousands of nodes.

• Experience with one or more open-source big data systems, including HDFS, Yarn, HBase, Kubernetes, etc. And customize at least one of the above-mentioned systems at code-level

Education

• BS or MS degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Software, Electrical or Electronics Engineering or comparable field of study 

Additional Information

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