Manager, Software Engineering

The Walt Disney Company•New York, NY

About The Position

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. As part of the ESPN team, you will be crucial to the success of major projects across DE&ET, applying your skills to help us launch innovative new features across our product line! Job Summary: This is a hands-on engineering position leading engineers across the organization. Based on your experience, you will apply technical expertise to manage individual project priorities, deadlines and deliverables, leading others to solve complex problems and provide oversight and direction to software engineers. Work with teams from around Disney to architect, develop and integrate business critical features Oversee the design of complex technical projects which are typically company-wide initiatives. Oversee multiple products or services conception, design, and initial specifications and help define the technology strategy to be implemented by multiple domains. Contributes to product and solution designs to address critical and strategic issues and complex problems spanning multiple product groups Develop technology strategy in response to company-wide strategy and initiatives in support of the needs of key business segments and stakeholders. Sets technical direction, strategy and drives technology innovation within multiple product segments across the company. Produces technical designs and informs product strategies that anticipate, as best as possible, the needs of the business for years to come Manages a team of software engineers that develop, test, release and maintain software that meets established specifications and constraints. Ensures that the team’s plans and priorities are aligned and coordinated across different areas of the organization.

Requirements

BS, BA, or advanced degree in computer science, engineering or its equivalent
8+ years hands-on professional experience with Backend/Frontend development
2+ years experience managing a technical engineering team
Experience working a significant consumer product that is currently available
Comprehensive knowledge of Frontend and Server-Side Technologies
Experience leading a team, including delegating responsibility and balancing competing priorities.
Ability to collaborate in a small, productive development team as well as the larger engineering organization
Motivated self-starter with the ability to learn and adapt to new technologies
Excellent verbal and written communication skills; can effectively articulate complex ideas and influence others through well-reasoned explanations
Troubleshoot and resolve issues, problems, and errors encountered across our various platforms
Understand product architecture, assisting other Software Architects as necessary
Manage multiple competing priorities in a fast-paced, deadline-oriented environment
Work with minimal technical supervision and supplemental engineering support
Embrace a highly collaborative team that rewards quality code and effective communication
Solves unique and complex problems that have a broad impact on the business.
Contributes to the development of functional strategy
Leads project teams to achieve milestones and objectives
Consistently involved in major work efforts of strategic importance, working directly with senior levels, often multidisciplinary in nature

Responsibilities

Manage individual project priorities, deadlines and deliverables
Lead others to solve complex problems
Provide oversight and direction to software engineers
Work with teams from around Disney to architect, develop and integrate business critical features
Oversee the design of complex technical projects which are typically company-wide initiatives
Oversee multiple products or services conception, design, and initial specifications and help define the technology strategy to be implemented by multiple domains
Contributes to product and solution designs to address critical and strategic issues and complex problems spanning multiple product groups
Develop technology strategy in response to company-wide strategy and initiatives in support of the needs of key business segments and stakeholders
Sets technical direction, strategy and drives technology innovation within multiple product segments across the company
Produces technical designs and informs product strategies that anticipate, as best as possible, the needs of the business for years to come
Manages a team of software engineers that develop, test, release and maintain software that meets established specifications and constraints
Ensures that the team’s plans and priorities are aligned and coordinated across different areas of the organization