Software Engineer II

Job 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 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 here:

• 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

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 Media Processing and Distribution (MPD) Core Media team develops the video encoding, packaging, and orchestration systems that power Disney’s video streaming platforms (Disney+, ESPN+, and Hulu). We are looking for hardworking team players to join Media Engineering, who will thrive on Disney’s story telling legacy, who will embrace unconventional thinking, and who are passionate about contributing to The Walt Disney Company’s direct-to-consumer (DTC) experience.

As a Software Engineer II on the MPD Core Media Engineering team, you’ll be responsible for:

• The design, documentation, development, testing, deployment, and maintenance of complex software systems.
• Collaborating with engineering and project managers to define and report on individual project priorities, deadlines, and deliverables.
• Applying Agile methodology and practices, including participation in regular scrums, sprint planning, and backlog grooming.
• Contributing to a culture of collaboration, innovation, and open communication across several teams and stakeholders.
• Providing on-call rotational support to 24/7 operations teams as needed.
• Debugging complex issues involving workflows across multiple systems in a live production environment.
• Contributing to the team’s core fundamental software project needs by applying best practices and standard software guidelines.
• Following established protocols for installation and maintenance and completing subsequent documentation.
• Collaborating with other engineers to deliver new features and bug requirements.
• Participating in the code review to gain working knowledge of the fundamental knowledge of software systems.

Basic Qualifications:

• BA/BS degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or related software engineering field.
• 3+ years of developing complex software solutions.
• Full stack programming experience in one or more of Java/J2EE, Javascript, and/or VueJs
• Experience developing and deploying applications in AWS (S3, EC2, Lambdas, SNS/SQS Messaging, API Gateway) or similar cloud environment.
• Experience with Continuous Integration and Deployment tools such as Github, Jenkins 2, Ansible, Kubernetes, Rancher and Docker
• Experience working with and administration of relational databases like SQL
• Working knowledge of collaboration tools such as Jira and Confluence

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience with audio or video encoding and streaming technologies, including video encoding/compression, HLS packaging, and associated metadata workflows preferred.
• Experience with design and development of enterprise-centric user interfaces.

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The hiring range for this position in Morrisville, North Carolina is $107,300 – $143,800 per year and in New York City is $118,000 – $158,200 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.