Senior Backend Engineer (Python)

Job Summary:

Department/Group Overview:

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.

The Product & Data Engineering team is responsible for end to end development for Disney’s world-class consumer-facing products, including streaming platforms Disney+, Hulu, and ESPN+, and digital products & experiences across ESPN, Marvel, Disney Studios, NatGeo, and ABC News. The team drives innovation at scale for millions of consumers around the world across Apple, Android, Smart TVs, game consoles, and the web, with our platforms powering core experiences like personalization, search, messaging and data.

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.

We are seeking a motivated and experienced senior-level software engineer for the experience curation platform team for our Disney Streaming apps (Disney+, Hulu and Star+). As an engineer on this team, you will work with a team of peers to design, build, and manage scalable content management systems and APIs that powers the experience for Disney Streaming. This team has an enormous impact on millions of users of our streaming applications. As an engineer, you will be asked to implement innovative and high-quality backend and frontend features.

Responsibilities:

• Develop and maintain our curation technology to enhance the user experience for Disney Streaming customers
• Work with other senior engineers to participate in architecture design for our curation platform’s frontend tooling and backend architecture platforms
• Write clean & well-tested code that improves the code quality of the overall team
• Collaborate with Product and Program managers to break down and implement tasks for the team
• Participate in an agile development environment and deliver features within the expected timeframe
• Foster and maintain effective communication channels with your team members
• Monitor and improve the performance, scalability, and reliability of our curation tooling infrastructure
• Leave systems better than you found them

Basic Qualifications:

• At least 5 years of experience in software engineering, with a focus on problem-solving, being a quick learner and contributing to a positive team environment
• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Software, Electrical or Electronics Engineering, or comparable field of study, and/or equivalent work experience
• Demonstrated success in being part of a team problem-solving, designing and implementing software that ages well
• Effective communication and collaboration skills to technical and non-technical audiences
• Biased towards action, with experience delivering high-quality software solutions on time

Preferred Qualifications:

• JavaScript, TypeScript, Node JS, React JS, Python, Django, Kafka, Cypress

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The hiring range for this position in New York is $142,600-$191,100 per year, in Santa Monica, CA is $136,100-$182,400 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