Lead Software Engineer
About The Position
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. The team builds and advances 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. 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.
Requirements
- 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
Nice To Haves
- 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
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
Benefits
- 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.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
Education Level
Associate degree
