Sr Product Software Engineer
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. Media Engineering is an innovative organization that is focused on providing the best possible video playback experience, art, and metadata to customers around the world, powered by exceptional technology. This strategic 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 Disney Entertainment & ESPN Technology (DEE&T) Growth, Commerce and Identity Client Engineering organization delivers experiences across Disney+, Hulu, ESPN+, and Star+ built on a common platform and shared technology. We are fast-paced and fast-growing organization that shares knowledge and code for initiatives throughout Disney! Our mission: Building inclusive user-centered experiences that welcome users, guiding them through a seamless journey from login to sign up, and facilitating effortless account management. You will serve as a high level technical resource and “go-to” person, solving sophisticated technical challenges and finding opportunities to improve systems, products, and services!
Requirements
- BS degree in computer science or equivalent work experience
- 5+ years experience building highly scalable and performant modern Javascript/Typescript/iOS/Android applications.
- Writes well-documented, clear, and robust code.
- Proven track record to integrate api specifications while collaborating with service teams.
- Highly diligent with the ability to see projects from beginning to end; designing workflows and completing tasks.
- Exhibits emotional intelligence, supervising oneself under high pressure situations and meets urgent timelines.
- Ability to support and mentor other developers by building trust, encouraging, instructing, and providing constructive feedback.
Nice To Haves
- Shipped production level React/Node.js/Mobile application with high availability and throughput deployed to cloud platforms (e.g. AWS).
- Solid understanding of web/mobile accessibility fundamentals.
- Strong knowledge to web/mobile standards and new technologies.
Responsibilities
- Collaborates closely with product and project management to translate requirements into technical specifications and timelines while partnering with other engineering teams to deliver best solutions.
- Leads by example to write, maintain, and enforce code quality through test driven development.
- Contributes to project needs and the evolution of the team's practices; recommending changes in development, coding, maintenance and system standards.
- Efficiently supports software throughout the lifecycle. Adds new implementations and technical maintenance while maintaining clear documentation.
- Applies experiences and exercises judgment in selecting methods and techniques to identify, resolve, and develop solutions to a variety of complex tasks involving architectural application changes.
- Supports and mentors developers through code reviews, knowledge-sharing, and technical leadership.
- Review code and pull requests to ensure product and design specifications are met
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
