Lead Software Engineer
Apply Now Apply Later Job ID 10109804 Location Santa Monica, California, United States / New York, New York, United States Business Disney Entertainment & ESPN Technology Date posted Jan. 08, 2025Job Summary:
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 our 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 enhance 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 believe 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 improve how audiences experience sports, entertainment & news.
Media Engineering is an innovative organization that is focused on providing the best possible video playback experience, art, and metadata to customers around the world, powered by exceptional technology. This strategic 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.
Tooling Ecosystem (TECO)
The Tooling Ecosystem team is responsible for the management of the Content Portal and CoCo applications. These applications provide mission-critical operator functionality for the maintenance and data accuracy of our streaming metadata. TECO ensures a high quality user experience for our operators; constantly updating our existing feature set and investigating new ideas to improve overall performance and interaction.
Responsibilities
Design and build robust software applications, utilizing software engineering to deliver high performance solutions.
Collaborate with cross-functional teams, including product and engineering, to identify opportunities, business impact, and technical requirements.
Act in people supervisory capacity and serve as a technical leader, setting best practices and leading architectural discussions within the team.
Mentor, empower, and provide career growth opportunities for team members.
Prioritize tasks within a project to deliver high value initiatives, while anticipating and mitigating potential risk wherever possible.
Manage AWS infrastructure supporting the tooling ecosystems
Work on improving overall performance of the Content Portal and CoCo applications
Contribute to a culture of collaboration and innovation
Build quality products
Provide on-call rotational support as needed
Basic Qualifications
BA/BS in Computer Science or related field, or equivalent experience required.
7+ years of web development experience required
Experience building consumer-facing single-page applications in JavaScript
Experience developing rich, interactive and well-performing user interfaces using frameworks like React, Angular, Vue
Experience building services using REST and GraphQL
Preferred Qualifications
Previous work in a Scrum development environment
Experience writing unit tests / implementing test driven development processes
Experience writing Cypress test for visual automation
Domain knowledge software deployments
Experience with A/B Testing
The hiring range for this position in Seattle, WA and in New York City, NY is $156,292 to $209,660 per year; the hiring range for this position in Santa Monica/Burbank/Glendale/L.A., California and in Bristol, Connecticut is $149,240 to $200,200; and the hiring range for this position in San Francisco, California is $163,426 to $219,230 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.
About Disney Entertainment & ESPN Technology:
Disney Entertainment and ESPN Technology (DE&E Technology) provides the technological backbone and product development for Disney’s two media business units, while helping to keep the company at the vanguard of innovation – enabling the Company to continuously leverage technology to enhance storytelling and creativity, while delivering scalability, flexibility, and efficiency for its businesses.
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 that includes three core business segments: Disney Entertainment, ESPN, and Disney Experiences. 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.
This position is with Disney Streaming Technology LLC, which is part of a business we call Disney Entertainment & ESPN Technology.
Disney Streaming Technology LLC is an equal opportunity employer. Applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, gender expression, national origin, ancestry, age, marital status, military or veteran status, medical condition, genetic information or disability, or any other basis prohibited by federal, state or local law. Disney champions a business environment where ideas and decisions from all people help us grow, innovate, create the best stories and be relevant in a constantly evolving world.
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