Sr Software Engineer

工作概要:

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 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 maximize 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.

• 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 execute groundbreaking products and techniques that shape industry norms and enhance how audiences experience sports, entertainment & news.

Media Engineering is an innovative organization that is passionate about providing the best possible video playback experience, art, and metadata to customers worldwide, powered by exceptional technology. This work requires streamlining and repurposing technology across different business and distribution channels – including streaming, linear, and theatrical – so that technology can ebb and flow across the needs of the business.

The Distribution Services Engineering (DSE) team are infrastructure control professionals who employ best-practices to develop scalable, automated solutions for managing our expanding caching solutions. DSE is responsible for our media distribution control plane, which entails provisioning and maintaining the availability of Disney’s owned and operated Origin, Mid-Tier, and Edge appliances that serve content for Disney+, Hulu, ESPN+, and Star+.

The DSE team is looking to hire a Senior Software Engineer specializing in user interface and experience design to control and provision a global-scale fleet of caching servers responsible for delivering content for our various Disney-owned brands around the world.

Responsibilities:

• Ownership of UI/UX framework components, libraries, and design for various cache control plane products

• Build and maintain automated and reusable front-end test frameworks to improve code quality and development velocity

• Diagnose, debug, and lead root cause analysis efforts for front-end issues in production or test environments

• Continuously improve efforts to optimize the UI / back-end query interaction with the goal of a highly scalable and performant UI/UX

• Lead and mentor junior front end developers in cross-team UI/UX committee

Basic Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Mathematics, or a closely related field

• 5+ years of software development experience

• Strong proficiency in (in order of importance):

  • Vue.js UI framework

  • Javascript

  • HTML/CSS

• Experience working on high-scale back-end control plane interface design

• Ability to interact with developers and advise technology managers at a technical level

• Ability to develop and implement high-quality code in a timely manner

• Effective verbal and written communication skills with both technical and non-technical audiences

• Ability to thrive in a dynamic, collaborative and fast paced environment

• Strong interpersonal skills as well as strong problem-solving and analytical skills

Preferred Qualifications:

• Extensive demonstrated experience designing and implementing Vue.js UI components

• Prior experience in the media and video entertainment delivery industry

• Prior experience working with on-premise, AWS cloud, and hybrid deployments

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 with the following business segments: media networks, parks and resorts, studio entertainment, consumer products and interactive media. 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.

The Walt Disney Company is an equal opportunity employer. Applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, or protected veteran status or any other basis prohibited by federal, state or local law. Disney fosters a business culture where ideas and decisions from all people help us grow, innovate, create the best stories and be relevant in a rapidly changing world.

The hiring range for this position in Seattle, WA and in New York City, NY is $145,400 - $195,000 per year; the hiring range for this position in Santa Monica/Burbank/Glendale/L.A., California and in Bristol, Connecticut is $138,900 - $186,200; and the hiring range for this position in San Francisco, California is $152,100 - $203,900 per year and in Morrisville/Raleigh, North Carolina is $132,200 - $177,300 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.