Lead Software Engineer

The Walt Disney Company • Glendale, CA • 3h ago

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.

Here are 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 products and platforms that will power our media, advertising, and distribution businesses for years to come.
Reach, Scale & Impact: More than ever, Disney's technology and products serve as a signature doorway for fans' connections with the company's brands and stories. Disney+. Hulu. ESPN. ABC. ABC News...and many more. These products and brands - and the unmatched stories, storytellers, and events they carry - matter to millions of people globally.
Innovation: We develop and implement groundbreaking products and techniques that shape industry norms, and solve complex and distinctive technical problems.

Content Platforms & Operations is responsible for the development and ongoing advancement of the technical and operational functions driving the worldwide distribution and monetization of Disney's linear networks and theatrical content. This includes Disney's media supply chain and storage, network and theatrical distribution operations, media localization, network transmission and origination, and more. The global team also plays a critical role as the primary collaboration point for Product & Technology with Disney's EMEA, APAC, and LATAM regional business teams.

Job Summary:

As part of the CPO Shared Services Frontend team, you'll be responsible for developing reusable UI components, and shared code modules used within the digital supply chain. In addition you'll be expected from time to time to drive specific sets of features for the digital supply chain; including making software architecture decisions, mentoring other engineers, and reviewing code.

Responsibilities:

Development of shared platform features and needs for various video workflows

Creating and maintaining shared software solutions

Mentoring other engineers and reviewing code

Partnering with other engineering and product teams forward looking for said products

Basic Qualifications:

7+ years of industry experience

Mastery of frontend web development technologies and principles

Extensive experience with JavaScript/Typescript, JS frameworks such as React, and server-side templating (NodeJS, PHP)

Experience with task automation (WebPack, RSPack, Rollup) and CSS Preprocessors (Less, Sass, PostCSS)

Experience with CI/CD using tools such as GitLab Pipelines, GitHub Actions, TeamCity or Jenkins

Experience with cloud based software solutions and cloud native technologies such as Amazon ECS/EC2, Fargate, CloudFront.

Experience with Lua, Python, shell scripting, Go, or other multi-platform and full stack programming languages

Ability to research, learn, assess, and evangelize new technologies

Strong communication skills and attention to detail

Driven and self-motivated

Preferred Qualifications:

Experience with web based video player technologies such as BitMovin or Shaka

Experience with WebGL and/or Web canvas based UIs

Experience with video streaming, and DRM

Experience with:

JavaScript / TypeScript

Node.js

React

MobX

VideoJS / Shaka web video player

IBM Aspera

GitHub Actions / GitLab Pipelines

Required Education:

B.S. in Computer Science or equivalent degree or level of previous experience

The hiring range for this position in Glendale, California is $155,700 to $208,700 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.

Job ID: 10153975

Location: Glendale,California

Job Posting Company: Disney Entertainment and ESPN Product & Technology

The Walt Disney Company and its Affiliated Companies are Equal Employment Opportunity employers and welcome all job seekers including individuals with disabilities and veterans with disabilities. If you have a disability and believe you need a reasonable accommodation in order to search for a job opening or apply for a position, email Candidate.Accommodations@Disney.com with your request. This email address is not for general employment inquiries or correspondence. We will only respond to those requests that are related to the accessibility of the online application system due to a disability.

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