Principal Software Engineer

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.

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

Content Operations is ultimately responsible for successfully delivering Disney’s entertainment and sports content to millions of people every day. This involves developing, operating, and managing a global content supply chain – the myriad of steps involved from taking a finalized TV show/movie, or live piece of content, from inside Disney to audiences around the globe, in their preferred language and format. This team also manages technology operations in Latin America, Europe and Asia Pacific.

Ever wonder how the innovative storytelling from the world’s most beloved brands – Star Wars, Marvel, Pixar, ESPN, 20th Century, National Geographics, FX, Freeform, Disney Channels, ABC, and more -- makes it to viewers around the globe and beyond (yes, we also deliver content to the International Space Station)? Come join our growing team that builds global products, platforms and tools that deliver and monetize our company's unmatched collection of content, power our businesses and reflect the company's innovative spirit.

We are the Content Platforms team with a mission to “reimagine the technical ecosystem that empowers The Walt Disney Company to harness its unparalleled storytelling and distribute it around the world.” Content Platforms is part of the Disney Entertainment & ESPN (DEE) Technology segment which is responsible for The Walt Disney Company’s direct-to-consumer businesses globally, including the ESPN+ sports streaming service, programmed in conjunction with ESPN; Disney+, the Disney-branded direct-to-consumer streaming service; global advertising sales and ad technology for all of Disney’s media properties, including ABC, ESPN, Freeform, FX Networks, National Geographic and the Disney Channels; Hotstar, the leading over-the-top streaming service in India; and the Company’s majority ownership stake in Hulu.

If you: 

• Enjoy working with teams of talented and passionate people 
• Have excellent communication skills 
• Demonstrate determination in finding solutions to complex puzzles 
• Have the curiosity and interests in how content goes from inception to consumers
• Employ positive thinking and are able to work constructively in a diverse team setting 
• Enjoy transforming business strategy into innovative products & platforms
• Value learning and being exposed to new experiences 
• Love working in a startup culture
• Find Media & Entertainment industry fascinating

then Content Platforms team is the place for you. We are growing and investing in innovative technology to deliver a state-of-the-art content pipeline. Come be a part of the magic that makes The Walt Disney Company one of the “World’s Most Admired Companies”.

Job Summary:

The Content Platforms team is looking for a technical leader to drive the engineering and architecture direction of the digital products that provide end-to-end order management capabilities for the supply chain. This person will be a driving force in leading current and future architecture decisions to ensure the ordering suite of applications continues to provide critical capabilities for the supply chain.

Responsibilities and Duties of the Role:

• Provide subject matter expertise on design and coding best practices and assisting in building and implementing related guidelines and standards.
• Advise on architecture and propose solutions that span multiple teams and organizations
• Maintain a deep understanding of our core systems and how they interact with upstream and downstream dependencies.
• Contribute and review code, set standards, and work with engineers to ensure product and design specifications are met
• Responsible for fundamental platform performance, scalability, and resiliency
• Partner with stakeholders to refine requirements, and propose solutions to problems that span multiple teams
• Influence and contribute to department technical strategy and planning
• Provide mentoring to engineers on advanced technical issues
• Research, learn, and evangelize widespread adoption of new technologies and architecture patterns
• Lead cross-functional troubleshooting of complex issues as needed
• Strategic planning and vision focused on experimenting with and deploying new technologies
• Define requirements and architecture for multi-layered systems
• Direct and influence the efforts of engineers across teams
• Partner with leaders from other teams to ensure the planning and delivery of medium and large scale projects

Required Education, Experience/Skills/Training:

    

Basic Qualifications

• Has had a leading role in the design, implementation, and deployment of one or more high volume, cross-functional enterprise-level system.
• Has had a leading role in initiatives that span across one or more departments in your division
• Expert understanding of async programming models (events, callbacks, etc)
• Expertise designing APIs and building RESTful services
• Mastery in preferably Kotlin (or Java) and experience with multiple open-source technologies like: Spring, Tomcat, Nginx, Solr, Redis, MongoDB, GraphQL, etc.
• Experience using Node, JavaScript, TypeScript, React is also strongly desired
• Expert knowledge in cloud-based technologies such as AWS Fargate, EC2, SNS/SQS, S3, Lambdas, DynamoDB, Elasticsearch, Cloudformation/Terraform, etc.
• Expertise with full lifecycle of application development, including best practices of unit testing, code reviews, documentation, etc.
• Highly knowledgeable with build and deployment technologies such as Jenkins and Docker
• Motivated self-starter with the ability to learn and adapt to new technologies. Can effectively articulate complex ideas and influence others through well-reasoned explanations
• Enjoy working on a team setting with engineers of varying experience
• Strong communication skills and attention to detail
• 10+ years relevant industry experience

Education

• BS Computer Science or related technical discipline or its equivalent

The hiring range for this position in California is $180,700.00 to $242,300.00 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.