Product Software Engineer II (News Front End)
About The Position
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. Product Engineering is a unified team responsible for the engineering of Disney Entertainment & ESPN digital and streaming products and platforms. This includes product engineering, media engineering, quality assurance, engineering behind personalization, commerce, lifecycle, and identity.
Requirements
- Minimum of 3 years of relevant professional software engineering experience.
- Strong understanding of front-end web development technologies, frameworks, and best practices.
- Extensive experience with TypeScript, JavaScript, React, and Node.js.
- Working knowledge of HTML, CSS, and core web development principles.
- Demonstrated ability to own features and components throughout the full software development lifecycle, from design and implementation to deployment and ongoing support.
- Experience developing automated tests and actively participating in peer code reviews to ensure code quality and maintainability.
- Proven ability to research, analyze, and solve complex technical challenges.
- Strong verbal and written communication skills with exceptional attention to detail.
- Highly motivated, proactive, and capable of working independently in a fast-paced environment.
Nice To Haves
- Experience building consumer-facing web experiences at scale
- Experience integrating with a CMS or content delivery pipeline
- Familiarity with A/B testing or experimentation platforms
- Experience with personalization, recommendation, or feed-driven UIs
- Comfortable using AI coding assistants as part of your workflow, with strong judgment about when to lean on them
- Experience with AWS or another major cloud provider
- Experience with CI/CD pipelines and modern deployment tooling
- Experience with Web accessibility (WCAG) standards
- Experience with Monitoring/observability tools such as New Relic or Datadog
- Experience with High-traffic consumer products
Responsibilities
- Build and ship component-level features for ABC News and the ABC OTV station sites
- Write clean, tested code in TypeScript, Node, and React; perform your own testing and debugging; uphold readability and maintainability standards in peer code reviews
- Participate in developing specifications for assigned components, projects, and fixes; ask the right clarifying questions of product and design partners
- Contribute to the evolution of our engineering practices by recommending improvements to development, coding, maintenance, and system standards as you spot opportunities
- Efficiently support software the team owns throughout its lifecycle: handle technical maintenance, troubleshoot production issues, and keep documentation current
- Apply judgment within defined practices and procedures to resolve technical issues; identify problems clearly even when the solution isn't yet obvious, and escalate with context when you need guidance
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
Mid Level
Education Level
Associate degree
