Software Engineer II
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. Our Technologists are designing and building the products and platforms that will power our media, advertising, and distribution businesses for years to come. Disney’s technology and products serve as a signature doorway for fans’ connections with the company’s brands and stories. Disney+. Hulu. ESPN. ABC. ABC News…and many more. These products and brands – and the unmatched stories, storytellers, and events they carry – matter to millions of people globally. We develop and implement groundbreaking products and techniques that shape industry norms, and solve complex and distinctive technical problems. Ad Platforms is responsible for Disney’s industry-leading ad technology and products – driving advertising performance, innovation, and value in Disney’s sports, news, and entertainment content, across all media platforms.
Requirements
- Hold a Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Computer Information Systems, Engineering, or another technical field
- Have 3+ years of experience in web application development or software engineering in a large enterprise environment using modern frameworks
- Expertise in HTML & CSS, JavaScript/TypeScript and React Library
- Experience with Tailwindcss or SCSS
- Experience with Node.js and Next.js or Express.js
- Experience with unit testing frameworks (e.g. Jest, Mocha, Vitest).
- Excellent problem-solving skills.
- Organized, detail-oriented and able to deliver project tasks on time.
- Strong verbal and written communication skills.
- Highly motivated, self-starting individual.
- Have a track record of championing quality engineering: be adamant that all UI code is accessible and written in a way that can be tested
- Have an understanding of browsers, devices, and other user agent interoperability and compatibility concerns
- Have experience working with high-performing teams using Agile and Lean methodologies and frameworks
- Be a perfectionist who makes sure every pixel is in the right place
- Have excellent verbal and written communication skills
- Care about your craft and have opinions about the “right” way to do things with technology
Nice To Haves
- Strong verbal and written communication skills.
- Highly motivated, self-starting individual.
- Excellent collaboration skills and ability to use standard software development lifecycle (SDLC) tools such as Jira and Confluence, version control systems (e.g. Git), and CI/CD tools and pipelines.
- Experience working with vendor teams to deliver high quality results
- Strong curiosity about how Disney delivers the Magic and a desire to be a part of it
Responsibilities
- Build features, maintain existing code, and fix bugs in JavaScript/TypeScript and React
- Implement best practices to continually increase performance and scalability
- Collaborate with the team to peer review code and suggest optimizations.
- Advocate for quality through innovation, curiosity and thoughtful debate.
- Collaborate with team and peers to design complex applications, and peer review code
- Explore new technologies, and suggest additions to the existing tech stack
- Investigate and help resolve any production issues from end user (UI) to service layer and work to prevent them
- Work with project managers to ensure that all project deliverables are on time and high quality
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
